M Ratan

India policy Dear Editor, Beijing must not forget that India, under Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, had championed the cause of communist China before and after its emergence in 1949 for its membership of the UN Security Council and other…
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Dear Editor, In the lives of nations, a time comes when their survival and standing in the world depend on 'do or die' decisions. For India, the Uri attack provides that historic moment. We have suffered a wicked, dishonest, untrustworthy…
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Dear Editor, For the past two days, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has angrily attacked 'fake cow protectors' for indulging in violence against Dalits. However, it is unfortunate that Prime Minister Modi's inveterate opponents are not…
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Dear Editor, It shocking that at a time when Kashmiri separatists, supported by the Pakistani Government and the Inter-Services Intelligence, not only diplomatically but also financially, are frantically trying to keep the political pot…
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Dear Editor, The latest surge of protests in the Valley, in the wake of the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani by the security forces, in an encounter, is shocking. As feared, Hurriyat separatists and their patrons in…
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Dear Editor, In the context of anti-India activities inside the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus, by a section of Leftist students, backed by faculty members, the writer has raised a few important questions about Government-funding of…
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Dear Editor, Media reports on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's three-day visit to China confirm that he has raised all major bilateral issues with his host. These issues, which are of serious concern to us, include the issuance of stapled…
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Dear Editor, This refers to media reports that the Peoples Democratic Party is inching toward a pact with the National Conference and the Congress. In the beginning, when the election result threw up a fractured verdict, a disappointed PDP…
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Dear Editor, It is sickening to note that the Congress and a few other Opposition parties such as the CPI(M), have not yet emerged from the syndrome of deep prejudice against and hostility to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, even after the…
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Dear Editor, After 'Love Jihad', and 'Cricket Jihad' promoted by a Pakistani cricketer in Sri Lanka, as also by a British Muslim cricketer playing against India in the recently concluded series, who displayed an arm band supporting the…
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