EDITORIAL
As the campaign for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections hots up, the two star campaigners of the ruling BJP—PM Narendra Modi and party President Amit Shah—are spouting venom against the Opposition leaders and simultaneously seeking to polarise (...)
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Ominous Scenario, Essential Task
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Swami Aseemanand Acquitted! Whither Indian Justice System?
7 April 2019by Ram Puniyani
Seeing the pattern of the justice delivery system of India currently it seems getting justice, punishing the guilty is not easy. The judgments come as an outcome of the evidence produced by the executive, police in front of the (...) -
Situating the National War Memorial
7 April 2019by Arup Kumar Sen
A scholar of Museum Studies, Andrew Whitmarsh, made some seminal observations regarding war memorials: “...museums of war act as memorials to those who were killed or served in war...War museums have often been accused of (...) -
CNDP Statement on the ASAT Test
7 April 2019The Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament and Peace (CNDP) takes serious note of the dramatic declaration of the Indian Prime Minister, on March 27, early afternoon, claiming, in a nationally televised address, successful testing of an ASAT missile (...) -
Remembering Lohia
7 April 2019Dr Rammanohar Lohia’s 109th birth anniversary fell on March 23 this year. Since his birthday coincided with the day of martyrdom of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru, Lohiaji never wanted his followers to observe or celebrate his birthday. (...) -
Gender Discrimination and Violence against Women: Connecting the Dots of Declining Child Sex Ratio (CSR) in India
7 April 2019WOMEN’S WORLD
by Bijayalaxmi Nanda, Nupur Ray, Ritwika Mukherjee, Richa Jairaj
The following study is a part of an ongoing research project, “Declining Child Sex Ratio and Violence against Women: Examining Girl Child Discrimination in India”, (...) -
Bangsamoro Referendum: A Lesson for Solving the Kashmir Problem
7 April 2019by Anwar Ali Tsarpa
On February 14 a horrific suicide attack in Pulwama, Kashmir on security personnel killed 40 CRPF jawans. The terror attack, conducted by a local Kashmiri militant, Adil Dar, triggered an uproar across the country heightening (...) -
Kashmir: Setting the Priorities
7 April 2019, by Nikhil ChakravarttyFrom N.C.’s Writings
In 1967, that is, more than fifty years ago, N.C. visited the Kashmir Valley for a few days and held detailed discussions with a wide cross-section of opinion-makers and political personalities of all shades there. On his (...) -
Populism and the Future of Democracy in India
7 April 2019BOOK REVIEW
by Muzamil Yaqoob
India After Modi Populism and the Right by Ajay Gudavarthy; Delhi: Bloomsbury India; 2019; pages: xxx+236; Rs 599.
“Even nationalism demands a dialogue, Love for the nation has to be nurtured, not shoved down (...) -
Scientists’ Major Feat in Space Odyssey
31 March 2019, by SCEDITORIAL
Yesterday’s development is a major achievement for which fulsome praise must legitimately go to our scientists, especially those in the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The DRDO scientists had developed a Ballistic (...)
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