Why is Sonia soft on Islamic terror: Part 2
Read Part 1 here. Sonia Gandhi’s softness towards Islamic Fundamentalists runs the risk of making India an attractive destination for the Jihadis. As noted in the previous part, Sonia Gandhi, though not officially a member of the government has the responsibility for keeping the ruling coalition afloat. Her principal coalition partners which include More...
Why is Sonia soft on Islamic terror: Part 1
India, along with Pakistan, is one of the key battlegrounds in the struggle against Islamist terror for the future of civilization. The largest democracy in the world, India has suffered its own severe Jihadist More...
The Arthashastra and the welfare state
As a new Gregorian year begins, it is appropriate to revisit the concept of a welfare state in the Sanskrit canon. The state had its obligations to the broader population. The public welfare was the measure by which More...
Congress Crimes circa 2013
The last ten years of the Congress-led UPA has been disastrous for the country. Every passing year has been more catastrophic than the previous one. 2013 has witnessed newer scams tumbling out of the government’s More...
AAP’s opportunism and Congress decadence
Not very long ago, when the Yankees were witnessing a great economic upsurge and the basic infrastructure was being put in place to act as the harbinger for increased American effort, a particular rail and road More...
Congress Crimes 3: Surrender to terror
Note: This column is authored by Mohan Mahapatra with commentary by Dr. N.S. Rajaram. Narendra Modi after Godhra and Mahatma Gandhi after the Khilafat were forced to deal with the violent aftermath. But there are More...
Decoding the Aam Aadmi Party
By any reckoning, Arvind Kejriwal’s rise is astounding. One year in politics, and he is chief minister of the Delhi state. As I mentioned in an earlier article, he has blasted many a myth about Indian politics More...
Pope Francis: an eyewash or a new beginning?
The office of the Pope is inarguably one of the most influential in the world. His words and actions have an effect on not only the ardent followers of the Catholic Church but also on millions of non-Christians More...
Stopping Modi at all costs
A US decision has evidently reaffirmed that Narendra Modi cannot be allowed to become prime minister of India. This is similar to the verdict reached on the elected President of Egypt, Mohammed Morsi. The US simply More...
Digvijaya Singh didn’t receive request for help from Modi
Assertion On 22 October 2013, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Digvijaya Singh in a reply to a Twitter user, @mukeshgupta26 claimed the following (click the graphic below for a larger view): Digvijaya Singh’s More...
