Category: Politics and Governance in India

Mumbai Attacks – Guest post by Supratim Basu

Dear Friends, It is my pleasure to publish this first guest post by Supratim Basu aka “Patriot”. Supratim has been an avid reader and commentator on this blog. He is also involved with me...

Politics in the Time of War*

From PM too late, Advani gone: …Manmohan Singh flew to Mumbai this evening only an hour after L.K. Advani, who had been insisting the two go together in a show of unity, had taken off....

Terrorist Attack in Mumbai – Part II

Some observations, rather hurried..more to come later. To the best of my knowledge, this was the first terrorist attack in recent times that involved hostages and a direct attack on the police The targetting...

Changing India – Step II

Dear All: As many of you are aware, one of the things I am working hard to make happen next year is “The Hope Summit* Several of you have asked how you could help...

Which planet is Mirwaiz Farooq living on?

“By staying away from polls, the people have proved they are not interested in election or selection. The government is staging a drama to fool the international community but it has failed… so said Mirwaiz...