Dear Gurumurthy, Intellectually, you are far ahead of RSS colleagues who think the story of Shiva placing an elephant’s head on the decapitated Ganesha proves that ancient India had mastered plastic surgery. So let me contest your now-famous speech at […]
Why Gurumurthy and RSS need a worldview Read More »
For real privatisation in infrastructure, the old model needs to be inverted The Narendra Modi government has failed to privatise any public sector undertaking (PSU). Its sale of minority stakes in several PSUs is disinvestment, not privatisation — the latter
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Music should respect no borders of nation, region, religion or language. It should soar across the world and captivate all humanity. I am aghast that a Delhi concert, sponsored by Spic Macay and the Airports Authority of India (AAI), had
Let’s not dance to the tune of Hindu martial music Read More »
The recent controversy on the independence of the RBI from the government raised important issues of principle. Some analysts said that the government was elected while the RBI was not, and in a democracy the elected body must take precedence
Unelected bodies like RBI are vital for democracy Read More »
GoI raiding the central bank’s reserves is no solution for the fiscal deficit The controversy over the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) independence cloaks a bigger issue: the government’s chronic inability to control overspending and the fiscal deficit. RBI deputy
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On October 31, the world biggest statue, that of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, was unveiled in Gujarat to celebrate the birth anniversary of India’s ‘Iron Man’. As home minister in 1947, he helped weld together over 500 princely states to create
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The Supreme Court order on admitting women to the Sabarimala Temple is being flouted by Hindu mobs. The Congress has joined with the BJP in backing the mob. If the Constitution and Supreme Court matter so little, is mob rule
What’s good for Haji Ali shrine must be good for Sabarimala too Read More »
Dear Mohan Bhagwatji, In your Vijayadashami speech in Nagpur, you spoke on whether women had the right to freely enter the Sabarimala temple. You said the faith and traditions of crores of devotees for centuries were ignored by the Supreme
Do only Muslim women get rights, Mr Bhagwat? Read More »
A new US-China Cold War is about to begin. Last week, US vice-president Mike Pence accused China of economic and political aggression to try and dominate the world, and pledged to combat this in every realm and continent. He listed
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The new US-Mexico-Canada Agreement has grim implications for India Nafta (North American Free Trade Agreement) is dead. Long live USMCA (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement). US President Donald Trump has bullied Mexico and Canada into a new free trade agreement to replace
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