How does a civilisation born in the deep meditative silences of Himalayan caves and verdant forests, which touched the peaks of material abundance in the valleys of silt-laden rivers, shrug aside a sacred legacy like some youthful indiscretion? The shameless commitment of Uttarakhand’s political leadership to the builder lobby, its … Read More
It is strange that no human rights activist or political party in India has demanded that the UPA Government immediately destroy the vast biometric data of citizens that it collected illegally, even after Edward Snowden exposed the mass surveillance programmes being run by the Governments of the United States and … Read More
Escalating incidents of aggression on the western frontier make it imperative that we separate the wheat from the chaff of political rhetoric before we err into the abyss of diplomacy with a neighbour whose unprovoked hostility is once again being glossed over by the Congress-dominated UPA Government. Islamabad is speaking … Read More
Consistent with the step-motherly treatment meted out to citizens of Jammu province, Hindu migrants from the districts of Reasi, Udhampur (Pauni, Mahore, Gool), Doda (Ramban, Doda), Rajouri (Rajouri, Budhal) and Poonch, who were forced to flee at the height of militancy in 1996, continue to rot in the Talwara camp, … Read More
The latest affidavit filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to oppose the bail plea of Sadhvi Pragya in the Malegaon 2008 case, has given a new twist to the case and revealed certain contradictions and crucial gaps in the prosecution case. As of now, the special MCOC court has … Read More
This is the last part of a three part series of articles. You can read the first and second parts here The then Chief Minister Karunanidhi’s scandalous act of releasing nine jihadis from prison on the birth anniversary of Annadurai and commuting their specified sentences has to be viewed in … Read More
This is the second part of a three part series of articles. You can read the first part here. The jihadi outfits became increasingly aggressive on account of the docility of the DMK regime and during Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations would try to block placement of Vinayagar Vigrahas, thwart visarjan processions … Read More
Bogus secularism fuels deadly anti-nationalism: In the wake of the gruesome murder of auditor Ramesh, which shook the nation and brought to light the hitherto unknown saga of jihadi targetting of Hindu leaders and functionaries of Hindu organisations in Tamil Nadu, a group of youthful volunteers functioning under the banner … Read More
In his magisterial commentary on the Indian constitution, DD Basu emphasised that the State cannot make reservations on communal lines as this infringes clauses (i) and (ii) of Article 16. Initially, the larger political minority (Muslims) accepted this as an inevitable legacy of partition, while Christians preferred a low profile … Read More
Bangladesh foreign minister Dipu Moni, currently visiting the capital to attend a seminar, is reportedly anxious to overcome the inhibitions of opposition parties regarding the India-Bangladesh Land Protocol, implementation of which has been stalled despite being signed in 2011. Military veterans and strategic thinkers like former Army Chief Gen. Shankar … Read More
