Category: Politics and Governance in India

The missing “T-word”

Did anyone notice the missing “T-word”? From JK: Six militants killed; blast on Amarnath route …Six militants were killed across Kashmir in separate incidents on Monday. From Four militants killed in J&K encounter: …Four...

Will an Obama-style campaign work in India?

First, some excerpts from Internet key to Obama victories, by Steve Schifferes © BBC MMVIII “With Barack Obama moving close to victory in the Democratic presidential primary campaign, the internet has proved one of...

Mahatma and Netaji – A little bit of history

In my previous post, I has asked the question: What could be the reason(s) for the Government’s continued silence on the matter of Netaji’s disappearance? It would be tempting to blame this on partisan...

On ill-chosen words and dumb remarks

By now, most of you must have read the story of the amazing comparison by our esteemed Home Minister: In highly controversial remarks that could embarrass the UPA Government, Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil has drawn a curious...