Ram Puniyani India began as a plural democracy; respect for diversity was the core value. The provisions of safeguards for minorities were in built. These safeguards were formulated by the Constituent Assembly’s committee on Minorities headed by Sardar Patel. Seven...
The Senate impeachment trial is over. As expected, former President Donald Trump was not found guilty. Now, the real trial begins. That is the trial for the United States of America and this democratic republic. Our American democracy is at a crossroads. The path we...
Human economic activity makes extensive use of the ecosystem services nature provides, but these barely feature in measurements of GDP. It is vital to restore nature to economic analysis and policy before the damage to the natural world – and thus to everybody’s...
The recent demonstrations in Russia might have raised the West’s hope to see an end to the Russian oligarchy, but it may turn out to be a wishful dream. Over the last two weeks, many Russian cities including Moscow and St. Petersburg witnessed a second wave of public...
By Asad Mirza After tolerating four years of tantrums, mood swings and fits, bad language, and the worst idiotic and overtly racist behaviour when defeated by any US president, the world keenly awaited the change of power in the oldest democracy in the world when Joe...
By Justice Markandey Katju Hindi is an artificially created language, and is not the people’s language. The common man’s language ( in large parts of India ) is Hindustani ( also called khadiboli ). What is the difference between Hindustani and Hindi ? To give an...
In 2020, India witnessed 10 communal riots claiming 59 lives as compared to 25 communal riots in 2019 claiming 8 lives Irfan Engineer and Neha Dabhade IN 2020, India witnessed 10 communal riots claiming 59 lives as compared to 25 communal riots in 2019 claiming 8...
Indian Muslims since 1947 have faced a continuous onslaught on the community, which have increased in recent times, but the way forward has to be found by the community itself. It seems as if the Indian Muslims are under a collective siege from the external as well...
For their community’s benefit Muslim leaders will have to adopt a pragmatic approach and identify path-breaking alternatives for community’s progress. Fostering a Community psyche The Indian Muslims, as a community, do not possess a common community psyche. They are...
By Ram Puniyani Netaji Subhashchandra Bose’s birth anniversary was marked by various events this year (January 23). His portrait was unveiled by the President in Rashtrapati Bhavan. It was declared that his anniversary will be celebrated as Parakram Divas (Bravery...