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The Kashmir Dispute: Making Borders Irrelevant, by P RChari, Hasan Askari Rizvi, Rashid Ahmed Khan, S Suba Chandran. Samskriti. New Delhi, 2009. 130 pages. more...
Summer heat and addled minds from West Bengal to Pakistan as the BJP too grapples with its Hindutva and identity. more...
Waiting for the rains – again – as climate change takes it toll. It is time to start managing India’s water future. more...
The CPM's failure has meant that a considerable number of tribals, dalits and peasants have been driven into the hands of the Maoists. more...
While there is room for a moderate Right, nothing will change for the BJP unless it gives up its Hindutva ideology and breaks free of the bondage of the RSS and its Parivar. more...
With a fresh mandate it is time for the government to get down to governing, disciplining unruly MPs, dealing with neglected sectors and reviewing the balance between need and greed. more...
Jinnah’s first secular and open address to the Pakistan Constituent Assembly has gathered mould. Now, new opportunities beckon for India and Pakistan to stand shoulder to shoulder. more...
The Quattrocchi affair is a disgrace but, fortunately, not all cover-ups remain permanently under wraps. more...
It is shortsighted for Tamil Nadu to force the Centre into pressuring Colombo on behalf of the LTTE, a proscribed organization. more...
India faces grave danger from the narrow, intolerant “cultural nationalism” spawned by the Sangh Parivar. more...
The J&K polls have been a triumph of self-determination over the gun. Kashmir is neither a “Muslim” issue nor a “disputed” territory as the West blindly believes. more...
We need to strengthen democratic forces in Pakistan, and they in turn must stop living in a world of make-believe. India is not out to destroy Pakistan. more...
The heroism must be applauded. But anti-terror operations need a clear chain of command, better communication, and a coherent public face. more...
Lessons from the global economic debacle and why the government should plough some of its foreign exchange reserves into agriculture, health, housing and infrastructure. more...
Combating terrorism requires cool heads and sober leadership, not lynch-mob rhetoric and finger-pointing. more...
The government has called the separatists’ bluff with the decision to hold the Jammu & Kashmir elections. more...
The DMK’s action in holding a gun to the government’s head, demanding the Centre intervene on behalf of the LTTE, is fraught with peril. Here’s why. more... Seeds of social hatred must be countered. Hindutva is not Hinduism. The latter is tolerant, catholic and accommodating. more... What Nano proves is that India too can dream and innovate. Now wait for the multiplier effect. more... The Maoists were surprised by their own success in a fair and open election. Their task will now be to keep exuberant youth cadres in check. more... The Supreme Court's dismissal of frivolous cases against artist M F Husain is to be lauded. The question is, what kind of India do we want? more... |
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SPOTLIGHT The hate-syllabus directed against India and Hindus that fills official school textbooks in Pakistan sparked a huge debate and Musharraf promised a new and more liberal curriculum in 2006 more... |
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