Does an inaccuracy in a 14 year old witness’s description of a gruesome murder make it any less gruesome?
raisaahab
A liberal Indian with an avid interest in History, Economics and Politics.
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Gandhi during freedom struggle
It was Mahatma Gandhi who single-handedly made the freedom struggle a mass movement
Dangers of Majoritarianism
Should flawed implementation of a good ideology become grounds for us to switch to a flawed ideology? Majoritarianism is a dangerous path, we risk becoming what we hate.
Can we blame Congress for partition?
Partition, reluctantly accepted by Congress, was of course a sad tragedy, but would the only other alternative – Cabinet Mission plan, have been any better?
Ishrat Jahan Case
The State does not have the right to kill any Indian Citizen extra judicially.Any number of post-facto allegations, substantiated or not, cannot alter this basic fact.
SIT – Role of Police officers
Even the Police officers directly indicted by the SIT itself, had been rewarded by the Gujarat Government.Strangely, the SIT still rejected the allegations about treatment of officers.
Ram Mandir
BJP’s rise to the power was based on exploiting the religious feelings of Hindus on the promise of a Ram Mandir, and the bigotry, hatred and polarisation resulting from its Ayodhya campaign.
GST- Deshbhakti while in opposition
BJP opposed a much better GST bill giving spurious excuses during 2009-2014. Do real “Deshbhakts” think of Nation’s interest only when in power?
Unable, or Unwilling?
Was an otherwise supposedly capable administrator, Mr. Modi, really unable , or just unwilling to control a genocide?
The role of media
The papers that incited Hindus during the riots were the ones praised by Modi.