Have the courts found Modi guilty of any crime?

    It is sometimes claimed that “…the Supreme Court, generally reckoned one of the few incorruptible institutions left in India, can’t find Modi guilty” (comment on a Guardian opinion piece.) This misses the fact that Modi has neither been tried, nor been exhonerated, for his role in the violence in Gujarat in 2002. The legal argument to date has centred on whether he should stand trial. A … Continue reading Have the courts found Modi guilty of any crime?

Why is Media missing the real Gujarat Story: Himanshu Thakkar

It seems large parts of the mainstream national media have gone underground these days. If you view most English news channels and some Hindi ones or most English and Hindi newspapers, you will suddenly find a proliferation of reports favouring Narendra Modi and the BJP. The repeated highlighting of doctored pre-poll analysis without attempts to do an in-depth investigation into the credentials of the agencies … Continue reading Why is Media missing the real Gujarat Story: Himanshu Thakkar

है कबिरा हैरान हमारी काशी में : पंकज श्रीवास्तव

उठा है तूफान हमारी काशी में है कबिरा हैरान हमारी काशी मे ठगवा नगरी लूट किधर को भागेगा साँसत में है जान हमारी काशी में (टेक)–है कबिरा हैरान…… दानव सारे रूप धर रहे देवों का बुद्धू है भगवान हमारी काशी में है कबिरा हैरान…… साधु की धज, धर्मध्वजा ले हाथों में चढ़ बैठा शैतान हमारी काशी में है कबिरा हैरान…… दूजे का घर फूँक चढ़ा … Continue reading है कबिरा हैरान हमारी काशी में : पंकज श्रीवास्तव

Has Modi moderated? – Irfan Engineer

      Ashutosh Varshney in his article in Indian Express (Modi the Moderate) writes that “Modi may not have Vajpayee’s style but, substantively, his campaign over the last few months shows roughly similar traits.” Varshney gives instances of Modi paying tribute to Maulana Azad in one of his election speeches; stitching alliances with the dalit parties, including with those who fought against him and … Continue reading Has Modi moderated? – Irfan Engineer

Modi, Media & Terror threats: JTSA

The reporting in the media following the arrest of four youths in Rajasthan, alleged to be Indian Mujahideen operatives, by the Delhi Police Special Cell fell even below the low standards the media has set for itself on terror reporting. Forget about the use of the mandatory ‘alleged’ before calling those arrested as terrorists – one would think it is no longer even on the … Continue reading Modi, Media & Terror threats: JTSA

ओपिनियन बता नहीं बना रहा है मीडिया: अभिषेक पाराशर

भारतीय जनता पार्टी (भाजपा) के प्रधानमंत्री पद के उम्मीदवार नरेंद्र मोदी की ‘लहर’ इन दिनों मीडिया में सबसे बड़ा मुद्दा है, खासकर इलेक्ट्रॉनिक टीवी चैनलों में जहां पर प्राइम टाइम के दौरान होने वाली बहस में तथाकथित सर्वेक्षणों के आधार पर यह बताने की कोशिश की जा रही है कि देश में मोदी की लहर है। लेकिन यह समझना जरूरी है कि जनमत निर्माण में … Continue reading ओपिनियन बता नहीं बना रहा है मीडिया: अभिषेक पाराशर