COMPETITNG HISTORICAL NARRATIVES OF PARTITION
By Nand Tandan British India was divided into the two countries of India and Pakistan after an unsuccessful attempt to find a compromise solution to keep the country together. The long, bitter and acrimonious debates, marred by communal tensions and occasional riots, left more than divided countries; it left a trail of divided legacies. Indians [...]
Why Liberals no longer have confidence in Conservative government
The Reform-Conservatives, the NDP and the Bloc have done what they said they’d never do – they have formed a league of hypocrites – leaving the government clinging to power with the help of those they call “separatists and socialists.” The Ways and Means motion before the House of Commons today is a matter of [...]
The State of US Health Care
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF In the debate over health care, here’s an inequity to ponder: Nikki White would have been far better off if only she had been a convicted bank robber Nikki was a slim and athletic college graduate who had health insurance, had worked in health care and knew the system. But she [...]
Institutional corruption in India.
By JN Jayashree In the context of the recent statement of the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, the following will be read with interest. The life of a whistleblower in India is a dangerous one. In 2003 the country was stunned by the murder of a government engineer who exposed corruption in the national highway building [...]