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No Need for Qualifications!

India, Sept. 1 -- The highly acclaimed interviewer came storming out of the interview room, his face red, not from the summer heat, but from sheer frustration. "Everybody wants the job," he spluttered... Read More


Concentration of Power, Fracturing of Emotions

India, Sept. 1 -- JCB School of Justice Hitler in Nazi Germany used to claim, "I am the law", and Louis XIV earlier in France, "I am the state." Today, in India, our Topmost Leader seems to claim "I a... Read More


A Man and His Vision

India, Sept. 1 -- The thrust on tourism as a potential money spinner for the state is possibly the reason for the excessive tourism we see in Goa today. This has inadvertently put pressure on local re... Read More


Governors are Not Super Chief Ministers

India, Sept. 1 -- The counsel for the State of Tamil Nadu, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, on Thursday, August 28, 2025, in a very significant submission before the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, hea... Read More


Hail the Dog, Jail the Hound

India, Sept. 1 -- Donald Trump has made a laughingstock of his country. Far from making it great again, he is taking it down into the dumps. Are we Indians heading in the same direction? It would see... Read More


Journalism of Courage Anas Al-Sharif's Final Dispatch

India, Sept. 1 -- My recent column on the penury of journalists elicited a surprisingly strong response. Some readers shared their experiences of struggling after retirement, while others sent sympath... Read More


130th Constitution Amendment Bill: A Highly Suspicious Move

India, Sept. 1 -- The sudden introduction of the 130th Constitution Amendment Bill, 2025, by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the Lok Sabha on August 20 triggered strong reactions from opposition benc... Read More


The Villainy Behind the 130th Amendment

India, Sept. 1 -- The Home Minister, Amit Shah, has presented the 130th Constitutional Amendment Bill, wrapped in the garb of morality and public virtue. Utter hogwash! He has been going around claimi... Read More


Pens Without Pensions The Plight of Senior Journalists

India, Aug. 25 -- I grew up reading GK Reddy's dispatches in The Hindu. For a budding journalist, he was nothing short of a phenomenon. At a time when most newspapers were stingy about giving bylines ... Read More


SC Upholds Citizens' Right to Vote

India, Aug. 25 -- In a significant boost to democratic principles, the Supreme Court on Thusday, August 14, 2025 in an interim order directed the Election Commission of India to publish the boothwise ... Read More