For the record
In an op-ed in Indian Express, Nitin Pai and I argue in favor India’s intervention in Afghanistan, and address some of the concerns our previous article in Pragati had raised,
The government of President Hamid Karzai and members of the erstwhile Northern Alliance have long argued for India to scale up its involvement in [...]
Pray, where do the figures come from?
Leave aside the wooly-headed conclusions for a minute or the nonsense about India owing something to Pakistan. What is particularly remarkable about Rajmohan Gandhi’s op-ed in The Hindustan Times is the amazing confidence with which he marshals figures bereft of any actual empirical work,
But the violent extremists who blast [...]
Cart before the horse
In an op-ed in the Indian Express, Sushant K. Singh and I argue that without ensuring security in Maoist affected areas, government’s development package is destined to fail,
In states where even policemen are shying away from serving in Maoist zones, is it reasonable to believe that the local population would risk their [...]
Supreme Court judges should not use such language
While anger against terrorism is understandable, those who hold high constitutional posts should always seek to uphold the dignity of their office. From that perspective, Justice Pasayat’s denunciation of terrorists as animals is an unfortunate and inappropriate choice of words.
Besides, Justice Pasayat is quite wrong. Now, it is [...]
