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23 July, 2021

Pegasus is India’s Watergate moment

‘In 2013, India’s current Home Minister was embroiled in a controversy dubbed “Snoopgate”, with phone recordings alleged to be of…

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17 July, 2021

All about Xi Jinping and party

The centenary speech an exercise in self aggrandizement and promotion of CCP “Xi Jinping asserting full reunification indicates that he…

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9 July, 2021

Troubling prospects in Afghanistan

As the reality of the U.S. withdrawal takes hold, the future will depend on Taliban-Kabul dynamics and Pakistan’s role In…

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7 July, 2021

Happy birthday America!

Did we survive January 6th’s Wake Up Call? Happy birthday America. May God continue to bless the United States of…

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3 July, 2021

Opposition unity should transcend poll alliance

By Yogendra Yadav “What the Opposition needs to demonstrate at this stage is political cohesion. It needs to demonstrate a…

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25 June, 2021

The Kashmir Outreach and the Afghan Storm

Indian Government’s J&K moves may be part of a more complex regional game involving India’s security interests The Government’s repeated…

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19 June, 2021

A judicial pushback to a draconian legal regime

The Delhi court ruling is a way forward in finding a balance between civil rights and the imperatives of anti-terror…

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11 June, 2021

Modi putting gag order against retired officials to manage the public narrative for political interests

The ‘Pension subject to future good conduct’ rule must be challenged in the courts and in the interim disregarded with…

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5 June, 2021

37th anniversary of Operation Blue star: The game is for power not for Punjab

It was on June 1 in 1984 that the Indian armed forces launched a military action on the Golden Temple…

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4 June, 2021

“Operation Blue Star – Counterbalancing Terror –  results in boomeranging horrible pain”

The 1984 Operation Blue Star was the biggest internal security mission ever undertaken by the Indian Army. Operation Blue Star…

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28 May, 2021

India in need of viable political alternative

“In the seven years since he took oath, Modi’s government has never looked as shaky as it does today. Its…

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28 May, 2021

The Maharashtra Model

The Mumbai Model has been praised by the honorable Supreme Court and many more people for which we are grateful.…

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23 May, 2021

Israel-Hamas violence fueled by emotive triggers

Israel will have to introspect. Its hardline, extreme-right approach is pulling it into a black hole. The prospects of Hamas…

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20 May, 2021

Sectarian strife in Pakistan

Deobandi and Bareilvi alignments a challenge to governance and peace  India has done well to establish a back channel for…

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8 May, 2021

Needed a Trial of India’s Prime Minister Modi for Covid deaths in India

The holding of the Kumbh Mela, Election Rallies, Holi celebrations & IPL matches involving over 390 million people, despite the…

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1 May, 2021

Gasping for air, gasping for answers

The people of India are entitled to a full and honest account of what led more than a billion people…

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30 April, 2021

Arrogant Modi-Shah Regime Dismissed Scientific Warnings

In the current crisis, of immediate concern are the disastrous omissions and commissions of the government concerning the building of…

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24 April, 2021

Prosecute Modifor COVID Deaths in India

In last one year, rather than deploying resources in healthcare & vaccines; Prime Minister of India was busy in promoting…

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16 April, 2021

Kerala Elections: Will the power shift back to Congress?

As I See It The author who hails from the State of Kerala is a keen observer of politics in…

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16 April, 2021

OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT BIDEN

Compensation Is Due from China; and If We Were Pearl Harbored, Then Reparations too- Ravi Batra New York based attorney…

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12 April, 2021

Baisakhi Mubarak

Memories are important for our personal and collective identity. We celebrate Baisakhi by remembering the phenomenal personality, life, and legacy…

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12 April, 2021

FARMERS MOVEMENT A STRUGGLE TO SAVE INDIA

The Farm Bills are designed to benefit the rich corporations. Farming in India is a Rs 4 Lac Crore Industry…

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2 April, 2021

Some Positive Signs in India-Pakistan Relations?

 “Hoping for a quick turn-around in Indo-Pakistan relations may just be wishful thinking. Perhaps it is, but I must admit…

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26 March, 2021

US Defense Secretary’s Visit to India: Signposts and Markers

“It may be pointed out that Lloyd Austin is the Secretary of Defense, and within the US set up, matters…

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19 March, 2021

How America’s Big Ag swallowed the family farms

"This is an eye opener for the majority of India's middle class who are being fed the narrative that 'Big…

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12 March, 2021

The truth has a price

Picking on critics and opponents is a common pastime of those in power “The penchant of the Modi government to…

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5 March, 2021

Upholding the spirit of law

As institutions meant to uphold constitutional morality crumble like ninepins, it is gratifying that judges in high courts and district…

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5 March, 2021

Movements must not be delinked from politics

“We must recognize that any mass movement cannot but be political in its impact. A movement that questions the rulers,…

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5 March, 2021

Movements must not be delinked from politics

“We must recognize that any mass movement cannot but be political in its impact. A movement that questions the rulers,…

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27 February, 2021

Human rights are everyone’s business

India must realize that a democracy cannot be reduced to only demanding praise from the rest of the world “The…

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