‘Historian Romila Thapar’s Dogmas’
Column by Dr. Vijaya Rajiva Romila Thapar has entered her 80s and the favourite historian of Indian Marxist circles and as well the feted and decorated icon of certain sections of the international scholarly jet More...
Beyond 2012: The old order changeth
The 1912 elections are a preview of the coming crumbling feudal political order put together by Jawaharlal Nehru and his political heirs. The country is on the verge of a major political overhaul. Dynastic rule More...
Owaisi’s rant: Provocative Politics or Everlasting Hatred?
Its politics and provocation are rooted in the delusion that Muslims were the original rulers of India and the British stole the country from them and handed it to the infidel Hindus. The complete silence of Sonia More...
Senate leaders to make last-ditch “fiscal cliff” effort
Report by Roberta Rampton and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON | Fri Dec 28, 2012 8:35pm EST (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and U.S. congressional leaders agreed on Friday to make a final effort to prevent the More...
Modi phenomenon and the two Indias
Modi is seen as the leader by doers and achievers while he is hated by hangers on with colonial values who depend on patronage from the ruling family calling itself the Congress. They fear having to live in a world More...
In Kerry, Obama picks foreign policy leader, loyal stalwart
Report by Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON | Sat Dec 22, 2012 3:24pm EST (Reuters) – John Kerry gave up his presidential dreams after a narrow loss to Republican George W. Bush in the 2004 U.S. election, but More...
India sees deficit challenge due to subsidies, stake sales
Report by Manoj Kumar and Arup Roychoudhury, NEW DELHI | Mon Dec 17, 2012 2:49pm IST (Reuters) – India said uncertainty over stake sales in state-run companies and soaring subsidies pose a challenge to reducing More...
School murders silence “cliff” rhetoric as deadline nears
Report by Thomas Ferraro and Richard Cowan, WASHINGTON | Sat Dec 15, 2012 2:12pm EST (Reuters) – Mass murder in Connecticut silenced “fiscal cliff” talk on Saturday as the White House and Congress More...
Indian state vote may be first step to Modi versus Gandhi face-off
Report by Ross Colvin and Satarupa Bhattacharjya, NEW DELHI | Wed Dec 12, 2012 4:40pm EST (Reuters) – India’s Gujarat state will hold a potentially game-changing vote on Thursday that could help decide More...
Analysis: Mortgage break no longer sacred as U.S. tightens tax belt
Report by Margaret Chadbourn, WASHINGTON | Wed Dec 12, 2012 2:28pm EST (Reuters) – The U.S. tax code has many politically sacrosanct tax breaks and few rank higher than the deduction for home mortgage interest. For More...
