Congrats To Trump For Excellent Speech, God Bless America!
(Editorial Note: “Where is the Capital of United States of America?” I remember asking this question, to kids and friends, pretending I knew a great […]
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U.S. Election: It was mostly about ‘the forgotten man’
By George Abraham A pre-election poll suggested that 72% of the people who surveyed had the opinion that the country is on the wrong track. […]
Trump Triumps in US
Man proposes, God disposes! Triumph of Donald Trump, 70 years young, but oldest ever to become US president, is proof you can never trust people’s […]
Hartals in Kerala: a shameful exercise in futility
By George Abraham Perspective of a Non-resident Keralite It was supposed to be just another ordinary day in the life and times of Malayalees who […]
Politics and Corruption
Is Corruption endemic to politics? With Politics front and center in both India and the US, US Attorney Preet Bharara discusses corruption in various avenues […]
Little Hope In An Unequal World
We live in an unequal world. World Bank figures for world poverty reveals a higher number of people living in poverty than previously thought to be in most […]
BJP, Dalits, and the ‘Cow politics.’
George Abraham “In these four years, I also saw with, some disquiet, forces of divisiveness and intolerance trying to raise their ugly head. Attacks on […]
The UN Human Rights Council adopts the Declaration on the Right to Peace
The Human Rights Council (HRC) of the United Nations in Geneva adopted a Declaration on the Right to Peace by a majority of its Member […]
Children of a Lesser God: Human Trafficking Soars in India
Sunita Pal, a frail 17-year-old, lies in a tiny bed in the women’s ward of New Delhi’s Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. Her face and head […]
Freida Pinto, Michelle Obama join hands for ‘Let Girls Learn’ initiative
Actress Freida Pinto has joined hands with the Michelle Obama, the First Lady for Let Girls Learn – a government initiative aimed at helping girls […]