Markandey Katju

Sulman Ali’s article ‘New wave of Arabisation’ published in nayadaur.tv poses the question : Is Pakistan part of Arab culture or Indian culture ? I submit it is part of Indian culture, and no amount of ‘Arabisation’ can undo this.  For instance, in large parts of our subcontinent we both speak the same language Hindustani ( called […] More

Some people regard Germans inherently evil people for the horrible crimes committed by the Nazis such as sending 6 million Jews to gas chambers. Many Germans themselves feel a sense of shame for such crimes, and believe they can never be forgiven for this. In part this is due to the well planned and executed […] More

The state assembly elections in West Bengal are the centre of political attention nowadays in India. Several opinion polls about the elections ( whose first of its eight phases is over ) predicted that the tally of the right-wing pro Hindu Bhartiya Janta Party ( BJP ) will rise from the 3 seats it won […] More

(CAUTION: THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED IN THIS ARTICLE ARE THOSE OF THE AUTHOR’S OWN AND DO NOT REFLECT THE OPINIONS OR VIEWS OF THE RATIONAL DAILY IN ANY MANNER.) It seems that the ongoing Indian farmers’ agitation has reached a stalemate. The talks between the two sides have broken down, and the Indian Government has refused […] More

(CAUTION: THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED IN THIS ARTICLE ARE THOSE OF THE AUTHOR’S OWN AND DO NOT REFLECT THE OPINIONS OR VIEWS OF THE RATIONAL DAILY IN ANY MANNER.) I submit that by their ongoing agitation Indian farmers are not just creating Indian history but world history. Many may think this proposition to be unfounded and […] More

(CAUTION: THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED IN THIS ARTICLE ARE THOSE OF THE AUTHOR’S OWN AND DO NOT REFLECT THE OPINIONS OR VIEWS OF THE RATIONAL DAILY IN ANY MANNER.) It is evident that there is a deadlock between the agitating Indian farmers and the Central Government in India, neither side willing to give way. One would […] More

Our national objective must be to transform India from an underdeveloped to a highly developed, highly industrialised, and prosperous country, for only then will we be able to abolish our massive poverty, massive unemployment, massive malnourishment, and other social evils. For achieving this, a mighty united, historical people’s struggle is necessary, which till now was […] More

What the Court had to decide was whether the laws in question were constitutional or not. In addition, it could have issued a mandamus that the farmers must not block roads, as that causes immense suffering to the public, particularly the residents of Delhi and those who have to go there for their work. More

One can understand the Supreme Court’s anxiety in ending the current deadlock. But at the same time, one wishes that the Court had paid heed to the abovementioned wise counsel of such eminent jurists before passing its order. After all, Courts cannot solve all problems in the country. More