Bank Collapse: Who Is To Blame?
“Who told you to put all my earnings into that bank?” shouts a distraught businessman as he looks at his weeping wife, “Now it is your fault we are ruined!” In many homes, it’s either a wife or a husband crying out, “You are to blame!” But who is to…
Raped, then Jailed..!
A young student files rape charges against a former Union Minister, and even as the alleged rapist is led off to prison, we hear that higher ups have retaliated by arresting her and putting her in jail! A poor girl from Unnao sees family members killed and injured as she…
The New Normal..!
“The Supreme Court asks for normalcy in the Valley’ Hindustan Times, 17th Sept Many years ago, my father lay dying in my home of a cancer that had reached its last stages. But to us, his children, everyday was a different day. Somedays, when he was cheerful, we all were…
A National Language..!
It may come as a surprise to many, as some leaders clamour for a national language, that both the US and also the UK have no national language. In fact, until the 19th century, the English language was not seen as a unifying force in the UK, as majorities in…
India, You Are Being Watched..!
Yes India, you are being watched by the rest of the world. You are being watched by neighbours, many of whom have never tasted democracy, many who have suffered under military rule and dictatorships! You are being watched by China, who have ruthlessly cracked down on dissidents and protestors, mowing…
Robert Clements is a newspaper columnist and writes a daily column, which has graced the pages of over 60 newspapers and magazines, from a daily column in the Khaleej Times, Dubai, the Morning Star, London, and in nearly every state in India, from The Statesman in Kolkata, to the Kashmir Times in Kashmir to the Trinity Mirror in Chennai.