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Random thoughts on Defending the Indefensible

On November 29, 2007 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Uncategorized

Today’s Hindu carries an op-ed by Vishnu V. Shankar on the subject mentioned in the title. Here is how he begins: What connects Captain Preston, Kehar Singh, Saddam Hussein, Manu Sharma, and Salim Hamdan? Besides …

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Caste and Economic Discrimination: A Few Comments

On November 22, 2007 By Dilip Rao In Uncategorized

This is a belated commentary on the series of studies on the relationship between caste and economic discrimination in the Indian urban labor market conducted by Sukhdeo Thorat, Katherine Newman and others that was published …

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Non-Nativist Exclusion: A non-debate in India

On November 20, 2007 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

I just read an interesting post by Sandy Levinson on the blog, Balkinization on Nativism and the American Right. Levinson endorses abolishing the American Constitutional provision that the President and Vice President shall be a …

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Harish Khare’s lessons from Pakistan Continued: A Perspective

On November 19, 2007 By Dilip Rao In Uncategorized

Mr.Thiruvengadam, in a previous post, brought to attention a recent op-ed in the Hindu by Harish Khare on the lessons that constitutional actors in India can learn from the recent turmoil in Pakistan. Mr.Venkatesan, in …

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Focus on Nandigram

On November 18, 2007 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Uncategorized

Events in Nandigram and Kolkata over the past year (and especially the last fortnight) reveal much about conflicting conceptions about the rule of law and governance in contemporary India. It is impossible to provide the …

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Mr.Harish Khare’s simple lessons from Pakistan & the risk of over-simplification

On November 15, 2007 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

Mr.Harish Khare’s op-ed piece has stirred a lively debate on our blog. I hope to carry it forward by expressing my unease over this analysis, which has seemingly been endorsed by Arun and Dilip. Mr.Khare …

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When a Tree Shook Delhi

On November 15, 2007 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

I have just finished reading the book, When a tree shook Delhi: the 1984 carnage and its aftermath by Manoj Mitta and H.S.Phoolka (Roli Books, 2007). The book serves the useful purpose of bringing together …

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Frank Rich does a Harish Khare

On November 12, 2007 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Uncategorized

I have been struck by how closely the global media is tracking the developing story in Pakistan, and how so many commentators in different parts of the world believe that events in that nation have …

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Karnataka circus: Lessons on the use of Article 356

On November 9, 2007 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

Now that President’s rule has been revoked in Karnataka, to facilitate the assumption of office by the BJP-led Government, it is perhaps time to look back and examine how the events ought to have evolved. …

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The Insufficiency of Economic Growth

On November 9, 2007 By Umakanth Varottil In Uncategorized

Today’s Economic Times carries an article by Sunil Khilnani that raises serious questions about India’s increasing focus towards economic growth to the exclusion of other important concerns. He argues that India’s unity and social justice …

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