Articles by Amaresh Misra

to break away from the social binds of feudalism and colonialism as the south-east Asians have largely done and parts of Latin America, even of Sub-Saharan Africa, too UTTAR PRADESH has achieved. In India-Pakistan, we have not been promised a rose garden. We should count small progress as daisies in the field and wait patiently for both flowers to come.

Growing Social Unrest Amaresh Misra Criminals first entered state politics on the back of politicians; they then became politicians themselves and now they are trying to capture the institutions of civil society. Thus, there is indeed a breakdown of law and order, at all levels including the law enforcing agencies.

UTTAR PRADESH Revival of Old Political Alignments Amaresh Misra Just when the dalits appeared close to reaching out to power, the BSP has, through its alliance with the Congress, revived the very alignment which the dalits had sought to shed. On the other hand, the SP and the Janata Dal after the failure of the attempt to put together an anti-BJP front including the Congress, are reverting to the old oppositional grouping of the backward castes with the thakurs andjats.

Crisis of Non-Secular Politics Amaresh Misra The implementation of secular agenda in Uttar Pradesh demands a more radical restructuring than liberal centrism can afford a step which none of the main contenders for power in the state is ready to take.

UTTAR PRADESH Towards an SP-Left Alliance?
Amaresh Misra With BJP 's rightist agenda appropriating centrist policies, the only option left for Malay am Singh to combat BJP is to initiate a leftward shift.