S.K. Sinha

Aug 08, 2010
S.K. Sinha

S.K. Sinha

BJP’s rightful king

A democracy without a viable Opposition degenerates into one-party rule, subverting the polity. Initially, we had one-party rule for long.

The steel frame is not stainless

My gener-ation grew up under British rule, deeply resenting our subject status as a nation. Our sense of national pride demanded that the sooner we got rid of the shackles of colonial rule, the better. The British had exploited our country and ruined its once flourishing economy, reducing us to penury.

India must prove Galbraith wrong

India is the world’s largest democracy and the US the most powerful. One is a parliamentary democracy and the other presidential. We have a Westminster democracy with a first-past-the-post electoral system. Unlike the British, our democracy is a Union of states, like the US.

Build bridges, but don’t bend

Saints have preached that to forgive is nobler than to take revenge. When slapped on one cheek, offer the other cheek.

A taste of disgrace

Our three-centuries-old Army has a magnificent record of gallantry and discipline. In the two World Wars, its performance in battles fought on three continents earned much international acclaim.

Nehru-jacket General

In 1960, to my great surprise I was posted to the Quarter Master General’s Branch at Army HQ. I was not happy about this but had no option. The all-powerful QMG, Lt. Gen. B.M. Kaul, desired that I report immediately.

The guilty men of ’62

October 20 is the 50th anniversary of our Himala-yan Pearl Harbour. The humiliation of a highly professional Army of two centuries’ standing, with an outstanding war record in battles fought over different continents, stunned the world.

Officers & general men

During British rule, His Excellency the Viceroy and Governor-General was the supreme authority in India. This appointment was invariably held by a peer of the realm and someone from public life.

Spinning Centre makes UPA, Opp dizzy

Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee’s walking out of UPA-2 alliance has caused a political hurricane in the country. A tottering government, whose position may worsen after Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh elections, and a divided Opposition make it difficult to predict what may happen in the coming days.

Decaying democracy

Democracy is widely recognised as the best form of polity. The war cry of liberty, equality and fraternity articulated during the French Revolution became the bedrock of democracy.

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