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Travails of Writing Revisionist History

Pinaki Bhattacharya | Posted 09.24.2009 | World

Read More: Rss, Bjp, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, Jawaharlal Nehru, Partition, Pakistan, Jaswant Singh, World News
Pinaki Bhattacharya

Jaswant Singh is a curious amalgam of a feudal past jostling modern, contemporary thoughts. Known for his stentorian voice and a clipped British diction, he gives an impression of having more form than substance.

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Indo-Pak: Back to Business Unusual

Pinaki Bhattacharya | Posted 09.03.2009 | World

Read More: Yusaf Raza Gilani, Indo-Pak Joint Statement, Yanshwant Sinha, Dr Manmohan Singh, Shiv Shankar Menon, Sonia Gandhi, Shashi Tharoor, Pranab Mukherjee, BJP Government, Bjp, India Pakistan Conflict, India Pakistan Relations, India Pakistan Relationship, World News
Pinaki Bhattacharya

At the end of the two-day long debate, the BJP showed its disagreement with the government by walking out of Parliament yet again.

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Catharsis in Waiting

Pinaki Bhattacharya | Posted 08.06.2009 | World

Read More: Rss, Congress Party, LK Advani, Narasimha Rao, KS Sudarshan, Bjp, Bajrang Dal, Viswa Hindu Parsihad, Ayodhya, Vhp, World News
Pinaki Bhattacharya

A judicial commission set up to examine the evidence of the mosque destruction and fix responsibilities has finally presented its report to the Indian government.

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Elusive Success in Polls Disorient the Right and the Left

Pinaki Bhattacharya | Posted 07.17.2009 | World

Read More: Rss, Bjp, CPI (M), Congress, India, BJP Government, Hindu Nationalist BJP, India-Congress-Party-Wins, World News
Pinaki Bhattacharya

Risking all to elect a deeply ideological government at a moment of crisis seemed not a smart move to most of the electors. Congress Party, on the other hand, was the picture of stability.

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Why India Cannot Be Run as a Corporation

Pinaki Bhattacharya | Posted 06.25.2009 | World

Read More: Bjp, India, Congress Party, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Politics, Rahul Gandhi, Maoists, World News
Pinaki Bhattacharya

The disparate voices that constitute the vast mosaic of Indian polity provide necessary dynamism to a situation that can often seem impossible to an outsider.

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India Shining? Not Quite.

Parvez Sharma | Posted 06.19.2009 | World

Read More: Sachar Commission, Congress Party, Bjp, Sonia Gandhi, Pakistan, Indian-Muslims, Mayawati, Manmohan-Singh, China, Slumdog Millionaire, Indian Elections 2009, Barack Obama, Bsp, Rahul Gandhi, India, Muslims, Voting, World News
Parvez Sharma

The world's largest middle class remained largely apathetic with the poorest of the poor voting with greater gusto.

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Crisis Response: Uphold Status Quo

Pinaki Bhattacharya | Posted 06.18.2009 | World

Read More: Manmohan Singh, Congress Party, Upa, Communist Party of India, Bjp, India, General Elections '09, Rahul Gandhi, Politics, National Democratic Alliance, Nda, Third Front, World News
Pinaki Bhattacharya

Afraid of any radical attempts at political or social engineering when the global economic crisis looms large, the electorate has chosen the well trodden middle path.

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India Elections Results: Ruling Party Wins Resounding Victory

AP | GAVIN RABINOWITZ | Posted 06.16.2009 | World

Read More: Congress Party, India, India Ruling Party Wins, India Congress Party Wins, Bjp, Manmohan Singh, India Elections, India Elections Results, World News

NEW DELHI — The ruling Congress party swept to a resounding victory Saturday in India's mammoth national elections, defying expectations as it b...

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Indian Election's Monthlong Voting Ends

AP | TIM SULLIVAN | Posted 06.13.2009 | World

Read More: India, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Indian Elections, Indian Elections 2009, Democracy, Indian Democracy, BJP Government, Bjp, Hindu Nationalist BJP, World News

NEW DELHI — India's monthlong election ended Wednesday, with tens of millions of Indians casting ballots in a vote widely expected to usher in a...

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Garbled Messages, Fragmented Mandate

Pinaki Bhattacharya | Posted 06.11.2009 | World

Read More: Bjp, General Election ' 09, India, Mayawati, Congress Party, Poll Messages, Bsp, Indian Communists, World News
Pinaki Bhattacharya

The emergence of a third force in Indian politics (a combine of Leftist parties and their socialist colleagues) reflects a fragmented polity with the absence of a central message.

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Nepal's Political Turmoil Puts India On Guard

Huffington Post | Posted 06.04.2009 | World

Read More: BJP Government, India, Bjp, Manmohan Singh, Nepal, Prime Minister Prachanda, Nepal Prime Minister, Sashastra Seema Bal, World News

The resignation of Nepal's Maoist Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda on Monday leaves the country on the brink of political turmoil and, cons...

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Indian Elections: World's Biggest Democracy Heads To The Polls

The Independent | Andrew Buncombe in Ibrahimpatnam | Posted 05.17.2009 | World

Read More: Congress Party, Bjp, Dalit Queen, Indian Elections, Chiru Election, Mayawati, India, Chiranjeevi, Chiru, India Election 2009, India Election, Indian Elections 2009, World News

First came the sound of film music, muffled by the ridge of the hill. Then a convoy appeared around a bend in the road. At once, thousands of people e...

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Varun Gandhi, Indira's Grandson, Faces Criminal Charges For Anti-Muslim Remarks (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 04.17.2009 | World

Read More: BJP Government, Varun Ghandi, Sonia Gandhi, Bjp, Indira Gandhi, Varun Ghandi Charges, Foreign Affairs, Varun Ghandi Anti-Muslim Speech, India, Uttar Pradesh, Advocacy, Varun Ghandi Anti-Muslim, Anti-Muslim Speech, Varun Ghandi Hate Speech, Racism, Hate Speech, Varun Gandhi, Varun Gandhi Hate Speech, Varun Gandhi Charges, Varun Gandhi Anti-Muslim, Ghandi Video, Varun Ghandi Video, Video, World News

Video footage has emerged of conservative BJP candidate Varun Gandhi delivering incendiary anti-Muslim remarks from the stump. The footage has spurre...

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