Questioning Linguistic States

A half century after the reorganisation of India on linguistic lines, the order is being questioned.

An EPW editorial on the demands for state reorganisation.

Afghanistan: Beyond the ‘Surge’ Strategy

A regional diplomatic option could have promised more for Afghanistan than the military approach of the US.

Editorial written for the Economic and Political Weekly

A Tragedy Lingers

An insensitive state follows an insensitive multinational in denying justice and succours to the victims of Bhopal

Editorial written for the Economic and Political Weekly

Honduras, Afghanistan and the Obama compromise

"Apparently, the US strategy from the beginning, was to play along with the coup plotters' strategy in a case of running with the "we are against the coup" hare and hunting with the "don't let Honduras turn left" hound."

Extract from a short article on the (Barack) Obama administration's role in Honduras and Afghanistan.