Because it is not for them to provide solutions
By Salil Tripathi
[Background: This is Salil's response to the criticism that "human rights folks, at least in India, are terribly context insensitive. In practice, you can't even talk about enjoying human rights (as opposed to possessing them) unless the state is capable of maintaining rule of [...]
The useless (to the Tibetans) charade of visiting the Dalai Lama
“If freedom-loving people throughout the world do not speak out about Chinese repression in China and Tibet” Nancy Pelosi said, “we have lost all moral authority to speak on behalf of human rights anywhere in the world”.
She may not be exaggerating. But the issue is [...]
India muddled on the protests, but it must rethink its Tibet policy
When China’s prime minister said he “appreciated” the Indian government’s response to public protests by Tibetan refugees, many interpreted that he was sending over a note of thanks. But Wen Jiabao’s statement could actually have been a warning.
“The Tibetan issue is a very [...]
Some opinions just can’t make it to the People’s Daily of Chennai
The Beijing correspondent of The Hindu can hardly be classified as a critic of the People’s Republic. But when Pallavi Aiyar wrote a piece that compared India and China that showed the latter in rather unfavourable light, she had to publish it in Asia [...]
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 obviously knows this. [...]
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