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Doom and Gloom Shall Pass
“Is there no virtue among us, if there be not, we are in a wretched situation?” – James Madison The bond between the world’s most powerful democracy and the world’s most populous democracy is so […]
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Divested of abortion right
US Supreme Court demonstrates feudal retrogression As I See It “The constriction of liberty has disastrous consequences for women who wish not to deliver an unwanted child due to therapeutic reasons or because the fetus […]
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Significance of a global Indian Christian Day -July 3rd
FIACONA (Federation of Indian American Christian Organizations of North America) has compiled a list of 761 attacks with a large percentage of those being mob attacks. As a Christian in India today, there is an […]
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Punjab: Shadow of Sangrur defeat robs “paperless” Budget of its sheen
Putting behind the Sangrur Lok Sabha bye-election debacle, three-month-old AAP Government has tried to salvage some of its prestige by presenting the State’s first ever “paperless”. Tax free and please all Budget in Punjab Vidhan […]
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India is not the fastest growing big economy
Based on the mentioned assumptions, the GDP for 2021-22 would have grown by only 1.8%, and not 8.7%, and it would be less than the pre-pandemic GDP of 2019-20 by 4.92%. Clearly, recovery is incomplete, […]
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Should the U.S. end the war on drugs?
The US war on drugs that started with the historic address to the nation by then President Richard Nixon on June 17,1971, continues unabated. “….there was a steep decline in illicit drug usage in the […]
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Defense reforms put govt in a tight spot
“The Agnipath scheme — envisaged as a short-term contractual recruitment model for the Army, Navy and Air Force — is billed as the next big thing in reforms but its announcement singed and burnt large […]
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Why no govt bulldozers on Agnipath military recruitment protesters? But lots of bulldozers on minority community protesters?
Letter to the Editor In the last one week a huge number of young men, mostly non-Muslims have indulged in rough and violent protests across India against the BJP govt.’s new Agnipath Program to recruit […]
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An unjust pursuit: On U.S.’ relentless pursuit of Julian Assange
Julian Assange deserves freedom, not persecution for investigative journalism The United States’ relentless pursuit of Julian Assange received a fillip after the British Home Secretary, Priti Patel, gave the go-ahead to extradite him to the […]
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Modi has externalized his domestic agenda of spreading Islamophobia in India
Right now, India’s global reputation as a viable Democracy and a Secular nation is under scrutiny as it has descended into a major milestone of steep descent into darkness of bigotry and Islamophobia. Modi that […]
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Presidential election: Who will occupy Rashtrapati Bhavan?
Considering the divergent views and conflicting ambitions, it will be a tall order for the Opposition to devise a united front and coherent strategy. All told, the presidential election will be a demonstration of how […]
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Playing with fire: On Agnipath
The Agnipath must be put on hold given the failure to push it as anything but a cost-cutting measure All non-officer appointments to the three wings of the Indian armed forces will be through the […]
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Free run for bulldozers
Bypassing of due process a dangerous trend The no-holds-barred demolition of the house of Mohammad Javed, the alleged mastermind of Friday’s mob violence in Prayagraj, seems to be an instance of vindictive rather than administrative […]
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It is time for common sense politics: Tom Suozzi, a candidate for Governor of New York, fits the bill
“Therefore, what is lacking in all these policies is simply common sense. Policies should be made to improve people’s lives, not disrupt them. Whether dealing with increasing crime in the neighborhoods or fighting inflation at […]
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PM needs nation’s sympathy
“To win him over, we must emphasize Modi’s personal importance in the country, and in the world, and how important it is for him to change tack and lead a united country instead of an […]
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Tour of Duty plan loaded against the soldier
“It is only after enormous sacrifices and hardships that traditions are built and camaraderie comes about, which eventually plays on the psyche of the troops as they face extreme danger. The Indian military’s class units […]
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RSS chief’s conciliatory note
The Parivar has to overcome distrust to engage with Muslims The RSS chief has struck a conciliatory note by questioning the need to ‘look for a Shivling in every mosque’, that would hopefully defuse the […]
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National embarrassment: Arab outrage wake-up call to atone for extremism, hatred
About 10 days ago, PM Narendra Modi had described his government’s eight years in power as a tenure that did not allow Indians to hang their heads in shame. All right-thinking Indians — whether they […]
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Delayed response: On govt.’s stern action against hate speech
The Government could have avoided the hate speech issue if the BJP had acted early The Government’s decision to take a stern view of hate speech targeting religious beliefs, to distance itself from comments made […]
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Punjab Politics: Litmus Test for AAP in Sangrur Lok Sabha Bye-Election
Rocked by the gruesome assassination of folk singer-turned politician Sidhu Moose Wala on May 29, the ruling Aam Aadmi faces a litmus test in the Sangrur Lok Sabha seat bye-election scheduled for June 23. The […]
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Handle the India-U.S. Relationship with Care
“Americans and Indians often see the same problem in very different ways. India, for example, does not see Russia’s attack on Ukraine as a threat to world order. While Americans have been disturbed by India’s […]
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Kashmir killings: Amid fear and panic, ensure sense of security
A Sense of fear and insecurity after yet another targeted killing in Kashmir is understandable, as is the anger. Yet, it is critical to ensure that the fatal attack in Kulgam on schoolteacher Rajni Bala […]
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Gangs of Punjab: Moosewala’s murder shows gangster culture is thriving
The shocking murder of singer-politician Sidhu Moosewala underscores the impunity with which gangsters have been operating in Punjab in recent years. Some of them have killed their rivals or have been gunned down by cops, […]
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Another round of US cajoling
Russian support makes switching of sides difficult India has been hosting recurring waves of diplomats and government officials descending from Washington with the singular purpose of removing Russia from South Block’s bouquet of painstakingly built […]
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The return of the great power rivalries
“The behavior of 20th century Germany and 21st century Russia can best be explained using what John Mearsheimer calls “offensive realism”. Offensive realists argue that “revisionist powers” tend to use force to rewrite the balance […]