Obituary: M. Karunanidhi, Dravidian stalwart
BY: B. Kolappan Karunanidhi was a strong advocate of the rights of the State governments, State autonomy and federalism, and he secured the right for Chief Ministers to hoist the national flag on Independence Day. M. Karunanidhi, five-time Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president for nearly 50 years, died at 6.10 p.m. on Tuesday […]
SC to hear plea alleging torture of Kathua case witness Talib Hussain in fake rape case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will tomorrow hear a plea alleging that Talib Hussain, a key witness in the sensational Kathua gang rape and murder case, is being tortured by the Jammu and Kashmir police in a fake rape case. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices D Y Chandrachud and Indira Banerjee […]
The Kaptaan and the Maulana
By: Zaigham Khan For more than a decade, Imran Khan was the angriest person in Pakistan. In the new division of labour, the burden of anger has shifted to his sworn enemies. The most enraged politician, outside Pakistan’s prison system of course, is now Maulana Fazlur Rehman. The 2018 election signifies a major shift in […]
Trump’s foreign policy: An unlovely triangle
Between strategic-energy interests with Iran and a flip-flopping US president, India must find its own balance.
By: Vikram S Mehta Ironically, President Donald Trump’s erratic approach to international relations has made it easy for India to respond to his latest demand that India reduce its imports of Iranian crude to zero by November this year. This follows his decision to withdraw from the JCPOA — the agreement signed in July 2014 […]
Hostage to numbers
It helps that the system is already geared towards the authoritarian-democrat. Parties are a top-down venture here.
By: Cyril Almeida IN this necessary interlude, some words from one of the better villains in modern moviedom. From the Joker himself in The Dark Knight: “You know what I am? I’m a dog chasing cars. I wouldn’t know what to do with one if I caught it. I just do things.” Cultural propriety prevents […]
SOCIAL AUDIT UNDER JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM IN J&K
By: JUNAID UL ISLAM The Jammu and Kashmir Juvenile Justice (Care and protection of children) Act 2013 was passed by the Jammu and Kashmir State Legislature in the year 2013 mainly to incorporate the provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Child (UNCRC).This is an international standard, which is legally binding treaty, […]
What I saw in Pakistan
Its general election was conducted in a transparent manner, with robust processes
By: S Y Quraishi The general election in Pakistan is being described as a milestone in the democratic history of the country. This is only the second transition from one full-term civilian government to another, and the first under the new Election Law, 2018. I got a great opportunity to observe the event from a […]
What should Democrats do to win?
It's time for them to bet on radicalism.
By: Larry Beinhart The pundits and analysts come forth on TV, in print, on the internet: Will there be a “blue wave” in November, or will the Democrats blow it? If there were a poll of pundits, it would show a vast majority believe the best way forward is “middle muddled moderation”. The goal, according […]
When questions erupt
Mobs, mobiles and the silenced memory
By: G.N. DEVY The word ‘mob’ appeared on the horizon of the English language towards the end of the 17th century. Initially it worked as a synonym for so many and such diverse words that, in comparison, the ‘post-truth’ of our time should appear as an epitome of semantic lucidity. Following the French Revolution and […]
A new day, a new beginning
By: Kamila Hyat The outcome of Election 2018 is now clear. The PTI will form the government in the centre and, almost certainly, in Punjab. The PML-N has been swept off the ‘throne’ that it had held for so many years and should be pondering its own future, with signs of skirmishes beginning to emerge […]
