Hartosh Singh Bal

Articles by Hartosh Singh Bal

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  Jan 30, 2014

  Rahul and other 1984 apologists: The big lie of Cong's secularism

  In his blundering fashion, Rahul has undone this silence that surrounds the complicity of the highest level of the party in the 1984 riots -- and exposed the secular pretensions who support his party.
  Gujarat UPA Congress BJP Narendra Modi Bharatiya Janata Party Rahul Gandhi WideAngle Arnab Frankly Speaking
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  Jan 28, 2014

  Frankly lying: Rahul Gandhi on 1984 and Gujarat

  Why should we trust Rahul to address issues honestly when he was so evidently willing to lie over fundamental issues only to save his family and his party’s reputation?
  Gujarat UPA Congress BJP Narendra Modi Bharatiya Janata Party Rahul Gandhi Arnab Frankly Speaking
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  Jan 27, 2014

  Lesson for AAP, Kejriwal: Why people power leads to mobocracy

  In our hierarchical society where in a large measure we have failed to create the idea of a citizen, the devolution of all powers to a small number of people is dangerous and will not work.
  India ToTheContrary NGO Sarpanch Panchayat Raj village Mohalla Sabhas Mobocracy
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  Jan 24, 2014

  Narendra Modi's economic vision is impractical trickery at best

  Perhaps, when Modi said, "Mitron, chunav jitney ke liye dole, dole, dole …phir bhi sarkar dole rahi hai’’ he just meant that the Congress was no match for him even where wasteful expenditure was concerned.
  Politics HowThisWorks India Development Narendra Modi Lok Sabha elections 2014 Sabarmati Economic vision Bullet speed trains Canal project
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  Jan 20, 2014

  Somnath Bharti's raid: AAP redefines democracy as mob rule

  The inability to respect the rights of individuals, whether they are foreigners or members of the Delhi Police, is a symptom of the kind of mob rule AAP seems to be encouraging.
  Arvind Kejriwal Delhi Police Dharna Manish Sisodia Somnath Bharti Delhi Chief Minister Aam Aadmi Party AAP mob rule
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  Jan 17, 2014

  The middle manager problem: Why Rahul cannot lead Congress

  Only a middle-level manager would continue to search for managerial solutions to what is essentially a crisis of leadership in the Congress.
  Sonia Gandhi UPA Congress Rahul Gandhi NDA Rajiv Indira leadership crsis
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  Jan 15, 2014

  UK docs on Operation Bluestar: Time to probe Indira Gandhi's role

  If it is true that the operation had been cleared and planned as far back as February 1984, then Indira Gandhi stands accused of near criminal culpability.
  Indira Gandhi Chandigarh Golden Temple Amritsar Margaret Thatcher Operation Bluestar Bhindranwale
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  Jan 12, 2014

  Redefining a riot: Panagariya, Bhagwati write to The Economist

  The eminent economists from Columbia University are not just playing with numbers to diminish the seriousness of what transpired in Gujarat, they are also deliberately distorting the facts.
  Gujarat Narendra Modi Bharatiya Janata Party Arvind Panagariya Hindutva Godhra Pogrom Columbia University Gujarat riots 2002 Jagdish Bhagwati
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  Jan 09, 2014

  People pleasers: What the AAP can learn from Prashant Bhushan

  Prashant Bhushan is a maverick, a man with whom you disagree more than agree. For that reason, he is essential to the AAP. They would damage themselves if they were to silence his views.
  Prashant Bhushan Kashmir Arvind Kejriwal Hindutva Delhi University Referendum AFPSA Aam Aadmi Party
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  Jan 07, 2014

  Manu Joseph's resignation: The perils of editorial surrender

  The law protects journalists from termination, unless the journalist has undermined his or her own case by misbehavior or mistakes. But editors don't take on owners -- they need another owner to give them the next job.
  Arun Jaitley Tarun Tejpal Tehelka Vir Sanghvi Radia Tapes Manu Joseph Open magazine media ownership