Category: Current Affairs

A *must read* series on Presidential Elections

RealityCheck has a series of posts on the Presidential election which are worth a read: Raja said why are you only thinking of men.. the selection process Last day to replace candidate ! PM rushes to Pratibha...

As ye sow, so shall ye reap*

…aka “jaisi karni vaise bharni“. Did anyone else realise the rich irony of “Jihad in Islamabad”? The BBC reports that “Radical Islamist students have shot dead a Pakistani soldier in clashes outside a rebellious mosque...

A kindred spirit in blogosphere…

I had not visited Sandeep’s blog before although I had seen it linked on several blogrolls. Today, I finally chanced upon his blog (following a link from another one) and came away impressed with...

The “calm” amidst the storm

Following the publication of the latest Index of Failed States by Foreign Policy,  India probably has the unique distinction of being the only “stable” country in the world that is “ringed” by failed states...

AIDS’ first casualty in India: Part 2

Last year I wrote about how the media often resorts to cliches and convenient stereotypes rather than doing the hard work to get the true story behind sensational headlines. I was referring to the...