by Ram Puniyani
Currently there are celebrations in sections of the Indian society and there is a pall of gloom in Kashmir. On Tuesday, August 5 (2019), by a Presidential order Article 370 has been revoked alongwith Article 35 A. Interestingly, (...)
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Kashmir: Abolition of Article 370 and its Implications
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Government’s Decision on Jammu and Kashmir: A Long Leap into Unconstitutionality
19 August 2019by Prem Singh
As per the decision the present day government took in Parliament on August 5, 2019, the special status of the State of Jammu and Kashmir, accorded under Article 370 of the Constitution of India, has ended. Article 35A has also (...) -
Spirit of August Fifteenth
19 August 2019, by Nikhil ChakravarttyFrom N.C.’s Writings
August Fifteenth, the day when the Tricolour of independent India was hoisted on the ramparts of the Red Fort thirty seven years ago, not only brings back the imperishable memories of the nation’s freedom struggle in which (...) -
A Betrayal of People
19 August 2019by Rahul Pandey and Sandeep Pandey
In a single stroke of decisions, the Indian Government has revoked Articles 370 and 35A, bifurcated J&K into J&K and Ladakh, and reduced their status to Union Territories. While there are questions (...) -
Kashmir and the Future of Indian Federalism
19 August 2019by Partha S. Ghosh
One thing is virtually missing in the entire discourse on Narendra Modi’s latest Kashmir blitzkrieg. Commentators are discussing its legal, historical and international aspects but not many are paying enough attention to its (...) -
Overthrowing British Rule in India with Nazi Help: A Tale with a Twist
19 August 2019, by Nirode K. BarooahOn April 3, 1941 Subhas Chandra Bose, all of a sudden, arrived in Berlin from Afghanistan via the Soviet Union disguised as Signor Orlando Mazzotta, an Italian diplomat. His purpose of visit was the same as in his three earlier trips to Germany (...) -
The Peace that Passeth Understanding
19 August 2019, by Badri RainaWhat lovely streets, clean
As a whistle.
And shopfronts safe with padlocks,
Unhassled by hangers-on.
Schools and colleges grand
In their uninhabited architecture.
And hospitals never as sparse
Of patient and infection, and Medical
Stores with no (...) -
Sliding Towards a Fascist State
19 August 2019, by Barun Das GuptaThis article was written before August 5, 2019 when the Government of India changed the political complexion of J&K through a highly controversial operation.
So the UAPA has been amended. The Union Government has armed itself with the power (...) -
Reclaiming Secular Democracy in Today’s India
19 August 2019, by Gargi ChakravarttySecularism is under serious threat today, as the ruling dispensation’s narrative of the concept is totally different from what our national leaders of the freedom struggle had professed and taught us. The Hindutvavadis proclaim that secularism (...) -
The Malaise of Starvation Deaths
19 August 2019by Suranjita Ray
Though starvation deaths in 2019 seem incongruous in a country which claims to have conquered hunger, we come across reported experiences of such tragedies. This compels us to not only contest the claims of the State, but also (...)
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