Modi’s war against India’s enemies
The likelihood of a Sino-Pak military assault against India remains quite high. India’s economic progress and continuing acquisition of economic autonomy and resilience undermine Sino-Pak interests. The re-election More...
Maharashtra fracas and why Hindus feel aggrieved
Much has been said about the very public spat on Social Media involving Amrutha Fadnavis, the spouse of the Maharashtra CM on the specific issue of her choosing to be the face of the “Be Santa” and “Giving More...
The Ignorance Within: How Hindutva Plutocrats are weakening the Intellectual Battle for Hindu Survival
Sri Ashok Chowgule, a businessman with shipping and other interests and sometime Working President of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), has written a long response in Swarajya to my recent analysis of why Hindus More...
Maharashtra Loan Waiver: Bureaucratic Confusion & Corruption
The Maharashtra Government’s Loan Waiver Scheme has become a case of confusion worse confounded. First, on June 24, this year, the government announced a mega agri-loan waiver of Rs 34,022/- crores after a state-wide More...
Three Years of Modi Government: Achievements, Failures And The Road Ahead
It has been 3 years since the Modi lead BJP government came to power in May 2014 and India is going through an interesting phase of transition and aspirations. Most of the reports that have come in the media are More...
Made Snana: Another case of dismantling Hindu practices?
The controversial practice of “Made-Snana”, which involves devotees rolling over the food leftover by Brahmins, in certain temples of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, once every year is again in the news. This time, More...
Book Excerpt: Narendra Modi- The Game Changer
Narendra Modi was attending the funeral of photo journalist Gopal Bisht of Aaj Tak news channel in Delhi. It was 2 October 2001. Just a day before, Madhavrao Scindia* had died in a private plane crash along with More...
Is BJP Hampering Hindu Revival?
Two years have passed, since the so called Hindu Nationalist Party, the BJP was elected with a whopping majority to the lower house of the Parliament, the Loka Sabha. The BJP was successful in creating an atmosphere More...
Kargil And The Manufacturing Of History-I
In the spring of 1999, when the “war-like” situation erupted in Kashmir in the Kargil district, I was doing research regarding history textbooks in Bangladesh. A few weeks before I left Bangladesh, a direct More...
Why battle for Congress Mukt Bharat is far from over
With Sonia Gandhi being named in relation to Augusta Westland scam by the Italian Appeals Court, those who voted for Congress Mukt Bharat feel vindicated. But, this struggle for achieving Congress Mukt Bharat is More...