Australia’s Erratic Leadership Changes
By: Qazi Naveed Ajaz Australian politics has seen a turbulent decade. Three Prime Ministers have led the country since 2007, but no one has served a full term. Before 2007, John Howard assumed the PM office for 11 years. Since then, Australian democracy has been in shambles. What does it notify? Incredibility of democracy or […]
The Politics Which Fuels Religious Division Needs Ghettoes Like Juhapura
In a polarised social and political climate there is no place for a Muslim citizen in the city. The only alternative is the ghetto.
By: Zakia Soman The article ‘Inside Ahmedabad’s Juhapura: What It’s Like for Muslims to Live in a Ghetto’, September 12, by Christopher Jaffrelot and Sharik Laliwala on life in the Muslim ghetto invoked much emotion and memories for me. How did the serene and cosmopolitan neighbourhood of my childhood turn into the much maligned ghetto? […]
Karbala: The school of resistance and freedom
By: Irfan Ali Najar Contemplating on the philosophy of Karbala is conspicuously the preparation for the red death like the philosophy of Socrates that made him drink the hemlock. Approaching Karbala theoretically is profoundly a deconstructing thought for breaking the chains of power and hegemony freeing people from the corrupt regimes. Karbala conceptualizes every complex […]
The urban Naxal subterfuge
Such naming is meant to suppress dissent. It erases the distinction between disagreement and violence.
By: Suhas Palshikar Labelling helps in defining — and possibly maligning — your opponents. It also helps obfuscate the issues or, at any rate, distract public attention. The latest label to be employed in India’s public sphere, “urban Maoist” (or its more famous version, “urban Naxal”), is no exception. So much so that when Girish […]
Where goes the rupee?
There are several moderate but effective instruments available to the government to help the rupee find an equilibrium
By: Bhaskar Dutta The travails of the rupee have dominated newspaper headlines over the last fortnight. Its value has fallen precipitously against the dollar, and is now hovering around the 72 level; it was just under 64 at the beginning of the year. There is now intense debate in the media on whether the Reserve […]
The ICC: A common cause between John Bolton and Africa?
African states should think long and hard before backing Bolton's attacks on the ICC.
BY; Nicole Fritz Nothing in US National Security Adviser John Bolton’s furious attack on the International Criminal Court (ICC) earlier this week can be of much surprise to anyone. Not that he prides himself on being a self-declared foe of the Court – he already demonstrated that when he served in the administration of George […]
Why Nine Eleven Still Matters
Sixteen years later...
By: FR. CEDRIC PRAKASH SJ Nine eleven matters because on this date in 1906, Mahatma Gandhi launched his non-violent resistance campaign at a historic mass meeting in Johannesburg South Africa. It was the birth of a new movement ‘Satyagraha’ – the relentless pursuit of truth and justice. Gandhi believed that they were non-negotiables; two-sides of […]
Adil! our alpine adventurer
A Tribute
By: Mahmood A Shah In 2013, a helicopter rescue operation was carried by Wing Commander Anshul Saxena of Indian Air Force when 5 trekkers got stranded while clicking pictures on an iceberg at Kousarnag Lake. Their only chance of survival was heli-rescue. God was kind, help arrived in time and all the five trekkers were […]
Walking together
An event of great significance
BY: Prabhat Patnaik On September 5 an event of great significance occurred in the capital: more than 1.5 lakh workers, peasants and agricultural labourers staged a rally on Parliament Street. The capital has certainly seen much bigger rallies in the past, but not in the recent past. In fact, one had almost forgotten the Boat […]
A higher policy burden
Top-down, centrally managed policies oppress India’s education sector. More autonomy, radical restructuring of goals, enlightened leadership are necessary for a turnaround
BY: Dinesh Singh Two recent events seem like missteps in India’s efforts to chart a mature and productive path in the realm of higher education. The first of these events is the effort of the government to produce an education policy and the second is its intent to foster “institutions of eminence”. The idea of […]
