Category: Politics and Governance in India

On Religious Freedoms and Secularism – Part II

Dear All: I am opening this second thread to continue the discussion over from On Religious Freedoms and Secularism. I am reproducing the last few comments to maintain continuity in the discussion. I believe...

Advice for Leaders, courtesy the MahAtma

Thoight-provoking excerpts from Arun Shourie’s We must have no price… (emphasis mine): In one who will stand up to power…conduct and character are everything. 1. ..the first thing to do is to avoid: to...

Shantanu’s Believe It or Not!* – III

Courtesy IBN comes this astounding story of a murder convict from Nepal, who crossed into India, acquired an assumed identity, flourished in business, amassed a fortune, turned into a politician and was elected, not...

Is this the thin end of the wedge?

Thanks to Krishen-ji for alerting me to this news-item…Christian pick on Congress poll list from which, a brief excerpt (emphasis mine): …For the first time, a major Christian body has asked a political party...

Explaining AfPak to a 14-year old

Last evening as I was trying to explain to my 14-year old why a possible US withdrawal from Afghanistan could be bad for India, I realised how hopeless the US case for continued involvement...