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Lies, Damn Lies, And …...statistics. The latest SIT closure report on the charge of Modi’s culpability falls into the category of clumsily contrived “damn lies”. more...Hostages To FortuneThe National Centre for Counter-Terrorism initiative flounders as State governments joust with the Centre. more...Declining Values, Troubled TimesTogether with signs of economic downturn, the ghost of Bofors is back to haunt us. more...Facts vs Bluff on SiachenSiachen glacier has no intrinsic strategic value. Both India and Pakistan should withdraw or redeploy once there is clear acceptance of the 1949 CFL-cum-LOC. more...Getting It RightLegislation tabled to bar manual scavenging and to convert insanitary latrines into sanitary operations. Will this much needed Bill work? more...Hopelessly Mired in the PastTo move forward it seems the country repeatedly looks backward citing history and epics, confusing sentiment with reason. more...Deep Systemic Defence RotA retiring general's age row and bribe disclosure add to confusion as gaping holes in military procurement become evident. more...Chagos Tragedy Hides Awesome HumbugThese Indian Ocean islands were ethnically cleansed to clear the way for the Diego Garcia US naval and air base. The story remains mostly untold. more...The Caravan Must Move onAs surprising as Mamata’s rash and boorish conduct has been, so is the response of various apologists and UPA critics for whom her antics are grist to their mills. more...Message of the PollsA drift in governance, long distance campaigning, and corruption, trounced the Congress, upended Rajiv Gandhi, and lost Goa and UP. It is time for leadership and imagination. more...A 21st Century Strategic Policy for IndiaIndia can play a significant balancing role as a democratic power somewhere between China and the US. But it needs to craft ideas and devise steps to execute them. more...Rewind to 2002, not Fast ForwardThe legal net begins to tighten for Modi and others with a hand in the tragic Gujarat genocide. Due process is delayed but it will arrive. more...Manipur Chronicles as Indian HistoryVast tracts of “peripheral” history are missing entirely from textbooks and the public eye. Why? more...Ne Win to Win WinThough the new Burmese constitution envisages an underlying military presence and is otherwise flawed, change has been rapid. India has a role to play too. more...Don’t bring down the treeA year wasted, but what next? Embrace growth, reject non-cooperation. Negativism must be avoided at all costs if we are to shape a more positive future. more...Get modern, shed old shibbolethsThe tardiness of India’s defence ministry and the government in establishing a sound information policy is proving a detriment to good governance. more...J&K: 2013-15 and BeyondJammu and Kashmir stand at the brink of change. The rail link could spark an IT and food processing boom. more...Waltzing on the brinkPolitical drift and non-functional coalitions defy good governance, which is what India needs above all. The tonic is greater and more honest federalism. more...Half Loaf Worse Than No BreadThe Government must also stop trying to parley with and placate Anna. Governance cannot be outsourced to the streets. more...Better Governance Not New SystemParliamentary style or Presidential, it is not the system but the manner in which it is administered that counts. more...The Kudankulam FactorNeither Kudankulam nor Jaitapur nor any other existing or proposed nuclear power plant site in India is in an earthquake zone of the same magnitude as Fukushima. more...Innovative Northeast SolutionsThe new Mamata Banerjee-brokered Darjeeling Agreement is a useful step towards a wider Northeast solution if braver hearts prevail. more...Dangerous GamesmanshipThe BJP has been indulging in some very dangerous gamesmanship in trying to destabilise the Government for petty political gain. more...Bumbling Along, Chalta HaiMuch of what passes for lofty decision-making constitutes just bumbling along. Now the Supreme Court has removed Thomas as CVC as a result of bureaucratic mishandling. more...Causes and Cures of Left Wing ExtremismFifth Schedule and other “difficult” areas are treated as punishment postings. Maladministration or non-administration have followed. How then to tackle the Maoist issue? more...Remembering Gandhi While Negotiating the FutureMahatma Gandhi envisaged Independent India as a decentralized, participative and inclusive society. Are we? And why Gandhi remains relevant today. more...Good Omens for a Naga ResolutionAny agreement with the NSCN-IM is likely to exercise a profound influence on other warring groups. more...Lament for the MediaThe “sale” of paid news packages for slanted electoral coverage has gone from low-level viral outbreak to full-blown epidemic. more... |
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SPOTLIGHT Even from the public record it can be seen that Modi’s language was vitriolic and anti-Muslim, matched by a coy silence when cornered as he was by the Editor’s Guild Fact Finding Team of which this writer was a member. more... |
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