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| November 27, 2008 | |
'You believe in your army'
'And be confident that we will do a successful operation... Don't ask for a deadline. It is very difficult to say in such cases,' says Major General R K Hooda, who leads the military operation against the terrorists.
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| November 18, 2008 | |
'I am a Kashmiri and my politics are different'
'A teenager in Kashmir doesn't have the life of a teenager in Lahore, Delhi or Bombay.' Novelist Basharat Peer speaks out!
'Nehru paved the way for extinction of Nehrus'
Nehru's birth anniversary brings to light an old biography, which is perhaps the best-written work on him, says historian Ramachandra Guha.
'There is no sympathy for the LTTE in Tamil Nadu'
Everybody would like the Sri Lankan Tamils to live in peace first and with equal right to the Sinhalese. Even I, a vehement critic of the LTTE and also very much against the Centre intervening the military action against the LTTE, have been saying that the Indo-Sri Lankan accord must be implemented in full by Sri Lanka, says political analyst Cho Ramaswamy.
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| November 17, 2008 | |
'Malegaon blast probe is not politically motivated'
All I have to say is that the narco-analysis reports came in very late and by the time we started to look into it, the case was transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation. We however got to know that those involved in the Nanded blast were also part of the Parbhani blasts case, says K P S Raghuvanshi, former chief of the Mumbai Anti Terrorism Squad.
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| November 14, 2008 | |
'Don't fight terror on basis of religion'
Let us keep religion aside and deal with it as a problem that our country is facing, then this problem can be wiped out to a large extent. Another aspect that needs to be taken care of is these pseudo-nationalists who term themselves as patriotic and do otherwise, says Dr Suresh Khairnar.
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| November 12, 2008 | |
'My daughter Pragya is innocent'
Dr Singh, a committed Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh worker for the last 35 years, spoke from his home in Surat about why he believes his daughter is innocent.
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| November 10, 2008 | |
'We are training youth to fight terror'
Look at the Hubli case where so many terrorists were arrested. These arrests helped in cracking a nation-wide nexus of the Students Islamic Movement of India. It was our boys who gave information about these terrorists and on the basis of our information the police nabbed these anti-national elements, says Shri Rama Sena chief and founder Pramod Muthalik.
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| November 07, 2008 | |
'Indians are yet to take advantage of Right to Information'
The greatest obstacle is people's lack of awareness. Even though the RTI Act has been passed, Indians are yet to take full advantage of it. We are yet to contemplate RTI as our birthright. Indians either don't put forth their grievances or don't question inordinate delays, says Shailesh Gandhi, CIC
'It's too late to contain Raj Thackeray'
Professor Dr Puniyani speaks on various burning issues of the day including Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray's actions, terrorism, forcible conversion and the Sangh Parivar.
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| November 03, 2008 | |
'Separating Tamil people and LTTE is foolish'
Tamil Nationalist Movement leader, one of the most vocal supporters of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and its supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran, speaks on the civil war raging in Sri Lanka.
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| October 31, 2008 | |
'We are not linked to Malegaon blast accused'
Pankaj Phadnis who co-founded Abinav Bharat, says that it is not his fault if the men alleged to be accomplices of arrested Sadhvi Pragnya Singh Thakur had used the name of his organisation.
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| October 27, 2008 | |
'There is no such thing as Hindu terrorism'
Sanatan Sanstha spokeperson Abhay Vartak told rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa about the demand for the ban, Hindu terrorism and also the activities of the organisation in the wake of the Maharashtra government alleging that they were into terror activities.
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| October 20, 2008 | |
'Militarily, Colombo is at an advantage'
Professor V Suryanarayan is described as one of India's leading specialists in South and Southeast Asian Studies, especially on Sri Lanka speaks about the current situation in the island nation.
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| October 16, 2008 | |
'Mass conversions are deplorable'
A few glass panes were broken and you call that terrorism. In Karnataka not a single person was injured. What are these people talking about? It is ridiculous. Glass panes of cinema theatres are broken due to certain disputes. Can you call this terrorism? Did the Union government react in this manner? The people are just protesting against those indulging in forcible conversion, says D N Murthy, VHP's general secretary.
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| October 15, 2008 | |
'I am a Communist who believes in God'
In a country like India, where religion has deep roots, it is important for the party to make the stand clear on religion. It is not a question you can shy away from. The party should be open for a debate and then publicly announce a renewed stand, says Marxist MP Abdullakutty.
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| October 10, 2008 | |
'We have to select our judges carefully'
Justice Srikrishna spoke to Rujuta Paradkar about the Mumbai riots report and some of the biggest problems faced by the judicial system in India.
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| October 07, 2008 | |
'How many terror masterminds are there?'
'The Lashkar-e-Tayiba says it has nothing to do with the Indian Mujahideen. It is just the police which seems to be going on and on about this new outfit. Sometimes I wonder if it is a creation. No one is sure who is doing what. The police ought to come clean on all the allegations that they are making before any of us can jump to any conclusion,' says SAR Geelani.
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| October 06, 2008 | |
'Once polls are announced all will fall in line'
'We have conducted elections in even the most difficult times when the militancy was very high. It is not that elections cannot be conducted but we have to take reasonable precautions in conducting the elections,' says former CEC T S Krishnamurthy.
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| September 30, 2008 | |
'Once a Hindu converts, his loyalties shift'
'Regarding the attacks on churches, I can say that most were politically motivated. When some activists were protesting against conversions, vested interests in some cases have taken advantage and gone on a rampage. I blame the politicians for this,' says M B Puranik, VHP's Karnataka convenor
We're all entitled to the same atmospheric space'
'When you say the per capita argument is catastrophic, it appears to us that we have not the same rights than others,' says Indian ambassador to France Ranjan Mathai.
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| September 29, 2008 | |
'No tangible proof of Muslims' involvement in terrorism'
The same security and intelligence agencies which did not know anything about an impending attack a minute before it took place, suddenly and within minutes know every detail of the persons, organisations, funders etc behind the incident. They want to cover up their abject failure, and as the Muslims are the weakest section at this moment, the blame is safely pinned on them, says Dr Zafarul-Islam Khan.
'India values its nuclear partnership with France, Russia'
'France has been very supportive of India, particularly during the NSG negotiations,' says Ranjan Mathai, India's ambassador to France.
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| September 25, 2008 | |
'We have assured Christians of safety'
Karnataka Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Kumar about the situation in the state, the visit by the central team and the remarks made by the Archbishop of Bengaluru.
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| September 22, 2008 | |
'Terror was there during Ram Rajya also'
'There may be some fringe element like SIMI and others but by and large people want peace and want to live in harmony with other communities. There is a sharp decline in communal clashes in the country. There are some aberrations. Wherever they occur it is unfortunate. In Kandhamal the tension is on but it is not of the intensity of the late '70s and early '80s. That time in one single day 100s of people were killed', says Home Ministry official Mahendra Kumawat
'Vested interests are hitting back at Christians'
The attacks on the Christian community are not restricted only to Mangalore or Orissa, but have spread to other states like Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Chhattisgarh and even the national capital, says activist Jospeh Dias.
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| September 18, 2008 | |
'We have busted 400 terror modules'
'When fire has erupted all around your house, how can you have the luxury of a cool home? We have Pakistan and Bangladesh where 67 blasts took place in 2005. In Nepal they had huge insurgency, now Maoists have come to power. In Sri Lanka, what people called the most deadly terrorists outfit, the LTTE, is there', says Home Ministry official Mahendra Kumawat
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| September 15, 2008 | |
'The US has not shut terror havens in Pakistan'
Barack Obama said recently that Pakistan is using money the US gave it to fight terrorism to 'prepare for a war against India'. Sheela Bhatt spoke to Charles Michael Johnson, who produced two reports on the lack of oversight during the disbursal of US funds to Pakistan. An exclusive, startling interview.
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| August 21, 2008 | |
N-deal: 'We can pull it off at NSG'
There's a strong sense inside the Democratic leadership that if you care about India, now is the time to stand up for it, says Graham Wisner, counsel at the top international lobbying firm Patton Boggs.
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| August 06, 2008 | |
'Clean waiver for nuclear deal is a fantasy'
Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Washington, DC-based Arms Control Association believes India's expectation of a 'clean exemption' at the Nuclear Suppliers Group meeting scheduled for August 21 is "a fantasy"
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| July 28, 2008 | |
'Terrorism and riots are not interlinked'
It does not make sense to believe that an event in 2008 took place because of an event in 2002. There is no logic behind this argument, says Gujarat's Minister of State for Home Amit Shah.
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| July 24, 2008 | |
Poppies, Burma and Bollywood
With his seventh novel, Amitav Ghosh has announced one clear intention: He is not about to retire.
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| July 20, 2008 | |
'The MIM has been given Rs 5,000 crore'
'I am not kidding. The prime minister has promised to look into our demand for the implementation of the Fatimi committee report on the Sachar committee findings.' says MIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi.
Shahid Siddiqui: Why I joined the BSP
Siddiqui said since he had given an elaborate interview to rediff.com as an SP general secretary, he explains why he shifted allegiance to the Bahujan Samaj Party and what his views on the issues now are.
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| July 19, 2008 | |
'No amount of money can change my stand'
'Ideally, Gowda should ask for a Cabinet berth in the Union government. This would help us build the party and a tie-up for us with the Congress is always good, keeping in mind the forthcoming elections.' says Janata Dal-S MP Shivanna.
'We should not be afraid of the US'
Shahid Siddiqui, who defected from the Samajwadi Party, sang a different tune two days ago when he defended the nuclear deal in an exclusive interview with rediff.com
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| July 16, 2008 | |
'History will decide on Dr Manmohan Singh'
'We are at the fag end of the government's tenure. There is more curiosity when there are chances of a mid-term poll than now. Here, the only curiosity is whether Dr Singh will be able to garner those votes,' says former BJP MP Ram Naik.
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| July 10, 2008 | |
'Deal or no deal, the Left would have withdrawn'
'The fact is they have their own agenda and compulsions. In West Bengal, Kerala and Tripura, the Congress is their main opposition. They think going with the Congress would hamper their electoral prospects. It is this compulsion that has forced them to withdraw support, nothing else,' argues Congress leader M Veerappa Moily.
'I want to see the 7/11 perpetrators punished'
'The persons who are arrested are the ones who have played an active role in the blasts.' Maharashtra Director General of Police A N Roy defends the investigation into the July 11, 2006 blasts in Mumbai.
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| July 09, 2008 | | 'We need to talk to the Kashmiris'
'Kashmiris are very adaptable people. They will wait. From India's point of view, I think we have lost a great opportunity. I don't think we should keep talking to Pakistan. We should talk to the Kashmiris. Ultimately, this matter has to be settled between New Delhi and Srinagar,' says A S Dulat, expert on Kashmir.
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| July 08, 2008 | | Not enough time to pass n-deal in US
'It certainly doesn't have to be accomplished at the end of the year. It will not turn into a pumpkin after some days! The next president and next Congress can take this up,' says expert K Alan Kronstadt.
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| July 07, 2008 | | 'We have to address the Kashmir dispute'
'The PDP has all the time stressed that the semblance of peace and normalcy it has brought in the valley must not be taken for granted. There is no substitute for the resolution of the Kashmir dispute. The problem is still there,' says the PDP vice president.
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| July 04, 2008 | | 'Prabhakaran shoots people who disagree'
LTTE child soldier Shobasakthi, whose book Gorilla was translated into English earlier this year, talks about life as a refugee, LTTE chief, Prabhakaran, the future of Tamil Eelam and much more.
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| July 02, 2008 | | 'The Left wants to humiliate the Congress'
‘Karat's objective was to humiliate the prime minister and Congress so that its allies lose confidence. He presumably expects that the Third Front parties would gain at the expense of the Congress and there can be a Third front government which the Left can dominate,’ says K Subrahmanayam.
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| July 01, 2008 | | 'Our job is to train leaders'
'I tell my cadets, make all your mistakes here because at war, you will lose lives,' says National Defence Academy Commandant Air Marshal T S Randhawa.
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