What is intriguing is why England, the US, France, Saudi Arabia and Qatar are so keen to oust the Syrian president
Sanjay Kapoor Delhi
JULY 2012
July 2012
Cover Story and Featured Stories
The inside story behind Pranab Mukherjee’s nomination for president seems like a thriller with an unfinished ending
Sanjay Kapoor Delhi
Will life imprisonment for two young human rights activists destroy people’s faith in the Indian judicial process?
Maulshree Pathak Delhi
Till the BJP disengages itself from the sinister shadows of fascist ideology and emerges as a modern Rightwing party, it will continue to stumble, stutter and fall
Sanjay Kapoor Delhi
The fantasy of the faithful to see Narendra Modi partnering Arun Jaitley as a nostalgic throwback to the Atal-Advani era is a pipedream which is bound to crash
Poornima Joshi Delhi
The resurrection of old bonds between the two Punjabs, in India and Pakistan, can decisively shift the affirmative discourse across the border
Tridivesh Maini Delhi
Can Narendra Modi save the BJP from sinking into a quagmire?
Poornima Joshi Delhi
The stratospheric legend of Narendra Modi and his promised land of Economic Freedom does not really shine as his propaganda machine and miscellaneous industrialists push it down the nation’s throat. Modi’s Gujarat lags behind and much of the adulation is unwarranted
Mohan Guruswamy Delhi
A man about town. For all seasons. Who wears many tactical hats. Meet another BJP aspirant for the PM’s slot: Arun Jaitley
Sadiq Naqvi Delhi
If Narendra Modi is the ‘Poster Boy’ of corporates, here are the reasons why
M Mehta Delhi/Ahmedabad
But this new cinema is strikingly separate, born out of starkly different circumstances, still unfolding, still struggling…
Aakshi Magazine Delhi
The Maoist bogey in Assam is a ploy to keep AFSPA in force
Patricia Mukhim Shillong
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Before UPA II formally announced Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee as their presidential candidate, I was very worried. There was talk about producing not a cute rabbit but a dark horse out of a hat, and we know what happened the last time around: Pratibha Patil, for heaven’s sake! The only inspiration I’ve drawn from her is an idea for a book which I shall call Around the World on Taxpayers’ Money.
Just the other day, a political activist called me up from Patna and shared with me his views about what the ordinary people are going through while an economic slowdown looms on the near horizon. “Sadness and a sense of hopelessness has gripped ordinary people. And this mood is deepened by merciless inflation, power outages for 10 to 14 hours and inadequate supply of drinking water. Worse, there is no leader or a sensitive government to help them out from this crisis.”
Close to 48 tigers have succumbed in the first six months of this year to an inefficient WCCB and an untrained wildlife department
Akash Bisht Delhi