More: Politics
Lab Rats of Pokhran Tests
Exactly four decades ago, India conducted its first nuclear test in Pokhran. Who in the world -- wherever that is -- could care less...
Hope for Resolving the Water Conflict in the Middle East
The availability of fresh water has direct impact on food and energy production, development of industry, and human survival. Fresh water resources are often...
The Surreptitious Reincarnation of COINTELPRO with the COPS Gang-Stalking Program
In 1975 Senator Frank Church convened a joint senatorial/congressional inquiry into the egregious human rights and civil liberties violations of the Central Intelligence Agency...
Trump wrong … again – This time on suicide bombing
That perception is prelude to reality is implicit. We believe it in our bones. But it is not always so, particularly in the case...
Of AFSPA and Women in Kashmir: A Perspective
Armed forced Special powers Act (1958) is indeed a draconian law given its ramifications in any conflict zone of India. Manipur’s Irom Sharmila was...
The Tragedies of Dalit Abuse and Honor Killings on the Indian Subcontinent
Young women will die and Dalits suffer unless the world takes notice and forces governments to act What price honor? Two fathers, heads of...
A Critique of the American Justice System Pertaining to Race
The most painful lesson a minority can experience is when he comes face to face with the American justice system, whether it be the...
Emperor Akihito’s finest hour
In a rare televised address on August 8th, Japan’s aging Emperor Akihito put an end to weeks of speculation by hinting openly that he...
The Origin and Essence of “Palestine” and “Palestinians” as political entities (B)
The Palestinian national movement has become the hostile stepsister, mainly the slayer of the Zionist national movement, and it remained until today absolutist in...
Obama’s greatest shame: Refusing to fix the broken criminal and family court justice systems
In what could have been President Obama’s greatest legacy, and indeed, what he was elected mainly for by the legions of hopeful Americans, young...