by Prem Singh
First phenomenon: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s team has succeeded in projecting the political debate from the ground on to the virtual world. The political and intellectual class has played a pivotal role in the last three (...)
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Two Phenomena of ‘Modi Era’: Virtual World and Unabated Communal-Caste Conflicts
24 February 2019 -
Land Acquisitions in India: A State of Exception
24 February 2019, by Arup Kumar SenThe eminent political philosopher of our time, Giorgio Agamben, argued in an interview: “. . . the state of exception or state of emergency has become a paradigm of the government today...The state of exception establishes a hidden but (...) -
Old Age
24 February 2019, by Badri RainaIt is that time of life
When no matter where you tie
The belt, the belly escapes
Over or under.
Let me say of old age that
Should you not have your pills
Ready to hand, it is a blunder;
And should you be well nonetheless,
It is a wonder.
There (...) -
Crimes against Women in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh
24 February 2019by Ranbir Singh and Sonia Aharwala
The present States of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh had been carved out on November 1, 1966 as a result of the linguistic reorganisation of the trilingual State of erstwhile Punjab on the recommendation (...) -
Crucial Concept of Earth’s Survival Crisis
24 February 2019, by Bharat DograTo understand the very critical times through which all inhabitants of planet earth are passing, the concept of a survival crisis is of crucial importance. Briefly, this concept refers to a range of serious problems which taken together can (...) -
What ails the Public Distribution System?
24 February 2019by Santosh Kumar Biswal
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) witnessed its catastrophic failure in three Hindi heartland States—Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan—in the recent State Legislative Assembly polls, when these are compared to the (...) -
Resilient Hinduism has Endured Upheavals
24 February 2019by L. K. Sharma
The following is the fourth or concluding article written by the author on the theme of Politics and Hinduism. These were published as “Divine players in Indian Politics” (Mainstream, January 26, 2019), “Sowing Division: Caste is (...) -
Statesmanship: Need of the Hour
17 February 2019, by SCEDITORIAL
What happened today in Kashmir has once again brought back the issue of India-Pakistan confrontation on Kashmir to the forefront. The sheer magnitude of the terror strike in Avantipora in the Pulwama district, about 20 kilometres south (...) -
The Bangladeshisation of Indian Politics
17 February 2019by Partha S. Ghosh
Now that India’s secularism is degenerating into one of competitive Hindutva, it is being seen as the Pakistanisation of Indian politics.
Even the liberal fringe of Pakistan, ever unhappy with all that has been happening in (...) -
The games that Sri Lankans play
17 February 2019, by Apratim MukarjiIf there is one issue on which almost every Sinhalese would agree, it is the incompatibility of federalism in Sri Lanka. Yet, their government has introduced a draft Constitution to replace the traditional executive presidency system with a (...)
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