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SCO’s Relevance for India and the World
While many countries such as India and others in the West as well as Iran have been busy with elections, about some of which I have been writing recently on my blog, one little event in Asia went rather unnoticed. Actually, make that two. The World Economic Forum which hosts its annual regional summit in… Continue reading SCO’s Relevance for India and the World
India State Elections 2023: It’s Raining Revdis!
It’s the old familiar theme when elections come around. And they have arrived at five states in India to elect new state assemblies. It’s a good time as any to review Prime Minister Modi’s phrase of revdi culture (culture of freebies) first used against the Aam Aadmi Party of Arvind Kejriwal to criticize his promise… Continue reading India State Elections 2023: It’s Raining Revdis!
Development and All That We Understand by It
When reading newspapers or books or watching the news, we often come across the word development. It is a term so often used to mean growth, loosely speaking, that when attached to any other word, it takes on new meanings. Urban development, rural development, industrial development, sustainable development, etc. Then, of course, we have the… Continue reading Development and All That We Understand by It
India at 75: Sisyphus in the Himalayas
The occasion of India’s 74th Independence Day is a major milestone and I am sure it will prompt many articles, stories, films, songs, poems, speeches, etc on the subject. And so, it should, for it is no minor accomplishment. Guess what? As I typed the page heading “150th blog post for Peripatetic Perch” to start… Continue reading India at 75: Sisyphus in the Himalayas
India’s Farthest Frontiers Frozen in Time
On August 5, 2019, all clocks stopped in Jammu and Kashmir. Or so, it seemed. Time hasn’t moved since for millions in the state with the lockdown in the Valley well into its fourth month. Thanks to the abrupt and sudden abrogation of Article 370, life as the Kashmiris knew it, has come to a… Continue reading India’s Farthest Frontiers Frozen in Time
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