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...
Category: Politics and Governance in India
Of Turkey, Secular States and Religion
A few weeks ago, I had asked the question: Why is a “Hindu nation” automatically assumed to be a “fundamentalist, fascist state led by Hindutva fanatics”? My hypothesis was: A Hindu state can be the ultimate...
A fresh look at Reservations and Quotas – Part II
A few weeks ago, I wrote a detailed post examining the various issues with the current system of reservations and quotas. In that analysis, I identified the following serious problems: The present system does...
Voices of caution on SethuSamudram
First from Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar, “150-year dream for 150-year old ships” Excerpts: “…Dreams are costless, but canals are not. Project documents claim that the canal will save ships 36 hours of time and...
How another “secular democracy” might have dealt with Sh. Karunanidhi
Even as Shri Karunanidhi refuses to back down from his remarks on Shri Ram, comes this news from neighbouring Bangladesh*: “Bangladeshi authorities (on) Tuesday (18th Sept) arrested a cartoonist after drawings that Muslims said insulted their...
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