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The Maharashtra Model
The Mumbai Model has been praised by the honorable Supreme Court and many more people for which we are grateful. But my message to all the citizens of Maharashtra, stay home, step out only if […]
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Israel-Hamas violence fueled by emotive triggers
Israel will have to introspect. Its hardline, extreme-right approach is pulling it into a black hole. The prospects of Hamas East and West, Hezbollah to the North and restive Palestinians within the country do not […]
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Sectarian strife in Pakistan
Deobandi and Bareilvi alignments a challenge to governance and peace India has done well to establish a back channel for talks with Pakistan’s military. A major result has been the signing of an agreement for […]
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Needed a Trial of India’s Prime Minister Modi for Covid deaths in India
The holding of the Kumbh Mela, Election Rallies, Holi celebrations & IPL matches involving over 390 million people, despite the arrival of the second wave was a criminal negligence by Modi regime. Knowingly they put […]
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Gasping for air, gasping for answers
The people of India are entitled to a full and honest account of what led more than a billion people into a catastrophe The struggle to breathe, or asphyxia, is the most terrifying human experience. […]
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Arrogant Modi-Shah Regime Dismissed Scientific Warnings
In the current crisis, of immediate concern are the disastrous omissions and commissions of the government concerning the building of health infrastructure, including, crucially, the problem with oxygen supplies and its recently announced vaccine policy. […]
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Prosecute Modifor COVID Deaths in India
In last one year, rather than deploying resources in healthcare & vaccines; Prime Minister of India was busy in promoting himself, superstitions, quackery and mythology for Covid treatment like ringing of bells, banging of plates, […]
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Kerala Elections: Will the power shift back to Congress?
As I See It The author who hails from the State of Kerala is a keen observer of politics in his State. He was in Kerala, campaigning for the Congress candidates, many of whom are […]
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OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT BIDEN
Compensation Is Due from China; and If We Were Pearl Harbored, Then Reparations too- Ravi Batra New York based attorney Ravi Batra, on 14thApril 2020 wrote an open letter to then President Trump making out […]
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Baisakhi Mubarak
Memories are important for our personal and collective identity. We celebrate Baisakhi by remembering the phenomenal personality, life, and legacy of Guru Gobind Singh: “Whether he was at Anandpur riding his handsome blue charger, his […]
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FARMERS MOVEMENT A STRUGGLE TO SAVE INDIA
The Farm Bills are designed to benefit the rich corporations. Farming in India is a Rs 4 Lac Crore Industry that employs 42% of the population. If Modi’s draconian & ill-conceived farm laws are not […]
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Some Positive Signs in India-Pakistan Relations?
“Hoping for a quick turn-around in Indo-Pakistan relations may just be wishful thinking. Perhaps it is, but I must admit that I have secretly indulged in it since 1978 when I went to Egypt on […]
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US Defense Secretary’s Visit to India: Signposts and Markers
“It may be pointed out that Lloyd Austin is the Secretary of Defense, and within the US set up, matters such as human rights and democracy overseas do not come under his domain. However, while […]
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How America’s Big Ag swallowed the family farms
“This is an eye opener for the majority of India’s middle class who are being fed the narrative that ‘Big Ag’ is the panacea for Indian farmers difficult situation, and especially for small farmers. I […]
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The truth has a price
Picking on critics and opponents is a common pastime of those in power “The penchant of the Modi government to ram laws through Parliament without adequate discussions or following parliamentary procedures, the targeting of activists […]
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Upholding the spirit of law
As institutions meant to uphold constitutional morality crumble like ninepins, it is gratifying that judges in high courts and district courts have risen to oppose the steady erosion of values in governance and the diminishing […]
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Movements must not be delinked from politics
“We must recognize that any mass movement cannot but be political in its impact. A movement that questions the rulers, as most movements do, cannot but dent the image of the ruling dispensation. A ruling […]
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Movements must not be delinked from politics
“We must recognize that any mass movement cannot but be political in its impact. A movement that questions the rulers, as most movements do, cannot but dent the image of the ruling dispensation. A ruling […]
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Human rights are everyone’s business
India must realize that a democracy cannot be reduced to only demanding praise from the rest of the world “The recent arrest of the 22-year-old environmental activist, Disha Ravi, for amplifying the farmer protests internationally, […]
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Why Modi And Shah Fear young Activists
“Unlike MPs and MLAs of other parties, these young activists cannot be made to join the BJP through bribery or coercion. Nor are they burdened by charges of corruption, nepotism, or dynastic entitlement. Nikhil Wagle […]
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Why Modi And Shah Fear young Activists
“Unlike MPs and MLAs of other parties, these young activists cannot be made to join the BJP through bribery or coercion. Nor are they burdened by charges of corruption, nepotism, or dynastic entitlement. Nikhil Wagle […]
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Disinformation is a cybersecurity threat
The disinformation infodemic requires a concerted and coordinated effort by governments, businesses, non-governmental organizations, and other entities to create standards and implement defenses. Taking advantage of the frameworks, norms, and tactics that we have already […]
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Weighing in on the Biden presidency
While it could be a curate’s egg for New Delhi, for the world, a return to Obama-era policies may prove inadequate “India’s pious hope is that the Biden Administration will prove even more favorable to […]
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A long list of opponents
Sedition charge is being brought against anyone critical of the government “But just as I am troubled by the sedition charges against Rajdeep, I am also troubled by the continuous assaults by this government on […]
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The Republic of India
Every year Republic Day is celebrated in India on 26th January with zeal and enthusiasm. Spectacular parades at Janpath, New Delhi, consisting the Indian National Army and national flag hoisting in various parts of the […]