Category: Politics and Governance in India

“Un-electing” our leaders – Chhattisgarh shows the way

Surendra Srivastava of Loksatta alerted me to this news: Chhattisgarh: People recall 3 local body chiefs For the first time in the history of Chhattisgarh, people of three urban local bodies have recalled their chairpersons...

The ridiculous extremes of pseudo-secularism

Fellow blogger Varnam recently wrote two posts on how learning Sanskrit is now considered to be a “communal” activity and something that might put you at odds with the “secular” brigade. In the first one,...

With “allies” like these, who needs enemies?

This analysis of�attitudes that the communist parties have�towards vital matters of national interest reveals why they are probably the most dangerous�element in the current political landscape… Excerpts from Red Star over South Block�(emphasis mine)...

Pakistan: A State-sponsor of Terrorism?

Came across this news-report yesterday and wondered whether there is now sufficient�evidence to�declare Pakistan a state-sponsor of terrorism?� …Elements of Pakistan’s ISI and its paramilitaries are actively backing Taliban insurgents and if their sanctuaries...

Must we separate religion from politics?

This post was inspired by Hrishi and Dnyanesh’s comments�which I am reproducing below. The point raised by Hrishi was (essentially) that democracy and politics (of the modern kind) is incompatible with religion… *** Comment...