Shashi Tharoor: A Rebuttal

Shashi Tharoor had it coming...

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 To Shashi Tharoor with love: Say it ain't so, Joe

The newspapers say that that tomorrow, when Shashi lands in Thiruvananthapuram, a 'rousing reception' is planned; the idea is to give him a hero's welcome.

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 Building up the nation: mend those fissures

The Republic of India is a majestic, beautiful edifice with strong foundations of liberal democratic values. However, lately it has developed some fissures that need to be attended to urgently lest it becomes too late.

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 Democracy: global context and Indian perspective

As an institution democracy has a hoary pedigree although its evolution has been gradual spanning several centuries. Recorded history tells us of the city-states of ancient Greece and Rome, which were direct democracies, wherein citizens voted in assemblies.

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