In all literate discussions on Indian politics, it is assumed, quite rightly, that Brahmins have constituted the core group in the Congress-led alliance system which has ruled India since independence with the exception of the brief Janata interlude between 1977 and 1980. But seldom, if ever, are related issues raised … Read More
After the Samajwadi Janata Dal, the National People’s Front. Opposition leaders are, indeed, active, perhaps hyper-active. They have not completed the first exercise in opposition unity and they are launched on the second. There is a “little” difficulty, though. The first exercise is threatening to come unstuck, with the former … Read More
Mr. VP Singh must be disappointed over the decision of his colleagues in the Jan Morcha to retain their “identity” and not merge with the proposed Samajwadi Janata Dal which he is likely to head. His inability to carry his old allies from the Congress with him must embarrass him, … Read More
The system over which the Congress has presided since independence with the brief Janata interregnum between 1977 and 1979 is obviously in deep trouble in both physical and moral terms. Surprisingly though it may appear on a surface, this is as much an expression of the overall success of the … Read More
