India is at a precarious position in it’s history. It has gained relevance in the world. From being an irrelevant third world country, India has become a promising third world country. The future holds out the possibility of India as a player in world politics and also the fear that India couldn’t capitalise on opportunities. [...]
The Jinnah djinn is out to hound the BJP again. This time it is Jaswant Singh who’s courting ire from the Sangh Parivar for his book on Jinnah. Jaswant Singh’s work warrants appreciation but there’s been nothing but scorn from political circles. No politician worth his/her salt has stuck his head out favourably for Jaswant [...]
62 years is a long time to get one’s act together. Enough even for a country. It’s been 62 years since India gained it’s independence. Today, India is apparently on the verge of ‘greatness’. ‘Greatness’ is an amorphous term. If America is a great country, then you’re talking about the cultural dominance, economic muscle, military [...]
Yesterday on Facebook I proposed civil disobedience in protest of the Punjab Government’s failure to provide power supply to the state. It was only meant to be a facetious rant but the responses made me realize a few things. I was ridiculed and derided, told that the moment the police came down on me with [...]