Xavier P Mao21st century is known as the century of Dialogue and Negotiation. Therefore, I propose a dialogue among all the Four Naga factions namely the 2-NNC and the 2-NSCN to be mediated by two representativ
Uri AvneryMust a Native-American recognize the right of the United States of America to exist?Interesting question. The USA was established by Europeans who invaded a continent that did not belong to them, erad
Ram PuniyaniCurrent times are witnessing violence of severe nature all around in which religion is projected one of the reasons. It is also projected as a clash between people of two religions and that people b
Nicola NasserThe Israeli arrogance of being the regional military super power, unequivocally backed by the U.S. world super power, is dictating a kind of politics that deals trivially with the national and reli
Vidya Bhushan RawatBJP’s manifesto for Uttarakhand reflects the bankruptcy of its ideology. That Sanskrit will be the state language and the government would pass anti conversion laws shows that BJP has not l
Smita PoudelIn orthodox Hindu societies women usually wear the sari or the salwar kameej, which is generally regarded as respectable. In conservative Hindu cultures a woman seen wearing pants or a T-shirt inste
Max MartinThe top down approach of the Disaster Management Act had its advantages but completely ignored local knowledge and ways of living.Six years after the release of the India Disasters Report the Indian g
Teesta SetalvadFriends,As I stand here to accept this award given in memory of a man who has been described alternately as a passionate democrat, a patriot and above a good human being I cannot but recall how t
Siddharth Srivastava Indian workers will pocket the world’s highest-percentage salary increases in 2007, according to an international survey, thanks to a severe manpower shortage combined with strong ec
Sudha Ramachandran Barely two weeks after Hindu-Muslim riots rocked Bangalore, another wave of violence is threatening to engulf the city. A tribunal verdict regarding sharing of the waters of the River Ca
Mneesha Gellman and Josh Dankoff We sat around the breakfast table gently sweating along with our hosts in the early morning heat. Tola served porridge for the guests, then put a big scoop of
Dhruba Adhikary The disturbances that mountainous Nepal is currently facing in the southern plains, called Terai, threaten to blossom into a separatist movement as in Sri Lanka. And they could derail the p
Toni solo Nuala O’Loan’s recent report on UK government security forces’ collusion with Loyalist death squads in the north of Ireland points up various historical reminders of relevance now as the B
Syed Saleem Shahzad Western officials involved in counter-narcotics operations in Afghanistan estimate that this year the country will produce its biggest poppy crop in history. Nevertheless, Taliban-domin
Larry Jagan Myanmar’s top generals are in the throes of a full-blown power struggle as they grapple with how best to introduce significant political reforms, including a planned move toward some form of
Aaron KikonChumukedimaThe Taj Mahal was once but just a thought, an idea, a dream in the mind of a man called Shah Jahan. But when he went about realising that dream, the result was the Taj Mahal. I believe the
Bal PatilI think it would be most appropriate to recall the great Ahmedabad trial at this juncture when the centennial of the Gandhian satyagraha in South Africa is commemorated worldwide. When Mahatma Gandhi e
Meredith Terretta Most of the reviewers of Ngugi’s latest novel, Wizard of the Crow, corral the book into two major themes they find in its 760 pages. The first exposes corrupt dictators in postcolonial
Indrajit Basu Guess what is the current status symbol in Assam - a tea-growing state in northeastern India - these days? It is not the latest-model multi-utility vehicle, the price of which could buy a sma
Ambrose MusiyiwaZimbabwean president, Robert Mugabe has been named as one of the 33 leading “predators of press freedom” in the world.“Whether presidents, ministers, chiefs of staff, religious leaders or