Draconian and dangerous
There is no proof that death penalty will deter sexual violence against children. It could further harm victims
BY: Flavia Agnes The gruesome rape and murder of an eight-year-old child in Kathua was a hate crime against a Muslim nomadic tribe — the Bakherwals. It is a manifestation of the hatred towards Muslims that is being fuelled by aggressive Hindu nationalism. The lives of innocent children are being consumed by this hatred. As […]
The one-trick pony in Delhi
As the price of crude oil rises, the government is clueless and floundering. The prognosis, therefore, is crushing taxes, higher prices and greater burden on the average consumer. Curse and bear it
By: P. Chidambaram The first Gulf War 1990 was fought on oil: which companies will control the oil fields of the Arabian region? Norway wisely built a Future Fund on oil revenues, strict control on its use and fiscal discipline. Latin American economies flourished or perished on their use of oil revenues. Venezuela is broke […]
Noisy politics
If only the politicians did that one small, little thing, the courts would leave everyone alone and peace and fairies would break out.
By: Cyril Almeida AND we’re off to the races. Big, controversial budget done; another disqualification and maybe a few more to come; possibly a jail sentence soon to be delivered; but it’s pretty much a clear run from here. Election season is nearly upon us. But first the noise from this week. From the way […]
Palestinian prisoners will never give up the fight
Jewish colonial practices have converted most Palestinian-Arab communities to large prisons with injustices that have not changed with successive Israeli governments
BY: As’ad Abdul Rahman Every year, Palestinians mark the annual Prisoner’s Day on April 17. Activities and events called for by the Prisoners and ex-Prisoners Affairs Committee and other Palestinian grass roots organisations were held this year, too, to express support to thousands of Palestinians held in Israeli jails. In 1974, the Palestinian National Council […]
Is Pakistan’s religious-right taking law into its hands?
As Nawaz Sharif fades from political mainstream, the extremism he helped nurture has radicalised society.
BY: Shahab Jafry News media’s obsession with Nawaz Sharif’s fall hurts the ruling party especially so close to the election, but it also helps it by keeping the spotlight away from its shameful and repeated capitulation against the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP). Twice now the TLP has dictated terms to the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz […]
Blind To The Valley
Central government seems to be misreading the crisis in Kashmir
By: Vappala Balachandran The traditional difference between radicalism, extremism, militancy, terrorism and insurgency has blurred over a period of time. Assemblies or speeches preaching radicalism, extremism or militancy without violence are not a crime in the US. For long, the UK was accused of tolerating “non-violent extremism”. But these activities could be punishable in India. […]
The Gentle Crusader
Justice Sachar’s principles stood firm and were his guiding light till his last days
BY: Seema Chishti Forever locked in with the prime minister’s high-level committee for the social, economic and educational backwardness of Muslims, for several young journalists and researchers “Sachar” is the name of a report. Justice (retired) Rajinder Sachar, till his last days, did what only idealistic youngsters are accused of doing: Standing up for what […]
A tear in the canvas
BY: Kamila Hyat We like to see ourselves as a harmonious, perhaps almost perfect, society. Some amongst us at least imagine that religion and tradition drive our lives, keeping us and our youth safe from the ‘decadence’ that they believe has taken over the West and its communities. The result is a society within which […]
Trump is offering Saudi Arabia a ‘bad deal’ on Syria
Why the proposal for a Saudi-led deployment of Arab forces to Syria would not work.
BY: Joe Macaron Yemen is not Saudi Arabia’s only unfinished war in this decade. Before Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s military intervention in Yemen, the former Saudi intelligence chief Prince Bandar bin Sultan spearheaded, between 2012 and 2014, a clandestine proxy war against Iran in Syria. Now, US President Donald Trump is offering Riyadh a […]
Why Internet During the Mahabharat Era is Not A Joke
Credit for the claim goes to new Tripura CM
BY: VAGRAJ BADARAYAN In the long list of fantastic and wild claims made by several high-ranking BJP leaders, Biplab Deb, the newly elected Chief Minister of Tripura, has added another gem. He has claimed that internet existed in the age of Mahabharata. His assertion is based on the story in the Mahabharata that Sanjay narrated […]
