Vol. LXII, No. 51, New Delhi, JUNE 26, 2011

Expose UPA sabotages India’s thorium energy quest By M D Nalapat THORIUM is found in abundance in India, and has the potential to serve as feedstock for an ambitious nuclear power programme that can lift hundreds of millions out of poverty. At least 225,000 tonnes of thorium exist in India, much more than the estimated 60,000 tonnes of natural uranium.    more > War against corruption only half done Wage it as second freedom struggle By Naresh Minocha THE Civil Society groups (CSGs) have already lost more than half the battle against corruption against to the UPA Government. This harsh conclusion becomes crystal clear if one takes into the fact the UPA Government has either rejected or is dragging its feet on the anti-bribery recommendations of two commissions and other committees that it appointed.    more > In Focus Husain and the assault against Hindu India By Dr Gautam Sen IT is amusing to observe so many ardent nationalists, who once made modest professional careers by proclaiming sympathy for Hindu interests, lining up to celebrate the departed Maqbool Fida Husain’s highly provocative depiction of venerated Hindu goddesses.    more > Editorial Civil society, uncivil government The Congress-led UPA government is rattled by the rising voices against corruption. Having lost credibility completely, floundering for explanations to mounting charges of accumulating sleaze, the Congress Party has unleashed its foul-mouthing spokespersons to defend itself. From the government too, the people who speak for it hardly have any credential worth mentioning.    more > PSEPHOLOGY Trust gone, UPA’s doom in next poll is inevitable By GVL Narasimha Rao IN the life cycle of elected governments, a time comes when the public support decisively swings from one of enjoying inherent trust to one in which people have lost implicit trust. In case of some governments, this happens very rapidly and in some others, it takes a very long time as was the case with the Left Front in West Bengal which had an uninterrupted reign of 34 years.    more > Sangh Samachar Jan Adhar Sevabhavi Sanstha, Latur Turning waste into gold - By Dr Prafulla Chandra Joshi Vriksha Puja by Kalyan Ashram - FOC VHP workers training camp at Mandya - FOC Felicitation of old swayamsevaks - FOC M Malla Reddy dies in road accident - FOC Chinese dam on Brahmaputra India outraged. But the government reacts meekly By Saurabh Dubey A vast and densely populated region of North-east India that depends on water from Brahmaputra and its tributaries is feeling agitated over China’s ambitious efforts to redraw its water map.    more > Special Review History, a propellant in China’s spurt Revenge for past humiliations as a driver of national assertion By Dr R Balashankar The Scramble for China: Foreign Devils in the Qing Empire, 1832-1914, Robert Bickers, Allen Lane, Penguin Books Ltd, Pp 496 (HB), £30.00. MUCH of Asia was under colonial rule during the late 19th and early 20th century with Britain dominating the global scene. South and South East Asia were under direct rule of the Crown. Japan had broken from the shackles of the foreign manoeuvers and raised the call ‘Asia for Asians.’    more > J Dey’s killers at large State government’s role seems suspect By Aditya Pradhan THE brutal and daylight murder of Mumbai’s most popular tabloid’s star crime reporter at Hiranandani Gardens has opened a can of worms for the police and the political establishment in this metropolitan city which has been historically ridden by underworld activities.    more > Poll finds crackdown on Ramdev unwarranted Overwhelming support for Black money-Corruption agenda Author Name Comes here UPA Government ministers and Congress party spokesmen have been coming up with a variety of justifications for the midnight assault on yoga guru Baba Ramdev and his supporters in Ramlila Maidan in Delhi on June 4. But an outraged public which saw it all play out on television is having none of it.    more > National conference on Sanskrit literature Sanskrit literature as guide to natural disasters By Ravindra Saini UTTARANCHAL Sanskrit Academy organised a three-day national conference on ‘Solution to natural disasters as mentioned in Sanskrit literature’ in Haridwar. The conference concluded on May 29.    more > Recruitment of Indians by ISI By Lokpal Sethi in Jaipur PAKISTAN’S notorious ISI, with the assistance of local police has set-up six police stations in the areas close to Indian border, where Indian nationals, visiting their relatives in Pakistan, are being lured in the name of questioning, to work as spy after their return to India.    more >

Cover Page The Moving Finger Writes UPA mastery over corruption By MV Kamath SO the United Progressive Alliance has completed two years of its second term.    more > Comment Baba Ramdev’s mass appeal frightens Congress By Rajan Khanna IT has become quite apparent that the government is jittered by the mass appeal generated by Baba Ramdev and Anna Hazare.    more > Thinking Aloud Singh and his many clowns By Dr Jay Dubashi INDIAN newspapers and magazines are getting bigger and bigger – some as many as 50 pages thick – and more numerous.    more > At Liberty NAC: Sonia’s own cronies By Ravi RASHTRIYA Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghachalak Shri Mohan Bhagwat hit the nail on its head when he recently questioned the Constitutional validity of the National Advisory Council (NAC).    more > Book Review Hard statements, soft options By MV Kamath Pakistan: A Hard Country, Anatol Lieven; Allen Lane, Pp 560 (HB), Rs 599.00 Edge of the seat page turner from Wilber Smith By Sarthak Shankar Those in Peril, Wilber Smith, Pan Macmillan, Pp 386 (PB), Rs 325.00 Mata Amritanandamayi: A saint for egalitarianism By Tej N Dhar Amma, Mata Amritanandamayi Devi: A Biography, Swami Amritaswarupananda Puri; Amrita Books, Pp 269 (PB) Rs 100.00 Taliban with the US; against US, like a wounded bear By MV Kamath Taliban: The True Story of the World’s Most Feared Guerilla Fighters; James Fergusson, Corgi Books, Pp 416, Rs. 425.00 Kashmiri Hindus’ search for homeland Homeland after Eighteen Years, K L Chowdhury, UBS Publishers, Pp xv+133(PB), Rs 170.00 By Tej N Dhar Horrid tales of families caught in partition trauma What the Body Remembers, Shauna Singh Baldwin, Rupa & Co, Pp 608(PB), Rs 395.00 —TND Economy Watch Honestly corrupt! By Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala PERSONAL integrity of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is unquestioned.    more > TogadiaSpeak Mischief and notoriety By Pravin Togadia SCHOOL kids play jolly pranks on classmates and youth send teasing SMSs to friends. Such activities generally make the person on the other side chuckle with joy and fun.    more >

Kids’ Org Kali and Nala By KK Shanmukhan WHEN the gods were returning after attending the wedding of Nala with Damayanti, they met Kali, the most dangerous of demons and Dwapara, his friend on their way. Indra asked: “Oh, Kali, where are you to?”    more >

News Analysis UPA’s arrogance and subterfuge By Shyam Khosla CONGRESS-led Government’s arrogance and subterfuge is limitless. It claimed it has accepted “almost all demands” raised by Yoga Guru Ram Dev and asked him to call off his hunger strike immediately.    more >

Readers’ Forum The demonic midnight raid (Organiser, 19.6.2011); RAMINDER SINGH, B-224, Naraina Industrial Area, Phase:1 We can say that what happened on Sunday morning, i.e. 5.6.11 at the Ramlila Maidan was equivalent to Jalianwala Bagh incident.    more >

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