Mahatma of liberty: On the death anniversary of Gandhi, do not delegitimise civil protest January 29, 2020, 2:01 AM IST Sagarika Ghose in Bloody Mary| Edit Page, India | TOI Long before the current protests against citizenship laws, there was the Nav Nirman movement in the 1970s. These were fiery, often violent protests that tore through Gujarat. Over 100 were killed, thousands injured, buses […]
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The Gujarat model comes to Delhi – Rajdeep Sardesai.
The Gujarat model comes to Delhi, writes Rajdeep Sardesai The state has been stifling dissent in campuses and appointing partisan VCs. JNU fits the pattern Updated: Jan 17, 2020 11:46 IST By Rajdeep Sardesai Long before Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), there was Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara. In May 2007, a group of Vishwa Hindu […]
What happened to India -by Dr. Shashi Tharoor
What Happened to India? Jan 7, 2020 SHASHI THAROOR The India the world once celebrated – the world’s fastest-growing free-market liberal democracy – seems to be giving way to a violent, intolerant, illiberal autocracy. It is a turn that was long in the making, reflecting the impact of eight major factors on the country’s society and […]
The fury of Shaheen Bagh’s women, writes Rajdeep Sardesai.
( This appeared first in Hindustan Times.) The fury of Shaheen Bagh’s women, writes Rajdeep Sardesai. Their voices reveal both the fragility of communal relations and trust deficit with the government ‘Next time, please call us to the studio instead of the maulvis that you always do,’ say the women of Shaheen Bagh. In normal […]
The secular inclusive fabric of India’s constitution is under threat says Congress Spokesperson Sanjay Jha.
Why the New Year has begun on a depressing note Sanjay Jha 2 January 2020, 5:22 PM IST Political arrogance and a myopic vision have made the Bharatiya Janata Party so blindsided that it has mistaken the majority numbers in the Lok Sabha to be a mandate for imposing majoritarian ideology. It is indeed paradoxical […]
Congress Party calls for the 2nd Independence movement against Modi Government
Cong calls for another ‘independence movement’ against Modi govt ‘Country fighting against ideology it fought against during freedom struggle’ File: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with Priyanka Gandhi during the ‘satyagraha’ demanding protection for the Constitution in the view of CAA and NRC, at Rajghat in New Delhi | PTI Congress leaders in Gujarat on Saturday […]
The Atlantis Report forecasts a Financial meltdown in India !
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Modi, the great salesman is now reduced to asking citizens to understand official policy from a Godman – Harish Khare
POLITICS A ‘Post-Chanakaya’ Polity is Taking Shape A stalemate is gnawing at the government’s vitality. States have been lost and the economy is sinking. Not all judges are vulnerable to blackmail. Modi, the great salesman, is now reduced to asking citizens to tune in to a godman to understand official policy. Harish Khare POLITICS 1 […]
India & Pakistan edging closer to War says Michael Kugelman.
India and Pakistan Are Edging Closer to War in 2020 India and Pakistan Are Edging Closer to War in 2020 Two crises dominated South Asia in 2019, and each one stands to get worse next year. BY MICHAEL KUGELMAN | DECEMBER 31, 2019, 10:12 AM Turmoil is never far away in South Asia, between disputed borders, acute resource […]
Seema Sirohi asks whether India can ever recover?
The Question for 2020: Can India recover?31 December 2019 SEEMA SIROHI It was a year that began with whispers of concern about India and ended with loud criticism. The awe felt around world capitals for Narendra Modi’s massive electoral mandate vanished quickly in the face of his many domestic moves. From bisecting Kashmir to enacting […]