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26 Dec 2010
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| Churchill's Secret War: The British Empire and the Ravaging of India During World War II |
Churchill's Secret War: The British Empire and the Ravaging of India During World War II
Reviewed by Max Hastings
WINSTON Churchill told the House of Commons after Pearl Harbor in December 1941: "The great thing is that we have four-fifths of the world's populations on our side." This was a terminological inexactitude. It would have been more correct to say that the allies had many of the world's peoples under their control, which was somewhat different. A significant proportion, including many Arabs and Indians, were alienated from the allied struggle for freedom, because it incl...
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| Human Rights Defender Physically assaulted and Harassed in Bangladesh |
Human Rights Defender Physically assaulted and Harassed in Bangladesh
Letter by Rabindra Ghosh
I, Advocate Rabindra Ghosh along with Mr. Ganesh Rajbangshi and Mr.Apurba Roy of Global Human Rights Defence and Bangladesh Minority Watch went to investigate an abduction case of a minority girl - Ms. Nipa Banarjee (17) and also for an investigation of attack on Adibashi women and children, churches, houses at Fulbari Upazila of Dinajpur District on 19th of December. We went to Fulbari police station at about 3.30 p.m. and wanted to know why the kidnappers in c...
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| Editorial: Is Binayak Sen a Maoist? |
Editorial: Is Binayak Sen a Maoist?
The Editorial Team
Binayak Sen has been awarded life sentence by a Chhattisgarh court for sedition. He was earlier arrested by Chhattisgarh police for his collusion with the Maoist elements in the State. Chhattisgarh is one of the worst Maoist affected State which has seen gruesome killings of armed forces and general civilians alike in Maoist attacks. The arrest of Binayak Sen and subsequently award of the sentence has seen protests by a particular section of intelligentsia - from Noam Chomsky...
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| Geopolitical Analysis Visit of Wen Jiabao Visit to India | Geopolitical Analysis Visit of Wen Jiabao to India
 Jay Shah
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, a massive diplomatic entourage and a business delegation representing 100 firms visited India on December 15th for a three-day visit. Wen began the visit by addressing concerns over the growing Sino-Indian rivalry, proclaiming that there need be no essential conflict between the Dragon and the Elephant and that Asia has room enough for both of them. After meeting with Indian Premier Manmohan Singh, Wen visited Pakistan, a staunch Chinese ally and Indian arch...
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| A Tale of Two Colleges | A Tale of Two Colleges
Dr. A Adityan
This college once gave admission to the Crown Prince of the shining country because the crown prince belonged to a particular minority religion and could shoot a pistol though he was never a sportsman. Well, now you know which college we are talking about. Oh, my, my, the one which had an illustrious principal by the name of Father Valson Thimphu who claimed to have a very fake PH. D. degree! Yes, indeed, we are talking about the famous St. Stephans' College. Now, this famous St. ...
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