Our Kurukshetra is approaching fast
For many of us, the government’s craven capitulation on the Amarnath issue was less of a surprise and more of a denouement of something we had feared all along…i.e. our political leadership can no...
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What is common to a puppy and the India-US Nuclear Deal?
A: They are both offensive to Muslims (and possibly against Islam)… Shia cleric Maulana Kalbe Sadiq, vice-president of All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB)…said the nuke deal does not sound good…” “Our contention...
Leave Ashis Nandy alone
I am no fan of Ashis Nandi and disagree strongly with many of his views but I just cannot accept the argument that his writings or thoughts should be banned/censored. There are other (better)...
Antony’s absence at Manekshaw’s funeral fits a pattern
Hon Sh Antony’s absence at Gen Manekshaw’s funeral (and the�subsequent face-saving gesture)�neither shocked nor suprised me… In the�60 years of�its existence, India’s�defence personnel have never been celebrated or got the attention that they richly...
No land for the Yatris – Government capitulates
J&K govt not to go ahead with land transfer …after assuring SASB that …the state was in a better position to provide better facilities to pilgrims on a large scale than the board. This...
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