Mujtaba Khan

Mar 22, 2011
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Power trips

The spectre of the 16th Lok Sabha has already begun to haunt political parties, especially the BJP. After having lost the Delhi throne twice, consecutively, the party has geared up to thwart the UPA’s attempt to hit an electoral hat-trick. To do this, the party leadership is desperate to champion the cause of anti-corruption and make its crusade against corruption an electoral plank. Of late, the saffron brigade has demonstrated astute political shrewdness in their overt support to the Anna bandwagon, a well-calculated strategy to eventually hijack the anti-corruption movement that has supposedly gained popular currency.

Minority interests

It may not be an exaggeration to postulate that normally reforms in India generate counter reactions. And when it comes to any pro-minority, more particularly pro-Muslim reform, the reaction is more pronounced and conspicuous. It is in this perspective that the ongoing discourses on the issue of Jamia Millia Islamia’s “Muslim minority institution” status, needs to be viewed.

As a self-confessed hardliner, I must admit that being a part of the team engaged in Indo-Pak Track 2 dialogue has been very interesting.

In June 2012, world leaders along with thousands of participants from governments, NGOs and environmental groups as well as the private sector will come together in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil for Rio+20

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