BJP at 36
Dr. Anirban Ganguly An indicator of the relevance of a political party is when it continues to grow and widen its base and acceptability and when it nurtures a democratic approach and spirit right from the grassroots upward. As the Bharatiya Janata Party entered its 36th year of existence on April 6, 2016 that indicator
FERVENT NATIONALIST, PRAGMATIST
Anirban Ganguly I note with satisfaction the discussion my last week’s column on Sri Aurobindo generated. A large number of my readers have requested me to continue with a ‘sequel’, if possible, I accede to that request through this second column on Sri Aurobindo and propose to perhaps continue with a few more for a
MEDIA CONDESCENDS TO ACCEPT MODI’S POPULARITY
Swapan Dasgupta The sponsors of the rating poll were a little taken aback by the persisting popularity of Modi and his Government. The opening lines of the ET editorial reflected the bewilderment, “Exports, stock market indices and corporate returns might be down and banks battered by bad debt, but the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra
आखिर दुनिया सबसे बड़ी पार्टी कैसे बन सकी है भाजपा
शिवानन्द द्विवेदी भारत की राजनीति में दलीय व्यवस्था का उभार कालान्तर में बेहद रोचक ढंग से हुआ है। स्वतंत्रता के पश्चात कांग्रेस का पूरे देश में एकछत्र राज्य हुआ करता था और विपक्ष के तौर पर राज गोपाल चारी की स्वतंत्र पार्टी, भारत की कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी सहित बहुत छोटे स्तर पर जनसंघ के गिने-चुने लोग
दलित-मुस्लिम एकता एक छलावा भर है
अभिनव प्रकाश यह दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण है कि बहुत कम लोगों का ध्यान इस पर गया कि 2016 में द्वितीय विश्व युद्ध के बाद हुए सबसे बड़े नरसंहार के 45 वर्ष पूरे हो रहे हैं, जबकि यह नरसंहार भारतीय उपमहाद्वीप बांग्लादेश में हुआ था, जो उस समय पूर्वी पाकिस्तान के नाम से जाना जाता था। पाकिस्तान ने
THIRD FRONT. NOW ON, NOW OFF…
K G Suresh Indian democracy has adequate space for a viable ‘third’ alternative or even an alternative in the first place if the Congress fails to take off. But it has to be ensured that such a front is evolved gradually, based on past experiences of the good and the bad With Bihar Chief Minister
INDIAN MUSLIMS SHOULD SEE REASON ON AYODHYA
Sandhya Jain On Holi, last month, Muslims in some cities stepped forward to shower festival processions with petals and participate in ‘Holika dahan’, symbolising the triumph of purity over evil. This is not the first time the community has made such spontaneous gestures of goodwill. But it is a time when voices within Indian Islam
AZADI BRIGADE AND ITS OPEN, COVERT, BACKERS
A Surya Prakash There may indeed be a case for a fresh look at Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code dealing with sedition, but one must not allow this academic debate on the validity of such a provision to cloud the core issue that is before us, namely, the shameful assault on our Constitution
