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. . . two things are clear. Mr Modi’s feigned “hurt” at the anti-Muslim pogrom convinces nobody; and his exoneration by a Gujarat court lacks credibility and legitimacy. Second, AAP’s entry has introduced a new variable and enlarged the shadow of uncertainty over the BJP’s “target” of reaching the 272-seat halfway-mark on its own by fielding Mr Modi.

It would be tedious to draw up a list of brief intervals of relaxation in relations between India and Pakistan and proceed to pinpoint the causes that led to their discontinuance, followed immediately thereafter by the resumption of their cold war. That has been a constant feature in their relations.

A two part A Tehelka TV recording. Sheldon Pollock is a scholar of Sanskrit and Indian intellectual history at the University of Columbia in conversation with Pragya Tiwari.

Press Statement on the Report prepared by Mohan Rao, Ish Mishra, Pragya Singh and Vikas Bajpai
December 30, 2013
A team of independent academics and a journalist carried out an inquiry into the communal violence that shook Muzaffarnagar district in UP this past September. The report is based on the findings of the team during its visit to Muzaffarnagar district on the 9th and the 10th of November and again on the 27th November. The members of the team were:
Dr. Mohan Rao, Faculty, (…)

WE DEMAND the urgent revision of the AEP (Adolescent Education Programme) curriculum on sexuality education for all children to be reflective of the “best interests of the child” rather than proscribing narrow notions of morality, culture and tradition. This would be the first step in creating a comprehensive sexuality education that is gender-sensitive, age-specific and free from negative value judgements which is essential to help young people lead lives free of fear, disease and violence; and to enjoy physical and mental health and wellbeing.