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Some pressing concerns over the “Pentagonization of our world” by Tom Engelhardt:

Just this week, the Bush administration is considering making a little futuristic news. The President might soon approve “a major step forward in the building of the country’s first new nuclear warhead in nearly two decades,” the Reliable Replacement Warhead. If only names were [...]

The Hindu : Front Page : It is like a fatwa, says Taslima
KOLKATA: Controversial Bangladeshi writer-in-exile Taslima Nasreen is yet to receive an official intimation but has learnt “from authentic sources in New Delhi” that her application for the renewal of residential permit in the country that is to expire on Thursday has been rejected [...]

Vinoda Mehta’s scathing criticism of Indian Middle Class in Outlook, is an excellent piece of conscentious journalism. This is just in context of the issue of reservation. Mark he ends the essay, saying “It could be the fire next time”!
Eyes, Ears And Minds Closed
Why is India’s middle class so hostile to the empowerment [...]

Thanks, Satya for sending this out (in response to an earlier blog entry on reservation policy in India! It was written for “Indian Manifesto” mailing list at UMass., Amherst.

Dear All,
1) Firstly, reservation is NOT the solution.The solutions are universal education including higher education and jobs for all.
Reservation is nothing but a futile effort at managing [...]

For India’s secular and democratic political forces, now is the time to prepare for a principled offensive against “political Hinduism,” or Hindutva. The political party engaged in spreading Hindutva, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), is now in an identity crisis. A timely analysis by Sankar Ray.
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Click here to read Molly Ivins talk about why Newsweek need not be blamed for whats going on in the world of hatred… Compelling reading….
Uh, people, I hate to tell you this, but the story about Americans abusing the Koran in order to enrage prisoners has been out there for quite some time. The first [...]