Articles by: Abhinav P Borbora

Complaints of low exclusion from NRC reflects a mode of thinking

Complaints of low exclusion from NRC reflects a mode of thinking

It has been just over a fortnight since the publication of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam. The publication of the Register culminates an unrivalled bureaucratic exercise for documenting genuine citizens of the state. The background of the exercise could be traced to the demands raised in the 1980s to update the 1951 Register. In its immediate phase,[Read More…]

by — 17/09/2019 — Comments are Disabled — India
National Security Is Necessary, Not A Belligerent Consciousness

National Security Is Necessary, Not A Belligerent Consciousness

The Pulwama attack, the aerial strike in response to it, the capture of an Indian Airforce Pilot, Abhinandan Varthaman and the aftermath of his return have evoked strong responses from the Indian public. While the patriotic quotient of such responses is justified yet it is necessary to highlight a problematic tendency inherent in them. For a large part of these[Read More…]

by — 04/03/2019 — Comments are Disabled — India