‘Little Boy’, ‘Fat Man’:
have you ever heard of them?
Do they sound like toys:
a kind of gadgets in hands?
Look down the memory lane;
they typify human ingenuity,
pushing to the blur of periphery
its face of love, compassion.
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Winding up the End-game in Afghanistan
5 May 2019by Apratim Mukarji
The Great Game in Afghanistan, in which the United States has acted as the leader of the team and involves mutually adversarial players like Pakistan and Iran as well as consensually competitive Russia and China, is now (...) -
Revisiting the Bilkis Bano Gangrape Case
5 May 2019, by Arup Kumar SenOn the day Gujarat went to the Lok Sabha polls (April 23, 2019), the Supreme Court ordered the Gujarat Government to pay Rs 50 lakhs as compensation, provide a government job, and “accommodation in a place of her choice” to Bilkis Bano, who was (...) -
Girish Mishra
5 May 2019, by Badri RainaGirish Mishra was my colleague and friend for over four decades.
A man of dour principle, he sought little for himself by way of preferment from this authority or that, and carried on his singular intellectual crusade on behalf of economic (...) -
Tribute to Dr Girish Mishra
5 May 2019TRIBUTE
Economic historian, teacher and author, Dr Girish Mishra breathed his last in New Delhi on April 27, 2019.
An eminent economist-scholar, he taught economics at Kirorimal College, Delhi University for years and generations of students (...) -
Why Proposed Labour Reforms may be Harmful for Workers
5 May 2019, by Bharat DograThe following article is being published on the occasion of May Day 2019.
There has been a growing concern in recent times that the ongoing process of labour reforms may end up significantly reducing and eroding labour rights and some of the (...) -
Chowkidar allowed Hate Crimes under his Watch
5 May 2019by Neha Dabhade
In the build-up to the general elections, the BJP has intensified its campaign to seek support for the elections. One such step is the campaign, “main bhi chowkidar”. This campaign has seen the Prime Minister prefixing the word (...) -
When Secular is Mocked as ‘Sick-ular’
5 May 2019by Mahendra Ved
The BJP has launched an aggressive election campaign on Hindu ‘victimhood’ that requires to be repaired (sic) with attempts to enforce its supremacy over others.
The cradle of at least three and home of many more, India is what it (...) -
US Diktat: Why Didn’t Modi Stand up for India?
5 May 2019, by M K BhadrakumarThe Modi Government caved in under American pressure without even token resistance.
Two countries similarly placed as India with high dependence on Iranian oil—China and Turkey—have shown the grit to stand up to Washington.
Prime Minister Narendra (...) -
The Importance of being Sadhvi Pragya
5 May 2019by L.K. Sharma
The strange case of a terror-accused being fielded as a BJP candidate in the parliamentary elections surprised even some party members and saddened many Modi devotees. They fail to appreciate the critical importance of Sadhvi (...)
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