Interview of the Week
Interview of the Week
‘We’ll do what’s appropriate with regard to the soldiers’ killing’
External affairs minister Salman Khurshid says, ‘Nobody should feel that we are not serious about what has happened (on the LoC recently).’
He tells Parul Chandra that India’s dialogue with Pakistan is influenced by the level of satisfaction we get with regard to the Mumbai attacks.
‘We’ll do what’s appropriate with regard to the soldiers’ killing’
External affairs minister Salman Khurshid says, ‘Nobody should feel that we are not serious about what has happened (on the LoC recently).’
He tells Parul Chandra that India’s dialogue with Pakistan is influenced by the level of satisfaction we get with regard to the Mumbai attacks.
‘Sexual assault must not be made gender neutral’
Usha Ramanathan, who engages with the jurisprudence of law, poverty and rights, lectures internationally and is an honorary fellow of the CSDS, Delhi. She tells R. Mohan that in rape trials, the shift has to be made from the consent of the victim to the conduct of the accused.
‘BJP tried to exploit the situation’
Maintaining that the recent gruesome gangrape of the 23-year-old girl in Delhi, leading to her death, is a very sensitive issue, Congress Rajya Sabha member and AICC spokesperson Rashid Alvi tells
‘Crimes involving rape, sexual assault must be made non-bailable offence’
G.K. Pillai, former home secretary, tells Namrata Biji Ahuja that the protests phenomenon is on the rise and old methods will not work. He urges the government to learn to handle such protests differently.
‘Modi as PM? Wait for right time’
Ravi shankar Prasad, deputy leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, tells Yojna Gusai that BJP chief ministers Narendra Modi, Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Raman Singh are known for delivering good g
‘Politics exists in the world of classical music too’
What was your relationship with the legendary Pandit Ravi Shankar like?
‘Sec. 66A isn’t a manifestation of an illiberal mindset at all’
Raju Ramachandran, a prominent Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court who has been amicus curiae on criminal cases concerning the post-Godhra violence in Gujarat, tells Ridhima Malhotra that undesirable legal provisions can be challenged, but wholesale repeal is not called for.
‘People should not get agitated over controversial cartoons’
The Union human resources development minister,
Dr M.M. Pallam Raju, speaks to Nitin Mahajan about his vision for the country’s education sector and his plans to push through the pending legislative business of his ministry
‘We don’t have the numbers for a no-trust motion’
What is your assessment of the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament?
