It is in India’s interests to be the subcontinent’s talent magnet If you have been reading this blog for some time you might have noticed that The Acorn has consistently been against any measure that falsely conveys an impression that Pakistan is no longer a sponsor of international terrorism in general and proxy-war against India …
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Nationalist terrorism is terrorism
And is as abhorrent is any other kind of terrorism Even as we await more details of the plot behind the terrorist attacks in Malegaon, and even as media and political reactions to the affair take on even more grotesque forms, some commentators have argued that there can be no moral equivalence between a form …
Ill-conceived dialogue
…played into the Hurriyat’s hands Praveen Swami’s indictment is damning: “New Delhi’s well-meaning but ill-conceived dialogue process communalised Jammu and Kashmir and laid the ground for the ongoing crisis” Experts have been telling New Delhi that the solution to this Islamist upsurge lies in negotiations which will give power—if not independence—to secessionists. Both the premise …
Three thoughts on Independence Day
On socialism, constitutionalism and curbing intolerance For contemplation on Independence Day—on the need to expunge socialism from the Constitution in letter and spirit; on the norms of public activism; and how competitive intolerance might be reined in. Related Links: Three thoughts on Independence Day 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 & on Republic Day 2008, 2007, 2006, …
Intolerance insurance
Markets in everything* If the Indian government is failing to clamp down on competitive intolerance, the film and insurance industries have devised their own solution: Politics and public sentiment, Bollywood has learned the hard way, can wind it at the box-office. With community protest increasingly becoming part of the noise accompanying a film release, the …
Three cheers for the Delhi High Court
Its verdict should halt the tendency to use the law to flaunt competitive intolerance Excerpts from the verdict of a single-judge bench of the Delhi High Court (Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul): In a free and democratic society, tolerance is vital. This is true especially in large and complex societies like ours where people with varied …
The ‘Prince’ of Arcot can’t be sued
For calling himself the ‘Prince’ of Arcot A personality, styling himself the “Prince of Arcot” was recently in the news for launching the latest salvo in the game of competitive intolerance. He played a role in getting the police to shut down an exhibition showing the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s intolerant policies against his subjects. It …
My op-ed in Mail Today: Free speech checks intolerance
Mr Thackeray’s actions are an opportunity to understand how competitive intolerance might be defeated Excerpts from my op-ed piece in today’s Mail Today: The state itself —and increasingly under the UPA government — has, in addition to caving in to intolerance, frequently indulged in unnecessary conscience-keeping that is at once laughable and abominable. Raj Thackeray …
Three thoughts for the Republic
On justice, trade for security and ending competitive intolerance For reflection on Republic Day: No turns in justice; Security lies in trade; on putting an end to competitive intolerance; Related Links: Three thoughts on Independence Day 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 & on Republic Day 2007, 2006, 2005
On putting an end to competitive intolerance
Doing away with restraints to freedom of expression—and taking the American constitutional route to free speech—is not merely a matter of principle. It is a practical necessity. Going after the rioter is the only way to maintain law & order.
