Extremism elsewhere, moderation in Canada
By Haroon Siddiqui Extremism wins votes in the United States and Europe but not in Canada — at least not enough to make a difference. Alberta is only the latest example. Denying climate change did not hurt George W. Bush or the latest Republican presidential candidates. But it helped sink Danielle Smith of the Wildrose [...]
A fine nuclear balance?
PAUL KORING Long the dominant South Asian regional power, India has dramatically upped its aspirations in recent years. It clearly wants to be regarded – along with China, the United States and, perhaps, a resurgent Russia – as among the handful of 21st-century “great powers” capable of projecting power, enforcing peace and, if need be, [...]
Hang the rope
Arif Zakaria Balwant Singh Rajoana shouldn’t hang for his crime. Nor for that matter around 79 others who languish in different jails, condemned by the courts yet awaiting a presidential pardon. For most convicts this interim period between the presidential pardon and the court conviction is a death alley in itself. Political compulsions, caste prejudices [...]
The Ugly American in New Avatar
- Sivaram Srikandath The Ugly American was a 1958 political novel written by Eugene Burdick and William Lederer. The novel was hugely popular, spending 76 weeks on the best-seller list with more than 5 million copies sold. It was turned into a Hollywood movie in 1963 with Marlon Brando starring in a major role. The [...]
Is India losing its clout because of bad politics?
Soutik Biswas It’s an obvious question to ask at a time when powerful – and populist – regional parties are again flexing their muscles at a fickle federal government, key economic reforms are seemingly stuck in the bog of messy coalition politics, and the government is struggling under an avalanche of corruption charges. Economic growth [...]