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J. Sri Raman: Exiled by Bigots' Edicts
Thursday, 29 November 2007, 9:54 am | J. Sri Raman
A woman writer who won literary trophies in her twenties. An aged artist once known and loved for his bare-foot charm and innovative brush. Both are on the run today. And no force in the vast South Asian region, stretching from New Delhi to Dhaka, ... More >>
The Battle Lines in Pakistan
Thursday, 22 November 2007, 9:50 am | J. Sri Raman
If you look at it as a battle between individual leaders and parties, the battle lines cannot be more blurred. The lines have been changing frequently, leaving everyone wondering who is fighting whom in Pakistan. If you look at it as a battle between ... More >>
The Importance of Being Nawaz Sharif
Thursday, 15 November 2007, 11:20 am | J. Sri Raman
The two-time former prime minister of Pakistan has figured very little in stories of the turbulence in his country over the past few weeks. While Benazir Bhutto is playing a strident role on the political stage back home, and her People's Party ... More >>
The Missing Factor in Musharraf's Plan
Monday, 12 November 2007, 11:10 am | J. Sri Raman
We are not talking about the world reaction to President Pervez Musharraf's proclamation of martial law, euphemistically called an emergency, on November 3. This article's headline, certainly, does not refer to the reaction from Washington, in particular. ... More >>
Nuclear Fallout From Imploding Pakistan?
Wednesday, 7 November 2007, 9:46 am | J. Sri Raman
A wide range of observers, from then-US President Bill Clinton to peace activists everywhere, saw South Asia as the scariest place on earth in the early months of 2002. The eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation of a million Indian and Pakistani troops ... More >>
Delhi Tries Bush Tack on Nuke Deal
Saturday, 3 November 2007, 2:03 pm | J. Sri Raman
Will Manmohan Singh be able to do a George Bush to save the nuclear deal between the two "strategic partners?" Will India witness in coming days the build-up of a bipartisan consensus on the deal, as the US did some months ago? More >>
When Modi Invokes Mahatma Gandhi's Name
Wednesday, 24 October 2007, 1:27 pm | J. Sri Raman
Mahatma Gandhi, the foremost symbol of India's freedom struggle, has died several deaths. He has met his martyrdom again, every time India and Indians departed from the path of peace and equitable progress. The most painful illustration, perhaps, ... More >>
J. Sri Raman: The Return of Benazir Bhutto
Sunday, 21 October 2007, 7:44 pm | J. Sri Raman
She came back, she was seen, she conquered - that might have served as the wrap-up line for the repeated footage on South Asian television channels of a former prime minister's return to Pakistan on Thursday. The summary, however, would not have stated ... More >>
The Bigger Threat From India's Blasts
Sunday, 21 October 2007, 2:47 pm | J. Sri Raman
India is reeling from the impact of two bomb blasts within four days - and from the revived memories of serial explosions of the nineties. And no one has greater reason to rejoice than political forces that seek to thrive on a selectively defined ... More >>
Dressing Democracy in Uniform
Thursday, 11 October 2007, 3:02 pm | J. Sri Raman
Crusaders for "democracy" may be fervent, but are not fanatical. They, in fact, strongly favor considerable dilution of democracy in three clearly defined cases. The quality of democracy, they concede, must be strained when either "terrorism" ... More >>
The Companies They Keep in Burma
Sunday, 30 September 2007, 3:35 pm | J. Sri Raman
The world has been informed in no uncertain terms of the concern of the First Family of the USA over the cause of democracy and freedom in Burma. The commitment of Washington to the corporate cause, however, has proven greater More >>
The Mathematics of Military Rule
Thursday, 20 September 2007, 7:34 pm | J. Sri Raman
What does a crusader for "democracy" do in countries where the armies are his closest allies? He does what President George W. Bush is doing right now in Pakistan and Bangladesh. He goes all out for a spurious, army-backed substitute for the ideal, ... More >>
The War Games They Play
Tuesday, 11 September 2007, 10:37 am | J. Sri Raman
As I write, a "war at sea" is raging off the southwestern coast of India in the Bay of Bengal. As many as 26 warships from five countries are engaged in friendly "hostilities." For six days until September 9, torpedoes from submarines and counter-fire from vessels ... More >>
The President's New Clothes
Thursday, 6 September 2007, 12:14 am | J. Sri Raman
The President's New Clothes By J. Sri Raman t r u t h o u t | Perspective http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/090507E.shtml More >>
Where Protests Can Prolong Army Rule
Friday, 31 August 2007, 11:13 am | J. Sri Raman
Where Protests Can Prolong Army Rule By J. Sri Raman t r u t h o u t | Columnist http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/082907H.shtml More >>
