Why India is not winning against the Maoists

The government needs to take a leaf from the manual of the Maoists, says security expert Bibhu Prasad Routray. India has deployed over 70 battalions of para-military forces in Operation Green Hunt,......

Your real test starts now Mr Sushilkumar Shinde

The Pune blasts serves as a point of reckoning for Shinde that the position of the home minister is not a job for the frail hearted. He will be keenly watched on the parameters of activism,......

Assam's communal clashes: Politics over governance?

As forty-five people lost their lives and 200,000 people were rendered homeless in the week-long communal violence between the Bodo tribals and the Muslim immigrants, the Assam government in......

Anti-Naxal ops: A monumental blunder in Chhattisgarh

It is beyond doubt that the Indian State has gravely erred in its latest counter-insurgency operation in Chhattisgarh and has indeed ended up killing non-combatants, says Bibhu Prasad Routray At......