Articles with tag: BJP
When India Banned Thought
Rakesh Mani Aug 26, 2009 interacts: 177While Singh has shifted ground from supporting a nationalist right-wing party to intellectual liberalism, Jinnah moved from pursuing secular, liberal policies to rallying the masses with hard, communal appeals.
So What Gives?
Raj Shastri Aug 22, 2009 interacts: 4Even the fallout of the publication of the Jaswant Singh’s book, and his expulsion from BJP, should be seen as an essential temporary setback, in Jaswant’s quest to become Prime Minister.
Jaswant Speaks Out
Ather Naqvi Aug 24, 2009 interacts: 108The controversy over the book written by Jaswant Singh, Jinnah: India–Partition–Independence, in which he has painted Quaid-i-Azam in a positive light, does not seem to be dying down.
A Prescription for the BJP's Revival
Dost Mittar Jun 24, 2009 interacts: 676You should also take this opportunity to redefine hindutva to give priority to cleanse sacred rivers like Ganga and Yamuna and to rejuvenate forests dearly beloved of ancient rishis and munis.
India Votes for Stability
Dost Mittar May 16, 2009 interacts: 485The election sees the passing of Congress baton from mother to son. Rahul Gandhi played a prominent role as a campaigner and seems to have impressed voters with his charm, modesty and maturity.
Result 2009
Shoaib Daniyal May 16, 2009 interacts: 39Yes, it’s time to jive to Jai Ho. The big story of the day, apart from what I had for lunch, is that the Congress has swept the country, Singh is King and Sonia is our soniya.
Hindutva's Paradox
Rakesh Mani Mar 11, 2009 interacts: 130With general elections in India around the corner, the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) recently promised to a construct a temple in Ayodhya if elected to power.
How to Stop Terrorism: Appeal to Advani
Gnani Sankaran Dec 9, 2008 interacts: 72Terrorism cannot be fought or prevented by mere expansion of our firepower. To attack it, we need to attack the tools of terrorism and roots of terrorism.
Whose Dog?
Prashant Bhatt Sep 29, 2008 interacts: 2The way the Sangh Parivar has co-opted the working class and youth militants while serving the interests of the rich and powerful is a phenomenon which has torn India apart.
It's Politics Uber Alles In Kashmir ..... And India
Dost Mittar Aug 14, 2008 interacts: 259The BJP, while paying lip service to maintaining peace, did nothing to calm the situation in Jammu; instead, its troops have taken to the streets in other cities in India.
6th December 1992
M B Qasmi Dec 5, 2007 interacts: 86A turning point in Hindu Muslim relations in the post independence Indian history. It was a moment when all truths about religious coexistence suddenly proved false.
Truth Behind US-India Nuclear Deal
Shanay Khuda Dec 13, 2006 interacts: 95US-India deal has all the signs of great treaty. However it also contains some ominas signs of India getting trapped in a CIA net.
Prisoner of Conscience or Conscious Prisoner?
Farzana Versey May 29, 2006 interacts: 58V.P.Singh is back with a new Jan Morcha. Look at the timing. ‘Mandal 2’ is staining the streets. Is he capitalising on the wave? He says in this interview, “We are sitting on a volcano. The very backward are looking up to me. In 15 years
Modi’s Men and their Mean Machines
Farzana Versey May 3, 2006 interacts: 204Every illegal religious shrine ought to be demolished. Yet, I wish to know how a 200-year-old dargah of a Sufi saint qualifies as being ‘illegal’, is bulldozed and leads to mob violence. Gujarat is becoming an experimental lab for the Hindu Ra
Ba, Beti aur Bahu
Farzana Versey Apr 5, 2006 interacts: 95Uma Bharti is putting on the loner act for only one reason – to save the BJP’s top rung. The real loner here is Sonia. Her godfathers are ghosts. Are both of them “mind-controlled victims”?
W(h)ither BJP?
Dost Mittar Sep 26, 2005 interacts: 84His departure may placate the RSS apparatchiks in Nagpur but it will not resolve the internal contradiction in the BJP. These contradictions will be resolved only by a split in the party.
Bunty aur Babli: The latest RSS-BJP tango
Farzana Versey Jun 20, 2005 interacts: 289The con-game has been going on for over a decade.Advani was the RSS’ foot soldier who did all he could in Pakistan to lay the foundation for the return of Hindutva. He followed his brief well: Create confusion and fulfil the mission of the hardliner
Advani in Karachi
Beena Sarwar Jun 5, 2005 interacts: 665'There are many people who leave an inerasable stamp on history. But there are a few who actually create history. Qaed-e-Azam Mohd Ali Jinnah was one such rare individual,' commented India’s opposition leader and Bharatiya Janata Party president Lal
The Secularity of India
Nader Thiasi Jun 2, 2004 interacts: 393a ’secularism’ that never came to be..
Shiners versus Whiners; it’s Economics, Stupid
Harish Nambiar May 15, 2004 interacts: 61After all the hype and hoopla about India Shining, the results are a clear indicator that the BJP-led coalition misread public perception completely.
India Votes - and How!
Aniruddha Shankar May 14, 2004 interacts: 488Gujarat results, the Left wave, and the dark lining of the silver cloud.
Bring on The Empty Horses
Farzana Versey May 10, 2004 interacts: 105They are the new face of Indian politics. The branding of democracy with a stamp of supra-populism. The marketplace where you do not need to buy masses to listen to speeches, but to purchase the glamour of fringe stars
