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Kashmir: The Stark Reality
19 August 2019, by Humra QuraishiThe following are excerpts from Delhi-based writer, columinist and journalist Humra Quraishi’s latest book, Kashmir: The Unending Tragedy—Report from the Frontlines, published by Amaryllis (An imprint of Manjul Publising House Private Limited), (...) -
Tensions Heighten in Japan-South Korea Relations
19 August 2019by Rajaram Panda
After winning the elections in the Upper House held on July 21, 2019, though he missed the two-thirds majority or super-majority as it is called in Japan, Prime Minister Abe Shinzo acquired some additional political clout to (...) -
On Local Language
19 August 2019, by Eduardo FaleiroAt the time of the conquest of Goa by the Portuguese, in the early sixteenth century, Konkani and Marathi were the languages prevailing here. Authors differ in their opinion as to whether both languages were written or Marathi alone was the (...) -
Jaipal Reddy — A Tribute
19 August 2019, by Suhas Borkerby Suhas Borker
S. Jaipal Reddy, veteran parliamentarian and former Union Minister, passed away on July 28, 2019 at Hyderabad. He was 77. This is a tribute to him from a friend, close associate and “comrade-in-arms”.
November 12, 1997. 3.00 pm. (...) -
Post-2014 Right-wing Populism and Future of Democracy in India
19 August 2019BOOK REVIEW
by Zulafqar Ahmed
India after Modi: Populism and the Right by Ajay Gudavarthy; Delhi: Bloomsbury India; 2019; page 236; Rs 599.
This book gives a comprehensive and insightful understanding about the contemporary politics of India. It (...) -
Ode to the Moon
19 August 2019They are again at you, zooming through the space,
to probe you, unclothe you,
explore your facade of rocks and dust,
to find out if life is there.
You smile at their folly to dismantle your image:
a timeless metaphor for ethereal beauty,
dressed (...) -
Battle-lines Drawn: Save the Country
11 August 2019, by SCEDITORIAL
The battle-lines have clearly being drawn by now. Since the BJP leadership’s surreptitious manner of changing the Constitution—by revoking Articles 370 and 35A—with the country’s President signing the order to that effect and the ruling (...) -
Stab in the Back: Kashmir Valley Finale
11 August 2019by Mustafa Khan
PM Narendra Modi and his group were willing to wound but afraid to strike. That period has ultimately transpired. They have gored into the life-blood that was circulating in Kashmir and had kept it alive for so long. Not any (...) -
Threat from Nuclear Weapons is Increasing
11 August 2019, by Bharat DograHIROSHIMA DAY (AUGUST 6) SPECIAL ARTICLE
Nuclear weapons have been with us for 74 years. The potential of nuclear weapons to cause catastrophic damage and pose an existential threat to all forms of life is so high that the world should have got (...) -
Report of Indian Muslims for Democracy Meeting
11 August 2019by Irfan Engineer
A meeting of prominent citizens, professionals and intellectuals from the Muslim community along with some non-Muslim intellectuals under the platform of “Indian Muslims for Democracy” took place at the Centre for the Study of (...)
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