Mockery of Justice at Bhopal
A good 26 years after the horrific tragedy in Bhopal, the worst industrial accident in the world, a trial court has given its verdict. The verdict has made the entire…
The sad state of secondary education in India
The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 provides the right to education, atleast on paper, for children between 6 to 14 years of age. Elementary education…
David Cameron’s visit is not in the interests of the Indian people
The British Prime Minister David Cameron’s visit is not a joyful event for the Indian people. In fact we have to look at it warily for several reasons. He is…
India@63 – Are we really politically free?
Sixty three years of Indian independence has meant different things for different sections of the people. The small minority of the population consisting of big business houses, the ruling aristocracy,…
The Financial War
As the G20 finance ministers gather in South Korea to defuse tensions in currency markets caused by the fallout of the global financial crisis, there seem to be no quick…
Contradictions at the G-20 summit
The recently concluded Seoul G-20 summit revealed that differences between various imperialist powers are rapidly developing into belligerent contradictions. The summit was expected to find some interim solutions to the…
There is a way to prevent scams
With each passing day, the 2G scam is revealing new skeletons in the cupboards of national level political parties, big corporate magnates, bureaucrats in the highest echelons of power, and…