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Journalism of Courage

Vinay Lal

The writer is professor of history, University of California, Los Angele.

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Counting the dead in Gaza: Is there anything that can temper Israel?Subscriber Only

July 19,2024 14:00:07 PM

There is nothing within the known pharmacopoeia of how international relations and violent conflict may be managed which enables the world to deal with such a situation

Mon, Jul 22, 2024

The US support for Israel, contrary to opinion, is as strong as everSubscriber Only

April 12,2024 13:38:18 PM

Analyses which portend a significant shift have failed to capture the pulse that animates the relationship between the two. Military, diplomatic, financial aid is flowing as always

Thu, Apr 25, 2024

The US was not alone in unequivocally condemning Hamas, but President Joe Biden, characterising the terrorist attacks as “pure, unadulterated evil” in a speech delivered on October 10, made it known that the “United States has Israel’s back”:

US and Israel: Two settler-colonial states, partners in crimeSubscriber Only

December 21,2023 07:07:19 AM

If Palestinians cannot even be named, they certainly do not exist. The US and Israel together have woven a dance of death which has been catastrophic for their own countries and will undoubtedly prove to be an unmitigated disaster for the entire world

Thu, Dec 21, 2023

Israel and the United States: The synergy of two settler-colonial states, a disaster for the worldSubscriber Only

November 27,2023 17:56:37 PM

Settler colonialism is based on the fiction that till Europeans came, some lands were 'empty' – and this allowed mass violence. Israel's attitude to Palestine and Palestinians is often similar

Mon, Nov 27, 2023

Gandhi’s secularism drew on his profound religiositySubscriber Only

October 02,2023 05:10:45 AM

His veneration for other faiths made him more, not less, of a Hindu

Mon, Oct 02, 2023

Vinay Lal writes: Donald Trump’s presidential bid shows how far the Republican Party has fallenSubscriber Only

November 20,2022 14:00:45 PM

The crisis of political morality in the US means that an entire generation has now lost the values that one might associate with democracy and humanity.

Sun, Nov 20, 2022

Despite Trump’s exit, belief in a benevolent US as leader of the ‘free world’ lies in tattersSubscriber Only

December 24,2020 03:00:32 AM

What 2020 has indubitably established is that the US is altered forever and cannot simply pick up from where, as decent people fondly imagine, it veered off, forgetful of its supposed mission to serve as a beacon of light to the world.

Thu, Dec 24, 2020

The deep ties between Gandhi and the American civil rights movementSubscriber Only

September 29,2019 06:30:41 AM

Mahatma Gandhi 150th Birth Anniversary: How the American civil rights movement adapted Gandhian ideas for their struggle.

Mon, Sep 30, 2019

The women, however, claimed they were determined to visit the shrine.

M for menstruationSubscriber Only

December 22,2018 00:54:25 AM

Menstrual politics is at the heart of the Sabarimala entry controversy. By a majority 4-1 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the prohibition of girls and women between the age of 10 and 50 into the Sabarimala temple was unconstitutional.

Sat, Dec 22, 2018

Chief Secy vs Punjab ministers: All eyes on Cabinet today

A foreign offenceSubscriber Only

September 11,2018 00:06:20 AM

Punjab government doesn’t get it: Idea of blasphemy has no point of reference in Hinduism

Tue, Sep 11, 2018

Remembering an act of insurrectionSubscriber Only

February 23,2018 00:05:36 AM

The Royal Indian Navy mutiny was overshadowed by the INA trial. Its celebration would have run counter to the logic of the democratic nation-state.

Fri, Feb 23, 2018

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The Homeless GandhiSubscriber Only

January 30,2018 00:22:36 AM

To remember Mahatma Gandhi is to reflect on the meanings of home and dispossession

Wed, Jan 31, 2018

A Republic of InhospitalitySubscriber Only

January 27,2018 09:21:10 AM

If inclusiveness is the touchstone of a Republic, what is characteristic of India today is how increasingly large constituencies are being excluded from the nation. Muslims and Dalits have been hounded, garroted, and lynched

Tue, Jan 30, 2018

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Open CitySubscriber Only

June 17,2017 01:25:50 AM

Vasudha Dalmia explores the relationship between the city and the development of the modern Hindi novel, but with mixed results.

Sat, Jun 17, 2017

A time to forgetSubscriber Only

May 15,2016 00:00:52 AM

At the Aga Khan Palace in Pune, a museum dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi, his legacy looks to fade away in decay and neglect.

Sun, May 15, 2016

Book review: From Aryabhata to VivekanandaSubscriber Only

April 02,2016 00:42:08 AM

Sunil Khilnani threads India's complex and variegated history together through elegant biographies of 50 individuals who made a difference.

Sat, Apr 02, 2016

Call to freedomSubscriber Only

January 03,2016 01:00:43 AM

How the INA trial hastened the end of British rule in India.

Sun, Jan 03, 2016

A Beautiful Mind: Looking back at the life of Kamaladevi ChattopadhyaySubscriber Only

October 25,2015 01:00:22 AM

She pioneered the cooperative movement in India, but remains lost in the shadows of history. On her 27th death anniversary, looking back at the life of Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay and the nationalist, feminist and socialist ideas she upheld.

Tue, Apr 03, 2018