Article Indian Politics: They Don’t Spare Even Dead Thanks to the democratically elected honourable members, the smooth running of the legislative business in both houses of the Indian Parliament has become a distant dream during the current spell of the NDA government under Mr Narendra Modi. This trend started with the disruptions led by the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) during the UPA-II regime […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 30, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article The Left Politics and Its Shrinking Bastion With the crushing defeat of Communist Party of India (Marxist) (hereafter referred to as CPM) at the hands of the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) in the Tripura Assembly elections held in February 2018, the CPM has been almost wiped out from India, except a small bastion of Kerala. Earlier in West Bengal, the CPM led […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 30, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Pakistan to Reappear on FATF Watch-List In the previous article “Terrorism, Ghazwa-e-Hind and Pakistan”, the author had briefly referred to the recent US initiatives as punitive measures to dissuade Pakistan indulging in terrorist activities in its neighbourhood countries, mainly Afghanistan and India. So far Pakistan has been diffident by vehemently denying US charges of their involvement in Afghanistan and India. In […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 30, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Terrorism, Ghazwa-e-Hind and Pakistan Of late along with the stepped up military operations of the Indian army against the terrorists in Jammu & Kashmir, the instances of terror attacks are also on increase. In yet another dastardly attack on 11th February 2018, four terrorists of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed managed to enter into the Sunjuwan military base near Jammu and attacked […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 30, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Politics, Thy Name is Intolerance! ndian society and culture is known since ancient times for its tolerance and all-encompassing attitude towards all societies, cultures and religions of the world. Unlike Abrahamic religions, Hinduism never attempted to dominate people of other faiths or spread outside the boundaries of the Indian-subcontinent through coercion or evangelism. Indian kings and warriors are not known […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 30, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Indian Judiciary: Managing a Catastrophic Nemesis In the recent decades, the Indian judiciary has often been criticised of the hyper ‘judicial activism’ though with considerable restraints due to the sensitivities and fear involved. But it met an unprecedented nemesis on Friday, the 12th January 2017 when four senior most judges, who are also a part of the Supreme Court Collegium – […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 30, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Secularism: A Grossly Abused Concept in Politics The secularism implies equal treatment to all religions in India without endorsing or giving any preferential treatment to any one by the state. At the time of independence from the British imperialists, the division of the country was made on the basis of the ‘Two Nation Theory’ pursued by Mohammad Ali Jinnah and other Muslim […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 30, 2020October 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Gujarat Election: They Stooped to Conquer Everything has a timeline and everything comes to an end, so were the current Gujarat elections of 2017 after the fire and flurry of over one month’s political campaign. Perhaps no other election of late has been fought with so fiercely and viciously and with such a high level of acrimony among the rival parties. […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 30, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article Nationalism, Freedom of Expression and Congress Nationalism and Freedom of Expression are two much talked about concepts and at the same time so often misinterpreted and abused in the current Indian polity as also society. It’s so much so that even the connotation and nuances of the nationalism change depending upon who is talking about it. For instance, if a Hindu […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 29, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Article National Anthem: A Victim of Judicial Activism The Supreme Court of India made an observation in a recent order on 24 October, 2017 that there is no need for people to stand up in cinema halls to prove their patriotism while the National anthem is played before a movie. The apex court simultaneously also asked the Central Government to consider amending the […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 29, 2020September 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
हिन्दू, हिंदू-धर्म, और हिन्दुस्तान: भाग LXXVII सनातन धर्म: अस्तित्व-संरक्षण के अद्भुत तत्व पुरानी और नई दुनिया के कई अन्य संस्कृतियों और धर्मों के विपरीत, हिंदू धर्म (प्राचीन नाम सनातन धर्म) की उत्पत्ति किसी हठधर्मिता (dogma), घटना, पैगंबर या पैगंबरों के समूह से नहीं जुड़ी थी। यह दक्षिण एशिया के एक बड़े भौगोलिक क्षेत्र में समय के साथ जीवन जीने के एक […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 13, 2026April 13, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
US-Israel Vs. Iran (West Asia) War: Part I The present conflict involving the United States-Israel on one side and Iran on the other is, undoubtedly, a systemic threat to world peace primarily through its potential for an uncontrollable regional conflict and destruction, besides the collapse of global energy security and supply chain. This war started with the joint launch of the “Operation Epic […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 12, 2026April 12, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
प्रछन्न खजाना वह अब हमारे बीच नहीं रही। लगभग बीस वर्ष हो चुके हैं जब वह लगभग छियानवे वर्ष की परिपक्व आयु में अपने स्वर्गीय धाम को चली गईं। मेरी अपनी बढ़ती उम्र तथा पर्याप्त सांसारिक ज्ञान और अनुभव के बावजूद, मुझे आज तक उनके जैसी प्रकृति, बुद्धिमत्ता, स्वभाव और मानसिक दृढ़ता वाली कोई महिला नहीं मिली। […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 11, 2026April 11, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
दादी माँ की घर वापसी दिसंबर के अंत की गुनगुनी और सुहावनी धूप बूढ़ी कैथरीन की थकी हुई आँखों में न तो कोई आनंद ला सकी और न ही कोई आशा। इस वृद्धाश्रम के अहाते में, नीम के पेड़ के नीचे एक बेंच पर बैठी वह सुदूर अतीत की यादों में खोई हुई थी, जब डेविड जीवित थे और उन्हें […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 11, 2026April 11, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Moon Inspires As I gaze at the moonThe one high in the skyThe other at the azure clay. If one is capable to quietThe dusty storms and calms the seaThe musing of other soothesMy temper, brings harmony and peace. If one steers the traveller The jagged path through the darkThe other inspires my weary soulAlso rekindles a […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 9, 2026April 9, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
हिन्दू, हिंदू-धर्म, और हिन्दुस्तान: भाग LXXVII सनातन धर्म: अस्तित्व-संरक्षण के अद्भुत तत्व पुरानी और नई दुनिया के कई अन्य संस्कृतियों और धर्मों के विपरीत, हिंदू धर्म (प्राचीन नाम सनातन धर्म) की उत्पत्ति किसी हठधर्मिता (dogma), घटना, पैगंबर या पैगंबरों के समूह से नहीं जुड़ी थी। यह दक्षिण एशिया के एक बड़े भौगोलिक क्षेत्र में समय के साथ जीवन जीने के एक […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 13, 2026April 13, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
US-Israel Vs. Iran (West Asia) War: Part I The present conflict involving the United States-Israel on one side and Iran on the other is, undoubtedly, a systemic threat to world peace primarily through its potential for an uncontrollable regional conflict and destruction, besides the collapse of global energy security and supply chain. This war started with the joint launch of the “Operation Epic […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 12, 2026April 12, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
प्रछन्न खजाना वह अब हमारे बीच नहीं रही। लगभग बीस वर्ष हो चुके हैं जब वह लगभग छियानवे वर्ष की परिपक्व आयु में अपने स्वर्गीय धाम को चली गईं। मेरी अपनी बढ़ती उम्र तथा पर्याप्त सांसारिक ज्ञान और अनुभव के बावजूद, मुझे आज तक उनके जैसी प्रकृति, बुद्धिमत्ता, स्वभाव और मानसिक दृढ़ता वाली कोई महिला नहीं मिली। […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh April 11, 2026April 11, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Rajnigandha Touch Now I get tired too soonSo I’m afraid of going farBut all this does not meanI’ve abandoned walks forever… And yes, I often feel lonelyEven amongst my own peopleBut all this does not meanI have stopped caring for all… I often remember our friendshipI still care for our relationshipBut how much I do,I have stopped […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 16, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Greed For Power Among all temptations in life of a man, perhaps the greed for power is the strongest one. The obvious reasons appear to be that when one is empowered, all other luxuries and antiquities of life automatically fall in line. Hence it is not surprising that people craving for the power adopt and exploit all overt […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 7, 2020September 26, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A Fairy Tale Like a fairy descended from the paradiseShe was beautiful no less than Snow WhiteLike an angel she was generous and kindThe flowers bloomed whenever she smiled. She was standing my way with open armsAnd I knew well this was real not a dreamYet kept struggling to overcome my inertiaAnd in the process I rendered her […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 21, 2020February 10, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked