Coming on the heels of the disclosures of the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE), a group of scholars, intellectuals and journalists on January 12 came in sharp criticism of the “incoherent” US policy in the West Asia, and the “directionless” foreign policy that India tags along, at the behest of super power.

Initiating the “Round Table” talk at India International Centre, New Delhi, Dr. Qasim Rasool Ilyas, Editor Urdu monthly Afkar-e-Mi...

A large number of people, belonging to as many as 14 organisations, staged a dharna (sit-in) at Roshanpura Square, Bhopal on January 9 to protest against the communal violence in Kandhamal, Orissa and Devas, Madhya Pradesh. The dharna also exhorted all the peace-loving people in the country to come forward to protect the nation’s democracy.

“The communal violence in Kandhamal and Devas once again brought the ugly face of communal hatred in the limel...