Third Front to come? Mayawati can be trusted to lead? Or, Chandrababu Naidu and Prakash Karat are wasting their time? So, the next general elections would be interesting from many points of view. One, the alliance between the Congress and the Samajwadi Party is not as natural as it now seems. They were never natural…
Who should be the next Prime Minister?
Manmohan Singh is a sure bet? Or, other names? In the Opposition ranks loom L.K.Advani and in the third front Mayawati, Mulayam Singh or even Chandrababu Naidu? There is one difference this time, that is, on the eve of the next general elections. That is the most mysterious silence on the part of everyone in…
Abhinav Bindra, 24, wins India’s only Olympic Gold medal!
A whole nation wakes up to realise its new status! Let us reform our education belief system, so that we can create millions of aspiring young minds! Yes, the 24-year young man’s win is India’s great moment of triumph! The Beijing Olympic Games was held for the first time outside Europe, the West. So, the…
Prime Minister at the Red Fort
What an irony of an Independence Day speech! Chairs empty! L.K.Advani, the Prime Ministerial candidate and the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha was seen yawning! The Red Fort speech of the incumbent Prime Minister is always an occasion for celebration and also a momentous time to reflect and seriously ponder over the…
Is India going to be a unique nuclear power?
We will show leadership to the world? Is only India talking the nuclear truth? Other nations, less than perfect? Can the Indian people trust only Manmohan Singh and Pranab Mukerjee? What are the Prime Minister’s true beliefs on the nuclear deal? Yes, India seems to be pretending a lot. We seem to be innocent and…
Why study history?
What use the study of Indian history? Dr.Sabyasachi Bhattacharya Dr.Romila Thapar Prof.Irfan Habib Prof.M.G.S.Narayanan Prof.Suvira Jaiswal I have just noted down some of the names of the eminent historians now writing in India. This I do for the simple reason that many of the readers of this magazine might not have heard of their names….
Disband the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council!
Lift ban on maize exports! The Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council is a set of retired officials. As such they are the ones who had lost touch with the ground level realities long ago. They have now invited themselves severe criticism from paddy farmers. The government agreed for an MSP of Rs.1,000 per quintal and…
The trust vote
A rare moment of triumph for India’s democracy! A rare assertion of Indian patriotism! A vote for India’s unity of spirit and resolve! A demonstration of the collective consciousness of the people Cutting across regions and religions and over-coming the many divisions and small-mindedness of small-time politicians and the conspirators! Who gains and who loses?…