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In the Shadow of Terror: Anti-politician or Anti-politics?

Sat, 2008-12-27 08:55 | Suhas Palshikar

 Neoliberal economics, globalisation of aspirations and the hype about India as a superpower have all led the Indian middle/elite classes to believe that they now constitute the backbone of the country. They expect politics to reflect their aspirations and respond to their anxieties. They want politics to represent them since they assume that they represent India. This disconnect leads to constant suspicion of and cynicism about the politician. This is what underlies the tirade against politicians after the Mumbai horrors.The new activism may be short-lived, but the danger is that the "anti-politics" sentiment will seep across social classes and strengthen a vocabulary of a worrisome kind.....Writes Suhas Palshikar

Whose media? Which people?

Tue, 2008-12-23 08:55 | NISSIM MANNATHUKKAREN
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The coverage of the terror attacks showed that when the media becomes a purely business enterprise, news becomes a commodity, serving the interests of the few. It ceases to be the guardian of democracy or the protector of public interest.

NISSIM MANNATHUKKAREN's incisive article on corporate media.The article rightly identifies the role of corporate media in whipping up emotions after the Mumbai terror strike,by airing non-stop outbursts and insensible chants like “enough is enough”.The article also asserts the fact that the same media didn't come up with a similar emotional outcry for the 1.5 lakh farmers who committed suicide in a period of mere eight years and for the travail of many crores of ordinary Indians who still live like worms.

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The Hindu

For a rational response to the Mumbai Terror Attacks

Sun, 2008-12-21 08:50 | Dhananjay Tripathi

"The horrific terrorist attack in Mumbai has raised many questions concerning the volatile situation in South Asia and once again, all fingers are pointing towards Pakistan. After the 9/11 terrorist attack in America, the focus of international strategic analysts had shifted from West Asia to South Asia, particularly towards Afghanistan and Pakistan" Writes Dhananjay Tripathi

Comparing Mumbai to 9/11 diminishes both tragedies

Fri, 2008-12-05 20:19 | Priyamvada Gopal

We must not let '9/11' become a horrific status symbol signalling arrival into the fraternity of wounded superpowers.

Priyamvada Gopal Writes in The Guardian.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/dec/04/india-terrorism-mumbai-terro...

India’s Pakistan problem is Pakistan’s problem too

Thu, 2008-12-04 13:03 | Siddharth Varadarajan

If politics and emotion do not dictate India’s response, the terrorist strikes in Mumbai could be a catalyst for ending the Pakistani military’s fatal patronage of jihadi groups. Siddharth Varadarajan writes in The Hindu.

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http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/03/stories/2008120360480800.htm