Three stories, One theme…
Three separate news-items…all exposing in harsh relief, the alternate feelings of hopelessness, despair, frustration and anger I feel as I read the news each morning. First, from the Indian Express, “Girls throw acid on...
Category: Politics and Governance in India
“Har shaakh pe ullu baitha hai…”
Some of you may have already picked this up “Congress alleges bias in Noida land deals“. If not, read on: “Senior Union Minister Kapil Sibal on Sunday released a list of individuals, judges and...
BPD, BM, LP: Light at the end of the tunnel?
The dogged persistence in the last few weeks seems to have paid off. By yesterday, I had spoken to four members of Bharat Punarnirman Dal (BPD) and three members of Bharat Uday Mission (BM...
The “Raja-Mandala” approach to containing Pakistan
A few days ago, I chanced upon this article by Vanni Cappelli (freelance journalist; co-founder and president of the Afghanistan Foreign Press Association) titled “Containing Pakistan: Engaging the Raja-Mandala in South-Central Asia” Vanni starts by...
A ray of hope…
After a failed earlier attempt at getting to speak with representatives of some of the newly formed political parties (Lok Paritran, Bharat Punarnirman Dal and Bharat Yuva Mission), I am very pleased that yesterday,...
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