Category: Current Affairs

A real shame: The fall and fall of Shri Manmohan Singh

When Shri Manmohan Singh became Prime Minister, several people – me included, applauded the decision believing that at last India had a credible and respected face to present to the world. Over time, this...

Of Godhra and Gujarat

*** CAUTION: Long Post *** This post comprises two separate articles from Shri Arvind Lavakare which I am reproducing in full below. They are from 2004 and 2006 respectively and offer food for thought,...

SRK in a muddle trying to explain Shoaib

In the middle of an otherwise fine interview with IBN, SRK appears to have got into a bit of a muddle trying to explain Shoaib Malik’s  remarks (and here) after the recent T20.  Excerpt: Bhupendra Chaubey: “Then...

Interview with Geeta Gokhale, BPD – Part I

Regular readers of this blog would recall a short series of posts I did earlier this year (see here and here) on the emergence of new political parties in India being formed by young professionals who...

A Sequel to Bamiyan…

Most of you would remember the senseless destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas by Taliban from a few years ago. Some days go, I had alerted readers to another attack on Buddha statues – this...