As a society and polity, holding these godmen accountable is of the utmost importance. But the criminal justice system is not enough to systemically redress the issue of power exercised by these godmen over their […]
The upcoming “March For Unity” in Edison township of New Jersey on Oct. 30, 2022 is an insult to the minorities of Indian origin as well as majority Hindus that believe in human rights for […]
“Rahul needs to take a leaf out of former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair’s New Labour, where he adopted the ideas of another former British PM Margaret Thatcher because he saw clearly that the time […]
Modi regime’s American support base suffers multiple defeats in Summer of 2022 “Hindu nationalists in the US are contributing to the “alarming trend” of anti-Asian hate crimes in the country. “If we are to confront […]
There are signs, however faint, that the popularity of PM Modi is fraying at the edges and people are not too happy with the govt indulging in political games, even as they are feeling the […]
“Significantly, a humiliating economic blockade by India in 2015 pushed Nepal to join the BRI in 2016. Sri Lanka and Bangladesh followed suit, all wanting to reduce dependence on India and diversifying their economic options. […]
“The existing freebies and newly committed “guarantees”, including Rs 1,000 per month to every adult woman, by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab will eat up Rs 28,962 crore in 2022-23. It is over […]
“However, India under Modi seems to want to go it alone, preferring standalone bilateral relationships with its neighbors to a South Asian regionalism — a concept which is still in its infancy. The ‘Akhand Bharat’ […]
“These developments have come as an unexpected bonanza, allowing Trump to dominate the ‘screen near you.’ If Trump is indicted, the Congressional ‘referral’ to the Justice Department would allow him to linger on the ‘screen’, […]
“Mar-a-Lago has unleashed for future generations a new problem that will one day consume and destroy the most important goal of American Exceptionalism: Peaceful Transfer of Power. Now, every POTUS who does wrong, like a […]
“India is bound together as a great nation by the strength and stability of its democracy, the rule of law and a breath-taking diversity of its populace in terms of religion, language, culture, climate, history, […]
India’s record on violations against Journalists has been among the worst in recent times. A nation, said to be the “beacon of hope” and the “largest democracy” in the world dropped eight laces to 150 […]
“The report observes that the ‘development paradigm’ has aggravated the difficulties of the ‘marginalized’ as the benefits have been ‘disproportionately cornered by the dominant sections at the expense of the poor, who have borne most […]
Manchin’s refusal to back any climate proposal could doom action for years to come, given the strong likelihood of Republicans flipping the House in November. Sens. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) independently used […]
“Apart from all the political maneuvering, one needs to look at the story of the Adivasis and make one’s own conclusions whether this nomination by BJP is part of a genuine effort to recognize the […]
Methodical and Relentless: Russia’s war Donbas likely to continue through the summer The idea that by next month the UAF could both halt Moscow’s offensive and then launch its own counteroffensive has no realistic basis. […]
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 […]
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, […]
“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 […]
“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 […]
“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 […]
“Though Biden wants Quad to look at Russia’s Ukraine invasion and North Korea’s nuclear threats, he views the Quad partnership of four major democracies in the Indo-Pacific as vital to challenge China’s growing influence in […]
In new India, can’t ask students to enquire, relate theory to socio-historical reality “Recently, a private university in UP suspended a faculty of political science. In the first-year BA political science paper, he asked his […]
“The Opposition space is so badly fragmented that it seems incapable of reaching the critical mass necessary to take on the BJP. At the heart of the problem is the thinly-spread-out Congress that has a […]
‘Not all countries are in agreement with the West about the extent of Russian perfidy in the context of Ukraine’. ‘If the two sides were to engage in a nuclear conflict, there would be no […]
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