India –China have to build a model relationship
Region: IndiaThe visit of the Chinese premier Li Keqiang to New Delhi comes in the wake of the heightened border tension and growing mistrust and suspicion between the two neighbouring Asian giants. Although the Chinese premier ... more
Views: 251Asghar Ali Engineer - His life was Gentle; and the Elements…
Region: IndiaWell I will never forgive myself, if I don’t pen an obit on revered Islamic scholar Asghar Ali Engineer who passed away on 14 May 2013 in Mumbai. He was a reformist-writer and activist and internationally kn... more
Views: 438Mamta Kulkarni’s Life, Another Dirty Picture in Making
Region: IndiaBollywood’s siren of the 1990’s Mamta Kulkarni who was lost in this lonely planet for some time has finally been discovered to be living in Nairobi, Kenya. The heartthrob of millions of youth of her generation ... more
Views: 2388Election Commission must step in to clean-up Indian Politics
Region: IndiaThere is a widespread concern about the prevalence of corruption in the country. Corruption is happening because many corrupt persons and criminals are contesting the Assembly and Parliament elections and thus ... more
Views: 569Role of Media in Reporting Terrorism
Region: IndiaIt’s not even full four months gone and India has witnessed two bomb blasts in a short interval in 2013. The first was in Hyderabad on February 21 and the next one was in Bangalore on April 19. Both the even... more
Views: 711River Cauvery being exploited to the brink
Region: IndiaThe Cauvery river water issue, which is a bone of contention between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and also entangles Kerala and Puducherry, is now caught up in a new row. This time within Karnataka itself, where the river maj... more
Views: 947UPSC Civil Services Examination and Language Controversy
Region: IndiaThe new pattern of the UPSC Civil Services examination first introduced in 2011 with the Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT), and the new pattern introduced in the Main examination in 2013, has triggered a heated debate in... more
Views: 1954Surrogacy getting acceptance in India
Region: IndiaIn a significant order, the Madras High Court on March 5, 2013 has held that a woman who had a child through surrogacy is entitled for maternity leave. The ruling was given by Justice K Chandru while allowing a pe... more
Views: 658Cybrabad blast - Its Afzal this time! - Kai Po Che!
Region: IndiaIts Cybrabad blast and not Hyderabad, as some of our so called national media is going gung-ho describing the twin blasts that rocked Andhra Pradesh on Thursday evening, February 21, 2013. Now the twin cities of Hyderabad... more
Views: 623Witness to Environmental Degradation
Region: IndiaLast month I traveled from Paras-Nath, the Jain pilgrimage center in the Jharkhand state to Gaya, Bihar. I travelled in the cattle class compartment of a local passenger train to have the feel of real India. The Indian st... more
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Syed Ali Mujtaba is a working journalist based in Chennai. He has taken PhD in International Relations. He is author of two books and a documentary film maker. His area of interest is media related activities.
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