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Category: Democracy

Strategic Decisions

India, ignoring Western pressure, continues to import crude oil at a cheap rate from Russia, even after Russian invasion of Ukraine. Naturally, the Narendra Modi Administration in New Delhi has […]

At This Crucial Juncture

He is the sole member of his party in the Parliament… He did not win election, but became a member of the Parliament on the basis of overall votes received […]

On True Achievement

Awards often trigger controversies regarding the persons who receive them, and who do not. The Nobel Prize, considered as the most famous award in the world, often triggered controversies in […]

Nuisance Value

Two eminent scientists had come out with the first modern model of the origin of life in the 1920s. Russian biochemist Aleksandr Ivanovich Oparin (February 18, 1894 – April 21, […]

Democracy & Family-arity

In a country or in a political party, the view of the majority is commonly accepted in Democracy. As per democratic norms, recognition of the opinion of the majority should […]

‘The Literates’

It is mentioned that Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (November 30, 1874 – January 24, 1965) was so awestruck and embarrassed after winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953 […]

Conflicts: Causes, Effects And…

The mid-20th Century world was dominated by several alliances, particularly the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and the Warsaw Pact. NATO had 12 founding members – Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, […]

Amidst Civil Unrest: Not Again!

It is often said that Rajiv Gandhi, the former Prime Minister of India, had to sacrifice his life for sending the Peace Keeping Force to neighbouring Sri Lanka, in 1987. […]

Revision: Significant & Systemic

“Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.” – Jimi Hendrix. Curriculum or academic syllabus at educational institutions had been radically revised in Italy during Benito Mussolini‘s reign (from 1923 to 1943). The […]