Islamic Terrorism- a perspective from the West
by‘Respect for religion’ has become a code phrase meaning ‘fear of religion.’ Religions, like all other ideas, deserve criticism, satire, and, yes, our fearless…
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Mr. Modi’s Kashmir Moment: Statesman or Politician
byIt has been truly said that there occasionally comes a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, can carry them…
It’s a plane, it’s a bird…..No it’s a shoe
byIn the course of last 15 years, a lot of them fell on the ground, dropped into the seas and some did hit their…
Ridiculing National Security
byThe political rhetoric and drama that followed the recent episode of a Pakistani boat that was chased inside India waters, intercepted, chased and blew…
Can Modi Dismount The Tiger?
byThe unsavoury developments of the last few weeks bring to my mind a limerick from my school days. It goes like this: There was…
How to Dial a Right Number?
byRudyard Kipling wrote “The Ballad of East and West” more than 125 years ago, whose opening lines “East is East and West is West/And…
Ignore the protests – Do watch PK
byDo not surrender to the self styled critics who are hell bent on disrupting the screening of PK. We live in a democracy and…
A Look Back at Year 2014
byAs the year comes to an end, let’s look back at 2014 and celebrate the New Year with new aspirations and goals. Year 2014…
Pensioners – Emerging pressure group in Himachal
byShimla: Other than State government employees, who are not only the most powerful pressure group but also the biggest beneficiaries of the total government…
Theog – Kotkhai – Hatkoti – Rohru road, a grave risk to human lives
byFast turning into an high accident prone state, bad roads and not driving errors is one of the prime reasons why so many of…