Category: Politics and Governance in India

Double Speak?

Offered without comment (except for the post-script!): Vatican says Nothing Wrong with Nuclear Power Nuclear power should be considered a useful energy source, a senior Catholic cardinal has said on Wednesday. …“With maximum safety...

A guide for a future Kandahar & other similar stuff..

Courtesy an article by Ronen Bergman, titled “Gilad Shalit and the Rising Price of an Israeli Life“ from the New York Times last week, please read these excerpts that deal with Israel’s stance in hostage situations...

Communal Reservations via the back door?

How many of you noticed this piece of “news” from about 2 months ago (emphasis added)? The Centre is proposing to introduce reservation for Muslims in educational institutions and employment on the lines of...

On “distant” Assam and “mainland” India

I doubt many of you noticed two innocuous words in a tribute to Bhupen Hazarika in Firstpost earlier this week. The words (highlighted below) were “distant” and “mainland“. The “distant” was a reference to...