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Current Issue: July 2009

Imperatives Of Growth With
Social Justice
Objectives of social justice can be accommodated, at least partly, when the economy's going is good. A recession-affected economy is hardly capable of delivering the revenue for social democracy, contends noted thinker KUMARESH CHAKRAVARTY equipped with a rare perspective from New Delhi and Kolkata. more...

POLITICAL REFORMS
Broad-basing Political Parties
Ideally, there should be two almost equally strong parties. In India this would obviously have to be the Congress and the BJP. There could be two other parties representing the Left and the Right of the political spectrum which could prescribe the outer parameters of the playing field within which the two major parties would operate, argues former civil servant and noted thinker MN BUCH more...

BJP TODAY
Winning Over Minorities - Challenge To Leadership
The BJP's poll debacle may be personally disappointing for Advani's prime ministerial aspirations and frustrating for the party cadre. However, the positive side with which the country should be happy is that it has made the BJP look at the danger of Hindutva being presented as a distorted concept while in fact it should be an all inclusive philosophy, says RC RAJAMANI more...

DEFENCE & SECURITY
Time For A New Security Agenda
With explosive flashpoints around India and an unstable internal security environment, the new government has its work cut out. Right on the top of its defence and security agenda should be the formulation of a comprehensive National Security Strategy, including internal security, opines GURMEET KANWAL more...

USA TODAY
Journey Of CHANGE With Obama
Today Obama is seen as a symbol of change in 21st century America. This poses a big challenge. But the challenge provides an opportunity too. A well-meaning forward-looking person of vision would turn the opportunity into a plan of action. This is what Obama is doing right now, HARI JAISINGH reports from Chicago more...

INDO-PAK DIALOGUE
Need For Cautious Diplomacy
Modern-day diplomacy and the complexities do not allow the luxury of isolation and or a permanent no-talks option, writes MAHENDRA VED commenting on the recent Manmohan-Zardari encounter in Russia more...

NEIGHBOURHOOD SCENARIO
Anti-India Network Under Scanner
The arrest in Bangladesh of Abdur Rauf Daud Merchant, convicted in the murder of Gulshan Kumar, the music cassette millionaire, has led to revelations about Dawood Ibrahim's subversive network. Revelations about Dawood's network are possible only because of a political understanding between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Bangla counterpart Sheikh Hasina, says POWER POLITICS BUREAU more...

WORLD CUP
'Allah' Smiles On Pakistan!
Every one is aware that anything can happen in Twenty-20 and victory and defeat are two sides of the match. Why should then there be huge hue and cry over India's exit? If the masses lose their balance, it is understandable. But why should media display that they lack in cricket wisdom?, asks veteran sports journalist K R WADHWANEY more...

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