Harish Khare Liberals are caving in to conformist demands In this moment of our greatest national satisfaction against Pakistan, we have paid that failing nation a flattering compliment: we have become a bit like Pakistan. We have become enamoured of the idea of intolerance and intimidation. And our liberals have abandoned their professed beliefs and […]
On October 2, Gandhi Jayanti, I found myself, of all places, in Edmonton, capital city of the province of Alberta in Canada. I had been asked by the Punjabi Media Association of Alberta to give a talk on the political situation in India, particularly in Punjab. Edmonton, it appeared to me, was a perfect showcase […]
AFTER the change in the political setup in Delhi, several other changes followed, as anticipated. Prime Minister Modi took both Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel into his camp and ostracised Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Bhagat Singh and Subhas Babu are now supposed to be of the same school of thought. But was it really so? It […]