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The case against Hindutva

Hindutva harms both India and Hinduism by conflating them in a semantic ego-trip K S Sudarshan, the former chief of the Hindu nationalist organisation —Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh— believes that all Indians are Hindus. Mohan Bhagwat, the...

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The mirage of middle class revolution

The middle class is incapable of bringing change in a praetorian state like Pakistan Change seems to be the new anthem exciting the people of Pakistan. Crushed or pulled apart by two opposing influences, people want change. On the one hand,...

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The Trishanku problem

Parliamentary panels must look at investigative, legislative and oversight issues of statutory agencies King Trishanku of the Ikshvaku (Solar) dynasty was a fascinating personality. An ancestor of King Ram, King Trishanku had a reputation of...

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Designing a food security scheme

IN PARLIAMENT An Act to ensure food security was promised in the Congress Manifesto for the 2009 General Elections, and reiterated in the President’s Address to Parliament in 2009, 2010 and 2011. These promised that 25kg of rice or wheat at...

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Secure under the New Himalayas

Nuclear weapons in India’s strategic culture Despite living next to each other for most of history, despite having fundamentally different ways of looking at international relations, the number of cases of direct military conflict between...

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A plan in action

Saranda Action Plan is a step in the right direction to bring development to Maoist- affected areas “Saranda, at the juncture of Odisha and...

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The concrete constitution

The recent anti-corruption campaigns may not increase probity in public life but they have certainly sparked a debate about the Indian Constitution....

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The case against Hindutva

Hindutva harms both India and Hinduism by conflating them in a semantic ego-trip K S Sudarshan, the former chief of the Hindu nationalist organisation —Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh— believes that all Indians are Hindus. Mohan Bhagwat, the current chief, said that if one is not a Hindu, one cannot be an Indian because “for us the [...]

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A plan in action

Saranda Action Plan is a step in the right direction to bring development to Maoist- affected areas “Saranda, at the juncture of Odisha and Jharkhand, is a region forgotten by the Government. The natives have been left alone to eke out their livelihoods. Most of Saranda still lives essentially a pre-modern existence.” These are words [...]

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The mirage of middle class revolution

The middle class is incapable of bringing change in a praetorian state like Pakistan Change seems to be the new anthem exciting the people of Pakistan. Crushed or pulled apart by two opposing influences, people want change. On the one hand, there is the humiliation of being endlessly poor and powerless, suffering from a moth-eaten [...]

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Parliament House

The Trishanku problem

Parliamentary panels must look at investigative, legislative and oversight issues of statutory agencies King Trishanku of the Ikshvaku (Solar) dynasty was a fascinating personality. An ancestor of King Ram, King Trishanku had a reputation of being a fair and just monarch. Like all good monarchs of that time, a time before sin became entrenched in [...]

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Securing the identity

How dependable and accurate is the UID authentication scheme? Biometric identification has become a core part of national security in many nations around the world,and is expected to be the standard for the foreseeable future. The trust placed by governments in biometric schemes stems from the notion that every human being has unique physical characteristics, [...]

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Another year of uncertainty

Afghanistan will have to surmount major challenges in 2012

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Ultimately, the market is the winner

The fears over FDI in retail fail to understand the needs of the consumer.

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Designing a food security scheme

The scheme design should have inbuilt incentive structures to deter leakages and deliver food to the intended beneficiaries.

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