Mainstream Weekly

Beware of Beijing

Sushil Vakil — 2013-05-18T16:02:22Z

This article was written before Beijing ended its stand-off with New Delhi on the Sino-Indian border and External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid visited Beijing.
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has said that the world was laughing at us because we have made a mockery of our democratic system where the Opposition stalls functioning of Parliament instead of debating contentious issues. The statement sounds illogical as there are other issues that would cheer up other countries to laugh at (…)

- 2013

Fast Unto Death — Tide has Begun to Turn against the UPA

Sushil Vakil — 2011-04-21T17:59:20Z

This article was written before Anna Hazare ended his fast following the successful conclusion of negotiations with the government. Its contents, however, are still valid; hence it is being published now.
It seems the present planetary position is not in favour of the UPA Government as it is landing itself in trouble one after the other. The Congress, supported by other parties, having been already in the centre of a storm due to the allegations of massive corruption in the Commonwealth (…)

- 2011

India's Role in Afghanistan irks Pak

Sushil Vakil — 2010-03-20T05:30:00Z

The recent developments in the region give enough indications that Pakistan is desperate over the growing influence of India in Afghani-stan. After failing to garner international support on opening dialogue with the Taliban the country is now resorting to attack Indians working across the war-ravaged country through its ISI and Islamic fundamentalists—the Taliban and Al- Qaeda.
There have been more than three attacks on Indians and Indian installations in Afghanistan during the last (…)

- 2010

Murder of Judicial Trial

Sushil Vakil — 2009-08-16T14:04:39Z

The latest U-turn by Pakistan on sentencing the perpetrators of the Mumbai attack is indeed an important wake-up call for India. The way the Pakistani judiciary is handling the trial gives ample proof that judges are not applying their judicial minds but are following the dictums of the government. The arrest and subsquent release of Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Sayeed and regular postphoning of the trial of the other five accused is a pointer in this direction. It is strange that despite (…)

- August 2009