As countries began going under lockdown following the spread of coronavirus, reports of the governments riding roughshod over the people started pouring in from Kenya and many other African countries. India was also put under…
The death of 20 soldiers on the Indo Chinese border at the LAC during the ‘de-escalation’ of the forces is shocking, to say the least. The incident is reported to be of 15-16th June night…
In February 2020 media began reporting the spread of a new virus in the world and it soon became the prime topic of discussion among us colleagues. I visited the website of the World Health…
Unable to resolve its border disputes with Pakistan and China, India has now managed to create a dispute with Nepal in the process of building a road to Kailash Mansarovar in Tibet through areas which…
It is becoming increasingly obvious that the government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic over the last 3 months has failed on almost every front. Not only has the government been unsuccessful in containing the exponential…
The Karnataka government led by a senior RSS whole-timer, B.S. Yediyurappa is going to honour Hindutva icon, VD Savarkar by naming two of the newly built major flyovers in Bangalore and Mangalore after him. There…
Today, we remember revolutionary Birsa Munda on his death anniversary. Frankly, he was martyred in Ranchi Jail on June 9th, 1900 after he was arrested long back and kept there by the British authorities. His…
The world leaders are joining hands and have spoken against racism in any form and any country. Most of them have supported people’s right to protest and concerned raised by the African American in the…
By Justice Markandey Katju, former Judge, Supreme Court A pregnant elephant died in Kerala by eating a pineapple containing a firecracker, and immediately some politicians have jumped into the fray trying to communalise the issue,…
This is a matter of concern because the current policies of Government of India have pulverised the polity in Jammu and Kashmir and the recovery of a healthy democracy appears to have a remote chance…
In the last few weeks, we saw some hard-hitting ‘statements’ made by some big legal names. The Solicitor General of India, Mr Tushar Mehta made many allegations accusing some former judges, some high courts and…
By Dr. Binoy Kampmark Mobs are unruly, headless things. The message is the action. The platform is often violence. But what is happening across the United States cannot simply be labelled as a looting-leads-to-shooting episode. …
India’s ruling party cannot draw better depiction through a caricature of Indian Muslims which they tweeted with a Cartoon today, because this is what they believe ideologically. When this Cartoon comes through the tweet of…
Two of the biggest democracies in the world now face the biggest challenges in their political history. Yes, I am speaking about the United States and India. One has failed to accommodate the huge Black…
It is deeply disturbing that 81 years old poet Varavara Rao did not get bail and now admitted to a hospital in Mumbai. Reports suggest that the said prison in Taloja, Navi Mumbai have several…
Recently, I came across an article in The Indian Express by writer, teacher and social activist Apoorvanand. It was a rejoinder to some article. Initially, it appeared to me to suggest that there is no…
In remembrance of Nehru on his 56th death anniversary, his role as a democrat with a scientific temper which has made an immense contribution to India has to be highlighted. Nehru conceptualised the term scientific…
“A quick survey was carried out on Twitter. The screenshot is on the picture of this post. This was a snap poll, with limited options and aim, as can be seen. Idea was to see…
As a student of political science, we have been familiar with Samuel Johnson’s amazing words on patriotism, an essential ingredient of nationalism. He wrote: ‘Patriotism is last refuge of scoundrel.’ History has been witness to…
The Epidemics Act, 1897 gives the central and state governments authority to impose any regulations which may be necessary to contain the outbreak of a disease. Some state governments such as Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and…
