Rajesh Singh

Contributions

April 16, 2019 Rajesh Singh

The political slugfest that erupted after the Supreme Court rejected the Centre’s objections on a bunch of Rafael papers published in the media and relied upon by petitioners demanding a probe into the deal, has unfortunately obliterated the larger...

Keywords : Governance and Political Studies, Commentary, Rafael case, Judgment on Rafael papers

Special Provisions for Jammu & Kashmir: Facts

April 08, 2019 Rajesh Singh

It would appear from statements by certain political leaders that Article 370 is the critical element which binds Jammu & Kashmir with India. Former State Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti says that the withdrawal of th...

Keywords : Governance and Political Studies, Article, Article 370 & 35 A, special provisions for J&K, Kashmir misconceptions

2019 में पार्टियों के सामने चुनौतियां और अवसर

February 28, 2019 Rajesh Singh

2019 के आम चुनावों में कोई जीतेगा और कोई हारेगा मगर जीतें या हारें, दोनों को ही बाद में कुछ चुनौतियो...

Keywords : Governance and Political Studies, Hindi, Article, 2019 के आम चुनाव, राजनीतिक चुनौती और अवसर

Fundamental Rights, yes. What about Fundamental Duties?

February 26, 2019 Rajesh Singh

Roughly two years ago, the Supreme Court dismissed a petition that sought the implementation of Justice JS Verma Committee’s recommendations for the legal enforcement of Fundamental Duties as enshrined in Part IV (A) of the Constitution of India. A...

Keywords : Governance and Political Studies, Article, Fundamental Duties, Anti-social activities

The Indian Science Congress and its Relevance

February 13, 2019 Rajesh Singh

At the annual Indian Science Congress (ISC) conference in January 2015, a paper co-authored by two academics claimed that aircraft had not only been manufactured during the Vedic period but also that these planes were far superior to the ones we have...

Keywords : Technological and Scientific Studies, Commentary, Indian Science Congress, India’s maths and science

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Book Reviews

Remnants of a Separation: A History of the Partition through Material Memory, Aanchal Malhotra, Harper Collins Publishers, India, Pages 400, Price Rs 799/-.

November 13, 2017 Rajesh Singh

It was Elie Wiesel who had said, “Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilisation, no society, no future.” The Holocaust survivor would know, as would those in India and Pakistan who went through the trauma of ...

Keywords : Book Reviews

Half Lion: How PV Narasimha Rao Transformed India; Vinay Sitapati; Penguin Viking Books

July 28, 2016 Rajesh Singh

When Pamulaparti Venkata Narasimha Rao became the country’s Prime Minister, he came with few expectations. His track record as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (then undivided) and many years later as Union Cabinet Minister was mediocre. The party ...

Keywords : Book Reviews

Outreachs

Scarcity of diplomats at Centre affects India's global outreach

January 28, 2019 Rajesh Singh

Published in Wion on 28th Janauary 2019....

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