Erdogan’s Hagia Sophia Move is Part of Resource Wars and Geo-political Ambitions
The recent reconversion of Hagia Sophia, the UNESCO world Heritage Site in Turkey’s Istanbul into a mosque is the shocking […]
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Congress lost the ‘will’ to survive in May 2014
Congress seemed to have lost the will to survive as an effectual political party on May 16, 2014 when the
Nitish loses will to act in crisis situation
“Why has Chief Minister Nitish Kumar become inactive when he is supposed to be super active with the Covid-19 playing
Hagia Sofia and Babri Mosque: Majority appeasement towards one-party rule of theocracy
The historic Hagia Sophia in Turkey’s Istanbul has been reconverted from a museum to mosque by the country’s Islamist-nationalist president
BJP’s gamble on Scindia puts the party in a difficult situation in two states
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s central leadership gambled in Madhya Pradesh when it gave too much importance to Jyotiraditya Scindia
Epilogue: A Requiem for the Dreams of Lost Generations and Hope for a New Dawn
I had begun the overview of the history of Indo-China conflict with the question: Can a student of history afford
India-China conflict: A Renegade’s Reading
Mao’s conquest of Tibet and Xinjiang happened during the high days of Sino-Soviet camaraderie. But the relation between communist giants
Bihar DGP: A Mystic in Uniform
It was a hot summer evening in 1983. The sun had faded out but there was no relief. The table
Covid-19 and Indian Muslims
“It’s a matter of common decency. That’s an idea which may make some people smile, but the only means of
Indo-China Conflict: A Renegade’s Reading
More romantic than Mao Zedong but much less strong-willed, Jawaharlal Nehru was a democratic socialist. He was inspired by egalitarian