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• Outrageous Act, Criminal Connivance

  26 July 2014, by SC

  EDITORIAL
  What happened at New Delhi’s New Maha-rashtra Sadan on July 22 was indeed shocking, shameful and outrageous even by the standards of boorishness associated with the Shiv Sena, one of the trusted allies of the BJP heading the ruling NDA coalition government at the Centre. A group of 11 Shiv Sena MPs, apparently angry at not being served quality Maharashtrian food at the Sadan, resorted to vandalism which is quite natural for such elements, but one of them crossed the limits of (…)

• Swaraj Should Visit Jallianwala Bagh

  26 July 2014, by M K Bhadrakumar

  External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s reported statement on July 21 in Parliament regarding the Israeli aggression on Gaza is not only illogical but also morally bankrupt and cowardly.
  It was one thing to have said that the Israel-friendly Bharatiya Janata Party [BJP] can never bring itself to criticise Israel on any issue under the sun. The ideological affinity between the two protagonists is all too apparent. But to play with words on such a tragic issue as Gaza is a cowardly act; it (…)

• Modi Government deviates from Historical Stand on Palestine

  26 July 2014

  by Vivek Kumar Srivastava
  Not so much enthusiasm has been exhibited by the Modi Government in criticising the lethal aggression on Gaza, where hundreds have been killed by Israel. This explicitly shows that the government has shifted from the historically established Indian stand on Palestine.
  The Modi Government seems to have discovered that the cause of the Palestinian struggle is almost over with the further inference that the fate of the Palestinians cannot be influenced by India; (…)

• Tragedy in Donbas Sky and Ukraine Crisis

  26 July 2014, by Arun Mohanty

  The Malaysian aircraft crash on July 17 over the Donbas sky in Ukraine that caused death to all the 298 passengers and crew members of the flight is no doubt a serious tragedy of huge magnitude. But playing dirty politics around the tragedy and using it as a weapon in the geopolitical game is absolutely immoral and obnoxious. The blame-game surrounding the incident is so intense and unprecedented that it appears as if some forces were just waiting for this kind of tragedy to happen in order (…)

• Defeat Talibanisation

  26 July 2014, by Kuldip Nayar

  I find it strange that New Delhi is not seriously considering the pros and cons of what happens once the American and NATO forces reduce their presence in Afghanistan only in the shape of a few thousand troops. US Secretary of State Kerry has visited Kabul to devise the policy after the withdrawal. But New Delhi is not in the picture.
  No doubt, the Afghans have the best goodwill towards India because it has helped them to set up hospitals, schools and build roads. Yet Islamabad, which (…)

• Bapu Wrong Yet Again

  26 July 2014, by Badri Raina

  With the change of regime at the Indian Centre, things that never happened before are beginning to happen.
  A venerated Shankaracharya, who has to his credit sound, secular-humanist wisdom, exem-plified especially during the dark days of communal assault on the Babri mosque at Ayodhya (1990-1992), has out of nowhere taken upon himself to proffer the admonition that those who worship the Saibaba of Shirdi may be somewhat suspect as Hindu devotees because the Baba was used to chanting “Allah (…)

• Blacklisting NGOs: Fixing Party Agenda as the National Agenda

  26 July 2014, by Barun Das Gupta

  Last month (June) the Intelligence Bureau (IB) submitted a report marked SECRET to the Union Home Ministry about some NGOs which, the IB alleged, were “making concerted efforts to ‘take down’ Indian development projects”. The activities of these NGOs, the IB said, had ended in a retardation of the GDP growth rate by two to three per cent. More specifically, it charged the NGOs with organising campaigns and movements against nuclear and coal-fired thermal power plants with the money they (…)

• Parting Of “Friend Of The Court” Gopal Subramanium: IB and CBI kowtowing to Prime Minister Modi

  26 July 2014

  by Mustafa Khan
  The Intelligence Bureau and Central Bureau of Investigation became obsequious to Narendra Modi even before he assumed the office of the PM. This is well illustrated in the personal experience of the former Solicitor General of India, Gopal Subramanium. “On May 15, 2014 none other than the Chief Justice of India told me that there was a complete integrity check and that the Intelligence Bureau has given me a clean chit. Now, immediately after a new government comes in, you (…)

• Democracy the Corporate World Dislikes

  26 July 2014, by Suranjita Ray

  The West is known for its rich tradition of being a constant champion of the values of democracy such as equality, freedom, rights, and justice. It has legitimised its positive intervention in all wars against democracy across the world. However, while the success of democracy lies in strengthening decentralisation, the democratic capitalist countries have campai-gned for the corporate world which privileges an integrated market economy that prevents redistribution of the basic productive (…)

• 16th Parliament Elections: A Clear Mandate

  26 July 2014

  by P. Sakthivel
  Unlike in the previous Parliament elections, this time the people’s verdict was very clear and they voted the BJP to come to power. By securing 282 seats the BJP has formed the government under the leadership of Narendra Modi. The incredible electoral campaign by Narendra Modi, the BJP’s electoral alliance, rampant corruption during the UPA’s rule, sharp increase in inflation etc. have finally paved way the for the success of the BJP in these elections.
  The Congress, with (…)