Quo Vadis, Mother Russia?
“During some of the coldest days of the Cold War, U.S. presidents like Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan…
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‘Numbers don’t lie’
The Buffalo killings are part of a pattern: Most extremist violence in the U.S. comes from the political right. “It’s…
Read MoreJudi Tyabji & Sandi Hawkins played pioneers
Canadian Politics More women of Indian descent preferred federal politics than provincial politics. But Judi Tyabji and Sandi Hawkins were…
Read MoreRevisiting Roe vs Wade
“The job of a judge is to interpret the law made by the legislature, and apply it to specific cases,…
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A voice in the wilderness
Pursuit of politics of hate & divisiveness can be disastrous for the country “I am genuinely worried (in fact, convinced)…
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Hindutva to the fore in BJP’s scheme of things
“The BJP has travelled a long way from the early 2000s, when Vajpayee had to be mindful of his allies’…
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The threat to Indian State
No overarching Hindu unity can be built on basis of Hindu-Muslim binary “There are over 200 million Muslims in our…
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Whipping up a frenzy
Governance has become irrelevant to win a popular mandate “The expanse of the violence, from the east to the west…
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Is Global ‘Democracy’ America’s Mission?
“America's founding mission was not democracy, nor any other ideology. It was what we declared it to be in the…
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Is Victory for Ukraine Worth Risking Nuclear War?
“The Ukrainian war, now a month old, has demonstrated the utility of nuclear weapons. Putin's credible threat to use them…
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Challenges before Bhagwant Mann and his Government
“Expectations of people of Punjab who voted out the two earlier ruling parties – Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal – …
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Home run for BJP in UP
“In the end, it is apparent that the credit for the victory will largely belong in UP’s case to Adityanath.…
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Hard times for the state of the union
Foreign policy challenges and domestic hurdles confront U.S. President Biden in his quest for a policy legacy “At the end…
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Did We Provoke Putin’s War in Ukraine?
“President Joe Biden almost hourly promises, "We are not going to war in Ukraine." Why would he then not readily…
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Not as good as their word
Poll manifestos in UP flaunt titles that combine purpose with hyperbole “The BJP was caught between addressing its core Hindutva…
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Democracy should bridge economic chasm
“Defenders of the market forget that a society that is indifferent to the needs of the deprived breeds its own…
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Pegasus: The new Cyber Weapon for dismantling democracy
“There is little doubt that the use of Pegasus is an assault on the right to privacy everywhere and specifically…
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India’s Act West Policy
“In the recent years, India’s engagement with the region (West Asia) has transcended from merely transactional and buyer seller relationship…
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Neglecting cultural czar Munshi’s efforts
“A massive effort of rewriting Indian history from our traditional perspective was done between 1951 and 2003. This was by…
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Khorana & Indian Science
Real tribute to the Nobel Laureate would be to encourage young scientists and research The birth centenary of Nobel laureate…
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Biden is right: Trump’s wounded ego was the main reason for Jan. 6
“Biden was accurate in warning that “those who stormed this Capitol and those who … called on them to do…
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How We Forfeited the Fruits of Cold War Victory
A self-sufficient America that provided for all its needs in World Wars I and II is now dependent on foreign…
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Changing the iconography of power
The hegemony of Hindutva can be gauged by its confident makeover of structures with a powerful symbolic significance. “The manufacturers…
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Coping with democratic slide
Democracies must find a way to address growing inequality and polarization “PM Modi said India’s message to the world was…
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General Rawat’s rich legacy will live on
Here was a Chief who would not hesitate to call a spade a spade and back the reforms needed for…
Read MoreGeneral Rawat’s rich legacy will live on
By Lt Gen Pradeep Bali (retd) “Here was a Chief who would not hesitate to call a spade a spade…
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Is Punjab heading for a new ruling alliance?
“About two decades ago, as the country ushered into an era of coalition politics at the center, this political tool…
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Battle is won but war of attrition continues
“Though the agitation had nothing to do with Sikhs or Sikhism, yet the larger participation of Punjab farmers, who are…
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It had to be done – for UP
Modi obviously calculated that advantage lay in taking a step back on farm laws The BJP can live with defeats…
Read MoreJawaharlal Nehru’s unerasable legacy!
14th November is the birthday of India’s First Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, celebrated as Children’s Day in India. Nehru’s contribution…
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