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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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19 February, 2021

Why Modi And Shah Fear young Activists

“Unlike MPs and MLAs of other parties, these young activists cannot be made to join the BJP through bribery or…

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19 February, 2021

Why Modi And Shah Fear young Activists

“Unlike MPs and MLAs of other parties, these young activists cannot be made to join the BJP through bribery or…

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12 February, 2021

Disinformation is a cybersecurity threat

The disinformation infodemic requires a concerted and coordinated effort by governments, businesses, non-governmental organizations, and other entities to create standards…

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5 February, 2021

Weighing in on the Biden presidency

While it could be a curate’s egg for New Delhi, for the world, a return to Obama-era policies may prove…

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5 February, 2021

A long list of opponents

Sedition charge is being brought against anyone critical of the government “But just as I am troubled by the sedition…

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31 January, 2021

The Republic of India

Every year Republic Day is celebrated in India on 26th January with zeal and enthusiasm. Spectacular parades at Janpath, New…

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30 January, 2021

Polarization of societies

“The Right has been able to exploit the existing social, communal and sectarian fault lines to deflect attention from its…

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22 January, 2021

Farmers deserve assured minimum price

“If the govt were to bear the entire cost of price deficit suffered by farmers for 13 crops (out of…

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15 January, 2021

Will Trump again escape impeachment conviction?

“It may be noted that in terms of the provisions relating to impeachment proceedings, the House of Representatives charges an…

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9 January, 2021

Reading Hannah Arendt in Joe Biden’s America

Afflicted with an escalating novel coronavirus pandemic, an ailing economy, racial discrimination, and a climate crisis rebuffed by millions, Mr.…

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3 January, 2021

GENERAL DOUGLAS MacARTHUR & CHURCHILL ARE NEEDED IN 2021

The world has not seen a weapon that without a bomb launched or a bullet fired could devastate economies of…

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1 January, 2021

Kamala Harris: An Indian-American Perspective

 Way back on January 27, 2019, I wrote in India Abroad, "As Indian Americans, we have a natural affinity for…

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1 January, 2021

2020: I say goodbye…

It is time for me to say goodbye. I was a year like no other. Many would love to forget…

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31 December, 2020

GENERAL DOUGLAS MacARTHUR & CHURCHILL ARE NEEDED IN 2021

The world has not seen a weapon that without a bomb launched or a bullet fired could devastate economies of…

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18 December, 2020

In agri-reforms, go back to the drawing board

The intended beneficiaries often understand the realities of the systems better; policymakers need to build trust “The 1991 reforms changed…

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11 December, 2020

India’s farmers deserve our gratitude and support

Some BJP leaders went as far as to call the protesting farmers anti-nationals. It is quite bizarre to hear folks…

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4 December, 2020

Kerala: It is time to demand clean governance

“Keralites cannot be fooled any longer by these frequent denunciations of corruption and graft by one party and presenting themselves…

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28 November, 2020

Russia a sticking point in Indo-US defense ties

The US wishes to wean India away from Russian military hardware, but given India’s historic dependence on it, this may…

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21 November, 2020

OVERSEAS INDIANS CAN BE RIGHTFULLY PROUD OF THEIR LEADERSHIP ACHIEVEMENTS CAN THEY MAKE AN IMPACT ON INDIA?

THERE IS NO REASON WHY INDIA CANNOT MODERNIZE AND CATCH UP WITH CHINA.  AS THE LARGEST DEMOCRACY NOW CLOSEST TO…

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