All stories by Dominic Xavier
Dom's Take: Who is Scared of Protest and Dissent?
Rediff.com8 Oct 2020Dominic Xavier wonders why the Bisht government in UP is so terrified of democratic protest that it has to resort to draconian measures at every turn.
Dom's Take: Luxury or Necessary?
Rediff.com6 Oct 2020Dominic Xavier wonders if such expenditure is merited at a time when the Republic is passing through such tough times.
Dom's Take: Why this Silence?
Rediff.com5 Oct 2020Why has the prime minister of India not spoken about the Hathras incident when he was so vocal, as Gujarat chief minister, about the Nirbhaya case, asks Dominic Xavier.
Dom's Take: My heart bleeds for you, child
Rediff.com2 Oct 2020Dominic Xavier offers his take on the gruesome death of a Dalit teenager from Hathras in Uttar Pradesh.
Dom's Take: India Caste in iron
Rediff.com30 Sep 2020No one in the India of 2020 should be vulnerable and unprotected because of the caste they have been born in, says Dominic Xavier and no child should ever suffer a horrific fate like the Dalit teenager in Hathras village.
Dom's Take: Is the NCB starstruck?
Rediff.com29 Sep 2020Dominic Xavier wonders what the end game in the NCB's starstruck probe will be.
Dom's Take: Setting the farmers free
Rediff.com25 Sep 2020Dominic Xavier worries whether the farm bills will lead to corporatisation of agriculture in India.
Dom's Take: The Art of Distraction
Rediff.com24 Sep 2020Dominic Xavier is puzzled by the timing of the NCB summons to Bollywood's reigning empress.
Dom's Take: Who cares for Opposition parties?
Rediff.com23 Sep 2020Dominic Xavier asks why the Modi government appears unwilling to debate and discuss important issues confronting our great Republic and its people with the Opposition parties in Parliament.
Dom's Take: Who will the Farm Bill benefit?
Rediff.com18 Sep 2020Dominic Xavier asks if the bills will really benefit farmers or if this is a ploy by the Modi government to push the agricultural sector towards privatisation.
Dom's Take: Kangana's Comet
Rediff.com17 Sep 2020Dominic Xavier mulls over the shooting star that is Kangana Amardeep Ranaut.
Dom's Take: Arresting dissent
Rediff.com16 Sep 2020Dominic Xavier asks if Umar Khalid's arrest is part of a fresh campaign to crush all dissent against the Modi government
Dom's Take: Who cares for dead migrants?
Rediff.com15 Sep 2020Dominic Xavier is puzzled by the government revelation that it has no idea how many migrants died during the long and dangerous march home.
Dom's Take: SSF in the land of the lawless
Rediff.com14 Sep 2020With the graph of crimes in Uttar Pradesh in upswing mode, Dominic Xavier wonders if the SSF can curtail the increasing lawlessness in UP.
Dom's Take: Will Rafale be the hand of God?
Rediff.com11 Sep 2020Dominic Xavier believes the turning point if India and China go to war will be how the Rafale dominates the skies over Ladakh.
Dom's Take: Kangana: BJP's Queen of Hearts
Rediff.com10 Sep 2020Dominc Xavier wonders if Kangana will take a lesson from the Smriti Irani playbook and turn to politics.
Dom's Take: Is Rhea being made a SCAPEGOAT?
Rediff.com8 Sep 2020Dominic Xavier wonders whether Rhea is being made a scapegoat in a case which has clear political overtones.
Dom's Take: Ranaut vs Raut
Rediff.com7 Sep 2020Dominc Xavier wonders when this verbal slugfest will end.
Dom's Take: Modi and the art of making promises
Rediff.com5 Sep 2020Dominic Xavier surveys the deluge of prime ministerial promises and wonders how many of them will be around a couple of years from now.