The Kulbushan Jhadav conundrum? on February 23, 2019According to the narrative being pushed by New Delhi, Kulbushan Jhadav was abducted from Sistan in Iran, and wrongfully sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court. Jadhav, whose family lives in Mumbai, had gone to Iran for business purposes and was kidnapped by Pakistan. Pakistan Army officer (Lieutenant Zaheer), who went missing in Nepal, […]
Pulwama attack: fact versus fiction? on February 21, 2019Following the Pulwama attack, India has hastily pinned the blame on Pakistan. The Indian media reports reflect that India’s accusation, if anything, was a knee-jerk reaction to pander to sentiments of a fanatic gallery. It would have sounded more credible if the accusation had been corroborated with evidence. The allegation was made even before forensic-lab […]
Power politics on June 16, 2015The country has been in the grip of a severe energy crisis for several years. Budgets reflect that the political will is lacking to view the problem in perspective and that quick fixes are preferred to long-term solutions. No one even talks about Kalabagh Dam. Let us not forget that the first thing the US […]
The myth of change on July 22, 2013A key element of election slogans was ‘change’. The nitty-gritty of the ‘change’ remained a strictly guarded mumbo jumbo. Sincerity demanded that the parties should have spelled out their policies with regard to various factors of production, i.e. land, natural resources, the socio-economic milieu, labour, capital and organisation. The leaders kept mum about their agenda. […]