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Who actually lost territory to China?
The war of 1962 exposed the inept leadership of a Prime Minister who was thoroughly alienated from the realities of both India and the geopolitics While receiving the diplomatic credentials from India’s Ambassador KM Panikkar, Mao Zedong had said, “India and China cannot afford to have war. We have too many...
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China’s trepidation is conjectural
13 September 2023 | Prafull Goradia -
Udhayanidhi Stalin’s diatribe is uncalled for
08 September 2023 | Prafull Goradia -
Fabian socialism is past its expiry date
01 September 2023 | Prafull Goradia -
Is the idea of Pakistan dead?
28 August 2023 | Prafull Goradia -
Truth—a must for reconciliation
21 August 2023 | Prafull Goradia -
Reform diplomacy to make it more effective
20 July 2023 | Prafull Goradia -
Jihad doesn't lead to emigration
03 July 2023 | Prafull Goradia
Much ado about renaming edifices
If any memorial is desired by the family or kin of a deceased leader, it should be built in tune with his or her character as well as achievements One fails to comprehend why there is so much hullabaloo over the Nehru Museum being renamed as the Prime Minister’s Museum and...
Churn among the Christian community
Hinduism does not have an “Other” to quarrel with. It is the deductive approach that has made many a European lose interest in Christianity There is a greater affinity between Hinduism and Christianity than with Islam or Judaism. Jesus Christ walked the earth and performed innumerable miracles to cure and otherwise...
India-Pak reunion clamour is senseless
It would neither be logical nor feasible to reunite India and Pakistan. Unlike the two Germanies, the very idea is fraught with unspeakable dangers Some recent writings have spoken of the desirability of merging Pakistan with our country. That, in their opinion, is to save our neighbour from disaster. Howsoever noble...
The Opposition doesn’t measure up
At most times, the Opposition has been weak, divided and untrained in governance The Emergency of June 1975 lasted till the general elections in early 1977. During that year and a half, there was an order without law in the country. That isn’t so now and yet the Opposition keeps blaring...
Disrespecting India’s sovereignty
The comments from the US Govt on an internal matter of India are uncalled for. India is an old democracy and knows how to deal with its internal issues Is it not unfortunate that the governments of the USA and Germany have commented on the compaction of Rahul Gandhi by a...
Pak’s misplaced priorities
Pakistan did not invest in its economic development; it focused on geopolitics and war-mongering which has not paid off National dailies have reported that the Hindu community in Sind (Pakistan) are going to organise rallies that would converge on the Sind Assembly building by the end of the month. The objective...
Rationale of same sex marriage
These marriages could have far-reaching consequences for the society, especially on the upbringing of the kids born to such couples The author of this piece has a far-flung extended family in Canada. Years ago, their daughter ‘married’ a girl of Chinese origin. They lived together happily, and still continue to do...
