The Rulers’ Choice!
Heads of state exercise immense power across the globe. They know that the importance of their office allows them to enjoy a certain amount of glamour and one of the […]
In Pursuit Of Socialist Seed…
The person must possess the appropriate political qualifications…. he should love the ‘socialist motherland’…. should be loyal to the leadership of the ruling party….. should follow the party line… No, […]
A Skull Narrates?
Historian Kim Wagner received an email from a couple in 2014. The couple mentioned in their mail that they owned a skull and did not feel comfortable with it. Also, […]
Supine Journos Mortgaging Brain, Spine To Brawn
October, 1988…. The then Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi, arrived at the Parliament early in the morning. He was not supposed to come to the Parliament on that day. […]
Platinum Jubilee Of A ‘Genocide’…
The year 1943. Around 2.1 million people, out of a population of 60.3 million, died in Bengal Province of then British India (now the eastern Indian province of West Bengal […]
Tryst With Trust
A store with a stock of around 20,000 books…. However, there is no support staff or cash counter in the store. Only a cashbox – called the ‘Trust Box’ – […]
Emergence Of A ‘Delicate’ Global Player
The ‘secret’ meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Chinese President Xi Xinping has sent a clear message to the US: Pyongyang is not ready to make any diplomatic […]
MODIfication On OBOR?
The Narendra Modi government in India plans to change its (foreign) policy towards neighbouring China. New Delhi has decided not to criticise or oppose Beijing’s high-profile ‘One Belt One Road’ […]
The Legacy Of Asma Jahangir
Human Rights leader Asma Jahangir of Pakistan died in Lahore on February 11, 2018, at the age of 66. Those – who knew her personally – felt the loss of […]
Boundless Ocean Of Politics 