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Kashmir-A simmering Volcano & Chinese efforts of neutralization

China has yet again blocked the move at UN to designate Masood Azhar as a global terrorist. India is highly disappointed at China's stand which had the support of other permanent members of security council- US, UK, France Russia and many other non-permanent members li...

Arvind Kejriwal is losing his charm

AAP must plan for a longer term
Whatever has happened to Arvind Kejriwal? He looks and sounds a shadow of the firebrand leader he was on the eve of general elections 2014. Then, he personally challenged Narendra Modi to a one-on-one contest in Varanasi. And, even if he lost, went on to win a thumping...

Will anti-incumbency be enough to unseat Modi?

Coalition needs a coherent narrative to win 2019
With the alliances having been firmed up and battle lines drawn up, the Election Commission announced the 2019 Lok Sabha Schedule-which will stretch between April 11 and May 19 across seven phases-campaigning is expected to climax in the weeks ahead. Five years ago, th...

Dynastic politics gripping BJP in Madhya Pradesh

Leaders determined to nominate their family members
The BJP often accuses the Congress of dynastic politics and the party chief Amit Shah has said more than once that the Congress is a family affair. But in Madhya Pradesh, the BJP itself is the worst victim of this malady. Defending the trend of veteran leaders promotin...

Diplomacy, not a military coup, is the way to help Venezuela

U.S. has a long history of intervention in Latin America
The United States is pushing for an overthrow of the government of Venezuela. The Trump administration has denounced Nicolas Maduro as a "dictator," dismissing the 2018 election, which the opposition boycotted. Instead of a good neighbour policy or a policy of non-inte...

Should India revisit the Indus treaty?

Is there a third option that could benefit India and Pakistan?
INDIANS lament - "we give water, but Pakistan exports blood". Capitalising on this, the government held out a threat of termination of the Indus treaty after the terrorist attack in Uri in 2016 and now, after the Pulwama suicide bomb that killed 40 Central Reserve Poli...

Hatred can not be allowed as a tool to win elections in democratic polity

"The Great Replacement", stated that "the invaders must be removed from European soil, regardless from where they came or when they came. Roma, African, Indian, Turkish, Semitic or other. If they are not of our people, but live in our lands, they must be removed." This...

Christchurch terror attack: Not all terrorism is treated equally

New Zealand is a small, faraway country, and the victims of the shooting rampage in Christchurch were no doubt Muslims, rather than Jews. But I felt the same sickening feeling as I read news of the massacre in the mosques as I did in October reading the news about the ...

English language teaching needs an overhaul

Recently, I had an interesting interaction with the kids of my cousins at a social gathering. It was not a mere interaction but a good learning experience as well. I was startled by the impressive proficiency and ample confidence with which the kids were conversing in ...

India's Agrarian Crisis: Dismantling 'Development'

In his 1978 book 'India Mortgaged', T.N. Reddy predicted the country would one day open all sectors to foreign direct investment and surrender economic sovereignty to imperialist powers. Today, the US and Europe cling to a moribund form of capitalism and have used var...

The Brexit Border backstop

The other Europeans are not laughing at the English for the most part. They are looking at them with pity and scorn. But also with a great deal of impatience. On Tuesday the British parliament rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's 'deal' for Britain's exit ('Brexit') ...

This 'Headmaster'

"Uncle." "Yes dear." "Is 'Headmaster' a nickname?" "Dear, 'Headmaster' is an honourable name. But (laughing) how come to its being a nickname?" "Uncle, you laugh at me. Which world dignitary was nicknamed 'Headmaster' our teacher asked." "Dear, tha...

Dragging Balakote to the last polling day

Opposition has to neutralize Modi's ploy
Unemployment is at a 45 year low. That is not fake news. It is the government talking. And, at least on this, nobody is contesting the government. So, jobs are an issue. Or, shall we say joblessness is an issue. For a while, in the month of January 2019, joblessness ma...

Will Modi become the PM of India again in 2019?

India's unravelled economy is the elephant in Modi's room that Modi refuses to see. But a harsh reality doesn't go away if you ignore its existence. It's the Indian economy which may doom Modi. India's job situation today is the worst in the last 45 years. Some 12 ...

Exam stress on teenagers: Over-hype is destroying self-esteem

Exam season is upon us and every household in Jammu is worried about their children's performance in next few weeks and months, especially in the case of students who are in class 10th or 12th who will appear in board exams and competitive exams in the following months...

Election Commission gears up for 2019 Lok Sabha Polls

No sooner than the 16thLokSabha, adjourned sine die on Feb 13, the Election Commission (EC) started its strategy and paper work on how to conduct the 2019 General Elections in Free, Fair and Transparent manner. The most important highlight of this exercise is that the ...

Looking at Babri mosque controversy scientifically

SIGNS OF THE TIMES
With this ongoing focus on the Babri Masjid controversy, I wonder why we have not focused on what Professor Irfan Habib had to comment in the context of this controversy. After all, this Aligarh- based internationally known historian, is the former chairman of Indian C...
 

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