Partha Chakraborty- Partha Chakraborty is an Indian-born immigrant; a naturalized US Citizen since 2018. Educated in India and at Cornell University, Partha is currently an entrepreneur in water technologies, Blockchain and wealth management in the US and in India. The views expressed are his own. Believe it or not, I am missing 2020 already!! […]
Category: Prof. Solomon Darwin
This agitation is of earth-shaking historical importance: Justice Katju
Justice Markandey Katju- Justice Markandey Katju is a former Judge, Supreme Court of India, and former Chairman, Press Council of India. The views expressed are his own. Many people have asked me why I was earlier critical of the farmers’ agitation, but am now supporting it. I confess I was earlier skeptical of this movement […]
A Via Media Solution
Justice Markandey Katju Justice Markandey Katju is a former Judge, Supreme Court of India, and former Chairman, Press Council of India. The views expressed are his own. A meeting was held in Vigyan Bhawan, Delhi on December 1, between the representatives of 35 farmers organizations and Ministers representing the Central Government. Despite several hours of […]
The Farmers’ Agitation
Markandey Katju- Justice Markandey Katju is a former Judge, Supreme Court of India, and former Chairman, Press Council of India. The views expressed are his own. Farmers have marched from Punjab towards Delhi against the three farmers laws recently passed by the Indian Parliament, with the slogan ‘ Dilli chalo ‘ ( march to Delhi […]
Moving India Forward – My Engagement with Prime Minister Modi on Oct 2nd
Prof. Solomon Darwin, serves as the Executive Director: Center for Corporate Innovation, Executive Director: Center for Growth Markets at Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley. He is known as the father of the Smart Village Movement and is the author of four books: Amazon Author’s Page https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B08CMP2F3P “How to think like The CEO of the planet”, […]
Why are migrant workers all over India returning to their villages?
Migrant workers, whoever they may be, in times of crisis and distress their soul desires to return home – to their roots to be at peace in their soul.
Covid-19 Crisis: The Hunt for Solutions
Prof Solomon Darwin- The need for Open Innovation for a time of crisis. At a time of crisis, innovation is critical to accelerating solutions but we need to tap into the global brain for latent ideas and IP that are already available to the world. To quote William Gibson “The future is already here – […]
What is happening in Ladakh?
Justice Markandey Katju- All sorts of things are being said about happenings in Ladakh. The Prime Minister initially said there was no incursion into Indian territory, but later modified his statement when confronted with undeniable facts about Galwan Valley etc. What is the truth? The truth is as mentioned in my article ‘ The […]
‘Right to Investigate’ in International Law
Justice Markandey Katju and Aiman Hashmi- The Union Foreign Minister Jai Shankar has denied visas to a delegation of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom ( USCIRF ) for visiting India to investigate allegations of atrocities on minorities and assess religious freedom in India. A question arises whether this denial is valid under international […]
Even elephant death must be communalized
Justice Markandey Katju- A pregnant elephant died in Kerala by eating a pineapple containing a firecracker, and immediately some politicians have jumped into the fray trying to communalize the issue, just as some people had tried to communalize the corona pandemic by blaming Tablighi Jamaat. Since elephants are often used in Hindu temples in south […]