It is time for the U.S. to impose a solution to the Middle East crisis!
As the conflict in the Middle East involving Israel and Palestinians unfolds, the world is witnessing a story of barbarism, cruelty, and untold sufferings of…
George Abraham
Freedom is fragile unless fiercely defended!
After Prime Minister Modi's much-celebrated visit to the United States, there was a growing debate as to the level of success…
Hello!… Manipur is still burning! Is there anyone in charge?
It has been almost three months since the State of Manipur in India has been in flames. The latest news reports speak about 140 or…
Ukraine Standoff! Will cooler heads prevail?
The drums of war are beating again! It is at the border between Russia and Ukraine and in the corridors of the power elites in Washington. It is kind of…
Pegasus: The new Cyber Weapon for dismantling democracy
The New York Times recently reported that India had purchased the Pegasus software from an Israeli company, NSO, as part of the multi-billion-dollar armaments deal that included sophisticated weapons and…
Republic Day, January 26, 1950: An Epic Journey of India’s greatest generation
As India is about to celebrate its 72nd Republic Day with pomp, pride, and parades, it is also time to rethink whether the country is living up to its constitution.…
Modi’s Christmas shocker hurts the poor and disadvantaged in India during the Covid crisis
Like many other nations globally, India has been navigating through an economic crisis while battling an onslaught of Covid-19 and its variants. However, one may find it hard to pin…
The rise of ‘Godi Media’ in the U.S.!
In a recent exchange with a leading publisher of an ethnic Indian newspaper, I inquired why he hasn't carried a news item on the Indian Americans protesting before the United…
Congress in Kerala needs new faces as candidates
Many of the Congress Party's esteemed leaders in Kerala have been active in the political arena for half…
Is India’s social justice paradigm under threat? Stories of Fr. Stan Swamy and Sudha Bharadwaj
In a letter written by Fr. Stan Swamy SJ, from the prison, said, "Dear friends: Peace! Though I do not have many details, from what I have heard, I am…
Hathras: yet another victim of the caste-driven rape culture in India
Even as the United Nations deliberated on the concrete actions that would advance gender equality for women and girls everywhere, marking the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration…
Searching for Mahatma
The world…
Tribute to Rajiv Gandhi: A Champion of ‘Panchayati Raj’
"We are on the threshold of a mighty revolution…it is a revolution that will bring democracy to the doorsteps of crores of Indians", Rajiv Gandhi once said. To empower India's…
The fall of the ‘last Citadel’ of justice: Supreme Court of India
"I am surprised as to how Justice Ranjan Gogoi, who once exhibited such courage of conviction to uphold the independence of the judiciary, has compromised the noble principles on the…
India’s growing religious divide: BJP’s anti-religious minorities agenda
As the election season is winding down and the nation is anxiously looking forward to the results, one cannot escape but witnessing India’s slide towards complete polarization based on the…
Pulwama attack: Politicizing a conflict for electoral gains
Ever since the attack in Pulwama by a suicide bomber killing 42 of India’s security personnel, the country has been on the edge fearing an all-out war with Pakistan. Any…
Karnataka Election: voters to choose between tainted leadership and clean governance
Interacting with media during a tour of Lingayat and Dalit mutts in central Karnataka, Amit Shah, the national President of BJP began making allegations against the current Siddaramaiah government. “…
Modi’s ‘Gujarat Model’ Of Development: A Reality Check
Narendra Modi rode the wave of ‘Gujarat Model of development’ in 2014 to catapult himself to the most powerful office in India. The social media campaign, most probably waged…
BJP, Dalits, And The ‘Cow Politics.’
“In these four years, I also saw with, some disquiet, forces of divisiveness and intolerance trying to raise their ugly head. Attacks on weaker sections that militate against our national…
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