Crunch time for Indian politics
IT’S crunch time for Indian politics. It became inevitable after the Karnataka verdict hit the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in the solar plexus. The BJP’s rout in the crucial southern…
The ugly side of Indian politics
Since the dawn of modern time, sports has diligently been weaved into the diplomatic affairs of a state, seen as a medium for bridging gaps between a chasm of differences.…
MARSEW 2023: geo-politics and geo-economics in Indian Ocean
The current era is defined by geo-economics driving geo-politics. It has become imperative need for countries, especially the developing ones, to prioritize geo-economics which could then translate itself as consequential…
Our Indian mirror
SOON after the Babri Masjid was demolished by Hindu nationalist mobs in December 1992, Fahmida Riaz wrote an epic poem entitled Tum bilkul hum jaise nikle. Three decades later, her…
Geo-economics over geo-politics
The strategic shift from geo-politics to geo-economics is a welcome initiative. In a world where the relative importance of a nation is determined primarily by its economic strength, the focus…
A billion Indians minus the four
ELECTIONS are underway in five Indian states. The BJP lost all five last time, though it has created the impression that it won the round hands down. Many see the…
Politics through a film script
THERE was a Bombay movie in 1964, a few weeks before Nehru’s death. It was called Leader, the only film for which the late actor Dilip Kumar wrote the story.…
PTI: water car of politics
IN 2012 a tsunami of self-delusion swept across Pakistan. A self-styled engineer by the name of Agha Waqar Pathan claimed creating a ‘water kit’ allowing cars to run solely on…
Politics through a film script
THERE was a Bombay movie in 1964, a few weeks before Nehru’s death. It was called Leader, the only film for which the late actor Dilip Kumar wrote the story.…
Business & politics: highly questionable relationship
States are run on compassion not commissions and kickbacks. People come before profits. Businesses must be profitable otherwise they go under. Businessmen watch the colour of the bottom line, always…
