“India Under Siege” – A Wake Up Call
Last weekend, I was honoured to be asked to release the overseas edition of “India Under Siege” – a book written by Sh N Ravindranath, a retired IB officer. I have not read the book...
Category: Politics and Governance in India
W’end Links – Godse, Nataraj and the “Good Doctor”
This weekend, have a read through Godse’s statement that he made in November 1948 as he stood trial for Gandhi’s assasination. Then, read Shovana Narayan’s essay on evolution of Nataraja… and finally, a remarkable...
Navin Chawla, CEC and suo motu actions
Two thought-provoking articles and a few links on the on-going saga at the Election Commission. First some excerpts from War clouds over the Election Commission by Radha Rajan …The Chief Election Commissioner, by asking...
On Constitution and Secularism
Most readers may already be aware of this but there continues to be a widespread misconception that the word “secular” was part of the original Constitution drafted during 1947-1950. E.g. a recent post on Indian Muslims Blog...
Waiting for a “fitting reply”*
Warning Islamabad against fomenting trouble in India, Congress President Sonia Gandhi said: “If the neighbour tries to do any mischief, people of this country will give a fitting reply…” Related Posts: We know its...
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