Mainstream Weekly

I.K. Gujral: A Tribute from Bangladesh

Rehman Sobhan — 2013-01-03T19:19:21Z

The author sent a note alongwith the following article to the editor that read: “Gujral's role was perhaps more appreciated in Bangladesh than it was in his own country which should be recognised, at least by your readers.”
Inder Kumar Gujral, a former Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of India, is no more. In his passing Bangladesh has lost a true friend whose support remained steadfast whether he was holding public office, sitting on the Opposition benches in Parliament or just a (…)

- 2012

Development as Swaraj: A Vision for a Just Society

Rehman Sobhan — 2009-04-09T19:30:40Z

The original call for Swaraj by Mahatma Gandhi a century ago sought freedom for India from colonial domination by the British. This call for Swaraj was intended for a geographical space known as India but for the millions of ordinary people who lived under condition of unfreedom in India. Some 40 years later South Asia attained Swaraj through the emergence of three independent nation-states of India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Today, a century later South Asia is home to seven independent (…)

- April 2009