Sumit Mitra
Political analyst
The writer is is a political analyst and enthusiast in colonial studies.
By Sumit Mitra
The question that arises is whether BJP is anti-science by instinct or by design?
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Marxists have little faith in the due process, as evident from the mass murders committed at the behest of Stalin, Mao Zedong or even Pol Pot.
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The onslaught is problematic at several levels.
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Beside the academic community, the media too is particularly ripe for a #MeToo outbreak.
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A jingoist, xenophobic US under someone like him will give authoritarianism a chance to think they're right, be it anywhere.
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A deep churning is going on in the country on the ideas that have shaped its history.
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It is still difficult to gamble on the outcome, though the odds are stacked in Mamata Banerjee’s favour.
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The prime minister's actions are surprisingly no different from the 'mai baap sarkar' model patented by the Congress.
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If RSS insists on championing more and more stringent laws against cow slaughter, the market economy will hit back by making bovine animals unwanted.
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The Ranaghat incident raises crucial questions about the saffron brotherhood's clarity of purpose in their attacks on churches.
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