Why corrupt politicians win elections in India
2016-07-06
One widely held hypothesis is that our country suffers from want of a “few good men” in politicsContinue Reading
Obituary: Isak Chishi Swu
2016-06-30
A rebel who believed in the power of “Nagaland for Christ” sloganContinue Reading
Clergy abuse of nuns in India
2016-06-26
Poor treatment of Catholic religious women by male members of the church is “a very serious problem” in IndiaContinue Reading
Embracing upcoming Teresa sainthood
2016-06-24
Mother Teresa’s impending sainthood by the Roman Catholic Church on Sept. 4 is an inspiration to those who seek answers to questions of why we are here and how to live a moral life, author saysContinue Reading
What Brexit means to Indians in the UK
2016-06-23
From the upcoming BREXIT referendum going down to the wire in the UK according to latest polls, to the rise of Donald Trump in the US, the narrow defeat of the far-right Freedom Party in Austria last month’s elections, and electoral gains enjoyed by Germany’s Alternative for Deutschland and France’sContinue Reading
Shocking reality of child marriage in India
2016-06-13
Nearly 12 million Indian children were married before the age of 10 yearsContinue Reading
Facts, figures and myths about Christians in India
2016-06-06
(Based on a presentation at Mumbai organised recently by the Bombay Catholic Sabha on the “Present Political Scenario and our Christian Response to the same”) Continue Reading
Northeast girls’ flight of fancies
2016-06-02
Litany of blunders by young girls from northeast in DelhiContinue Reading
Two years of Modi Government – An economist’s view
2016-05-26
Achche Din spotted on the horizonContinue Reading
Why Oxfam got it wrong on tax havens
2016-05-26
Tax Havens and black money have been in the news for the past couple months. Earlier this month, Oxfam released a statement with 355 economists contending that Tax Havens serve ‘no useful purpose.’ These included eminent personalities like Thomas Piketty (author of Capital in the 21st Century), Jeffrey Sachs andContinue Reading