Mainstream Weekly

Silent Revolution In Bihar And Women's Empowerment

Satish Kumar — 2013-03-10T19:12:15Z

Of late 580 well-trained women are ready to move into the most difficult terrain of Bihar, the mostly Naxal-infested Rohatas district and its surrounding areas. These brave women were trained as the first female battalion of the military police with a twin purpose. One, to fight against the Maoists in the different districts, and two, to address the steeply increasing violence and criminal activities against the female populace. Nitish Kumar believes that women's battalion depicts women's (…)

- 2013

Building a Dialogue on Status of Elementary Education

Satish Kumar — 2012-07-31T17:14:00Z

The debate was generated on the verdict of the Supreme Court for maintaining 25 per cent of reservations in the public and convent schools. This was declared a historic step. In fact, it may prove to be so, but in reality such cosmetic makeover hardly serves the purpose of the large numbers of schoolgoing kids remaining out of schools. There are numerous government reports and independent surveys categorically pin-pointing the basic lacunae in the system of elementary education. From (…)

- 2012

Impending Constitutional Crisis in Nepal

Aparijita Kashyap, Satish Kumar — 2010-05-10T08:29:26Z

The stage seems to be ready for a constitutional crisis in Nepal. The deadline for enacting the new Constitution is on May 28, 2010. The preparation for making the Constitution seems to be half done. Prachanda is strongly against the partial enactment of the Constitution. This will lead to the derailment of the constitutional process. It is a well-known fact that the people of Nepal have been tricked numerous times in the name of the Constitution. But earlier attempts were being made by (…)

- 2010

Need to Stop Politics on Human Rights

Satish Kumar — 2010-03-01T15:29:17Z

Recently the ex-Army chief of Sri Lanka created a wave by saying that many Tamil separatists were gunned down by the Army when they were ready to surrender. If this is true then there is a gross violation of human rights. According to General Sarath Fonseka, Gotabhaya Rajapakse, the Defence Secretary—the brother of the current President—instructed soldiers not to take in rebel prisoners. Sri Lankan authorities have resisted international calls for a war crimes investigation amid allegations (…)

- 2010

Emerging Role of Kazakhstan

Satish Kumar — 2009-11-28T01:28:57Z

In the last one month two Presidents of European countries visited Kazakhstan. One was the French President Nicolas Sarkozy and the other Austria's Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman. Sarkozy visited the country for the signing of an energy pipeline deal. Two other major deals were signed. One was restructuring of the banking system that was hit hard in the recession. Sarkozy went to establish good terms for energy-rich Kazakhstan with the French companies. The French companies (…)

- November 2009