Dear friend, speak up
The government has now completed nearly four years in office, presented five budgets and used up all the opportunity available to it to show results.
BY: Yashwant Sinha We all worked very hard for the victory of the party in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Some of us had been struggling against the rule of the UPA government, in Parliament and outside, ever since it assumed office in 2004 while some others were enjoying the fruits of office in their […]
Towards a regional reset?
Bold moves to normalise ties with China and Pakistan will enhance India’s standing
BY: Suhasini Haidar Change often comes unannounced, and the government’s foreign policy moves over the past few months represent an unannounced but profound shift in its thinking about the neighbourhood. This could change the course of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s foreign policy before the general election next year. On the mend The most obvious in […]
Fake encounters: The expendable Kashmiri
How do we get to a situation where it's alright for soldiers to go scot-free after committing premeditated murder?
By: Mirza Waheed On January 23, the Indian Army passed a not-guilty ruling in the Pathribal Case of 2000 in which five civilians were executed in Indian-occupied Kashmir by the Indian Army and passed off as dreaded militants. The somewhat resigned silence, even among Kashmiris, over the ruling begs a few essential and profound questions. […]
Burdens of the past
My comparison was ill-chosen, and the chastisement I received for it is merited. I also agree that the headscarf and the skull-cap are akin to the turban and the vibhooti, markers of religious identity that should not offend anyone when displayed in public.
BY: Ramachandra Guha “Indeed, the Muslims have all the social evils of the Hindus and something more. That something more is the compulsory system of purdah for Muslim women. These burka women walking in the streets is one of the most hideous sights one can witness in India.” Thus B R Ambedkar, writing in the […]
