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Was Savarkar hero or enemy? Thus asked Acharya Atre

If the RSS loves Savarkar, it should answer the question posed by Acharya Atre in 1941 – whether Savarkar was a hero of the freedom movement or an enemy of freedom? Vinayak Damodar Savarkar is back in the news in Maharashtra. Rahul Gandhi’s comment raised more than a storm in a teacup in the state. …

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Congress Debacle: More Questions than Answers

There are many questions which are in need of answers. The answers to these questions are the key to Congress revival. The Congress party has once again failed in the recently concluded Bihar assembly elections and in several by-polls across the country. Their failure has caused such a loss of face for the party that it …

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India-US Partnership: A moment for optimism or caution?

There is every reason for the US to be optimistic about bilateral relations with India, but there are many reasons for India to be cautious about a strategic partnership with the US. India is an outlier in the American policy circle and has been for some time. During a time of uncertainty in US foreign policy …

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A Hole in BJP’s Maharashtra Umbrella

Senior BJP leader Eknath Khadse quitting the party and joining the NCP is important for politics beyond immediate electoral gains or losses in Maharashtra. It has generated a discourse on the future of OBCs in the saffron party in the state. Its the first visible hole in the BJP’s umbrella of social engineering. Ekanath Khadse’s …

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Temples’ Religion and Religion’s Temples

The Governor has expressed deep concerns with regards to the continued lockdown of temples, and therefore, according to him “our Gods and Goddesses have been condemned to stay in the lockdown.” This precisely has been the argument of Prabodhankar Thackeray that the Brahminical order has confined the existence of Gods and Goddesses only to the …

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Farmers’ Resistance: Nemesis of Modi?

The government’s adamant insistence on the 3 farms bills signals an either-or situation. Either Modi has miscalculated the entire gamble or he wants to pit poor and marginal farmers against the middleclass and rich farmers. Everything works for Modi and nothing works against him. This has been the experience of Narendra Modi’s friends and foes …

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