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Saffron Replaces Khaki: Hindu Rashtra in the Making

NEW DELHI, April 15 -- Those who have lived in Saudi Arabia know about the religious police there. They function under a Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice. They have unl... Read More


AAP under Scrutiny: Delving into Poetic Justice

NEW DELHI, April 8 -- I have never understood the Aam Aadmi Party and its chief, Arvind Kejriwal. They defy the conventional norms of a political party and its leader. It was birthed by the 2011 anti-... Read More


Open Reply to PM: Treat Everyone Equitably

NEW DELHI, March 25 -- Dear Shri Narendra Modi Ji, I was pleasantly surprised to receive your letter dated March 15 in both Hindi and English. You mentioned in your letter how you have received trust... Read More


CAA: Constitution Attacked Again

NEW DELHI, March 18 -- It had all the trappings of a powerful bomb. Now, you may ask what they are? An outer casing, the inner explosive material, devices such as fins to stabilise the bomb, one or mo... Read More


Modi Ki Guarantee: A pledge for change or political rhetoric?

NEW DELHI, March 11 -- I am tired of hearing the phrase "Modi Ki Guarantee" when I drive my car or watch the news on television. I know that he has not fulfilled many of the guarantees he gave while c... Read More


Letter to Rahul Gandhi: Fight in your own territory

NEW DELHI, Feb. 26 -- Dear Shri Rahul Gandhi Ji, I am pleased that the Indian National Congress (INC) has successfully forged alliances with the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and ... Read More


Indian dilemma: Construction abroad, demolition at home

NEW DELHI, Feb. 19 -- On Valentine's Day, when some custodians of faith usually harass young couples exchanging sweet nothings at public parks because they lack private space, Prime Minister Narendra ... Read More


Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakur's wake-up call

NEW DELHI, Feb. 12 -- Like countless people, I was very happy when President Droupadi Murmu announced the name of Karpoori Thakur as the posthumous recipient of the highest civilian honour of Bharat R... Read More


Open letter to Chhattisgarh CM: Christians punch above their weight

NEW DELHI, Feb. 5 -- Dear Shri Vishnu Deo Sai Ji, When you took over as the fourth Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, I was happy that a tribal had reached there. I thought you knew the state's problems... Read More


Ayodhya revisited: The sacred and the secular

NEW DELHI, Jan. 22 -- I cannot help but recall December 6, 1992; it was a Sunday. I had invited the founder editor of this journal, the late Fr. John Vallamattom, to be the chief guest at the annual d... Read More