Dec 6 2012 is the 20th anniversary of when the Babri Masjid was partly/largely demolished by intrepid Kar Sevaks and hindu ceremonial observances resumed in due earnest. The movement excited the general hindu imagination to a significant extent. The dimensions of the dispute are historical,religious and then judicial and political. In my view,the reconstruction of […]
General Michael Flynn recently got convicted for lying to the FBI officials in an investigation , something unheard of in India apparently. Christian Michel , the Agent who is suspected of taking bribes in a defence deal on behalf of the then powers that were in India before Modi raj, isn’t ratting. He’s lying freely and knows very well there are no consequences for lying.
Was the pulwama encounter justified in the civilian deaths?
I would say it was.
Last the Commonwealth had anything to do with the Maldives, it was during Mr Nasheed’s election battle. A team of observers lent credibility to the exercise and ultimately, President Yameen got elected. Today, President Nasheed stands arrested on what many see as a flimsy charge of terrorism. President Yameen’s government sees it as appropriate. President […]
Now, the Muslims are the crudest in this respect, and the most sectarian. Their watch-word is: there is one God (Allah), and Mohammed is His Prophet. Everything beyond that not only is bad, but must be destroyed forthwith, at a moment’s notice, everyman or woman who does not exactly believe in that must be killed; […]
The recent Delhi Gang Rape,quite brutal,has prompted introspection in India.Ideas range from banning bollywood “provocative” movies to hanging the offender on the spot. People who took no issue with MF Hussein’s nude paintings of Hindu Godessess and women,argue in favor of banning “offensive” rapper Honey Singh’s lyrics. A rape epidemic in India has been in […]
Najam Sethi is a well regarded voice in Pakistani media & public life.His past has included a struggle against dictatorship in the ’60’s,exile,subsequent pardon and then as a prominent member of the Pakistani intelligentsia.A recent article by him in the Friday Times & published in India Today as well makes a case that peace between […]
A number of people and articles appear to have focused on the fact that Palestine being admitted as a non-voting Observer State into the U.N,gives it the right to join various international organisations and groupings, of which the International Criminal Court (ICC) is oft mentioned as most interesting. The theory or fear in each case […]
An anonymous handle on a news post had gone to the trouble of detailing all the scams in India since independence and I thought i might reproduce it here.Of course,there may well be more,or perhaps there are those in this list that aren’t really scams.But here goes. All cases against all political parties withdrawn. […]
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