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13 Dec 2009
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| Editorial: Parliament Dithers Again on Ram Temple |
Editorial: Parliament Dithers Again on Ram Temple
The Editorial Team
The parliament debating Liberhan Commission Report once again dithered on the construction of a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya. The government as well as opposition needlessly wasted their energy on fixing blames on each other rather than resolving the issue. It seems that off late our politician have developed a habit of dithering and delaying on every problem hoping to see them resolved on their own. It is true that Liberhan Commission was supposed to look into the issue...
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| ‘Secular liberals’ Are a Threat to Bharat |
‘Secular liberals’ Are a Threat to Bharat
Amba Charan Vashishtha
It may not be an exaggeration to say that politicians - and more so, the Indian variety - are men without a heart. They have no love for anybody; they just have the infatuation for votes that satiates their lust for power. There is another feeling. Most of our politicians don't speak their heart; they just read what their speech writers have written. No sentiment, no sanctity is attached to their words. That has been proved in many cases. But let us recall only the latest...
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| The BJP and the Ayodhya Demolition |
The BJP and the Ayodhya Demolition
 Dr. Koenraad Elst
On 6 December 1992, in the presence of BJP leader L.K. Advani, Hindu activists demolished the Babri Masjid, a mosque structure imposed on the site in forcible replacement of a Hindu temple during the era of Muslim occupation. Only days after the event, an investigative commission led by Justice M.S. Liberhan was mandated to inquire into the facts and causes of the demolition. Seventeen years and an astronomical budget later, the Liberhan report was first leaked to the press and then finally presented in the Lok Sabha. It is hopelessly shoddy and biased, but its malicious con...
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| Can Sanghvi be Relied for History? | Can Sanghvi be Relied for History?
 Shiv Shakti
Journalism without any training in history is bound to lead to disastrous conclusions. Vir Sanghvi's article in Hindustan Times on December 06, 2009 titled "Ayodhya for dummies" is a sad reminder of the disconnect between media and academia in India. A well known columnist writing for one of the widely circulated dailies can display such a poor understanding of history makes one to believe that the days of serious journalism are over. Sanghvi boasting as "all-knowing" commentator makes observations that are not known to the recorded history of our times, and th...
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| Termination of a Bargain with Allah | Termination of a Bargain with Allah
 Lt. Col. (Retd.) Mahendra Mathur
In his book The Shade of Swords M.J.Akbar has entitled the second chapter ‘THE JOYS OF DEATH: A BARGAIN WITH ALLAH, and begins it with quotation of two verses of Quran:‘Ye are the best of peoples evolved for mankind, enjoining what is right, forbidding what is wrong, and believing in Allah.' [Verse 110, Surah Ali Imran.]‘Allah hath purchased of the Believers their persons and their goods; for theirs [in return] is the Garden of Paradise. They fight in His Cause and slay and are slain: a promise binding on Him in Truth, through the Law, t...
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