If left-leaning activists, intellectuals and sympathisers feel that Lourdusamy’s end was suspicious, the Government of Maharashtra would do well to order an enquiry into the circumstances of his death.
Syama Prasad Mukherjee was an unequivocal supporter of the idea that the civilisational identity of India has a continuity which can be best defined in terms of being Hindu.
Any attempt to whitewash the impact of Emergency and tone down its consequences and implications, must be resisted, if we care for our constitutional and democratic wellbeing.
Yoga is steadily becoming a household practice in Thailand. India needs to play a bigger role in creating awareness of its overall spiritual and physical benefits.
Insistence by India of linking the normalisation of trade, economic and other ties with China with peace and tranquility on the border marks a major shift in Indian policy, and is at stark variance with Chinese attempts to delink the two.
