Is the World About to Witness the End of the War in Afghanistan?
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Is the World About to Witness the End of the War in Afghanistan?

M.K. Bhadrakumar   The manner in which US President Donald Trump’s administration is ramming a peace settlement down Afghanistan’s throat is disconcerting. Delhi’s silence is more so. One shudders to think that comprador elements in the Indian establishment could be silently collaborating with the US project, in the shadow of Trump’s recent trip to visit…

Modi Govt Continues Neglect of Dalits, Adivasis

Modi Govt Continues Neglect of Dalits, Adivasis

Subodh Varma   In the past five years, Dalit communities have been deprived of a staggering Rs 272 thousand crore while Adivasi communities have suffered a loss of Rs 114 thousand crores due to drastic under-allocation in successive Budgets. This emerges from an analysis of Budgetary allocations done by National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights…

The Trump and Modi Show: Of Tangri Kebabs and Cannibal Cows

The Trump and Modi Show: Of Tangri Kebabs and Cannibal Cows

Madhumita Dutta, Sirisha Naidu   Indians love eating their tangri kebabs, i.e., barbequed chicken drumsticks, and the Americans are eager to sell them the millions of tons of chicken legs they have piled up in their freezers. The leaders of the two of the biggest so-called democracies are magnanimously obliging both sellers and clients during…

Is the Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb, So Intrinsic to Delhi, Being Made Irrelevant?
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Is the Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb, So Intrinsic to Delhi, Being Made Irrelevant?

Ishmeet Nagpal    Delhi has historically been a prime example of the Ganga–Jamuna or Ganga–Jamuni Tehzeeb; with its iconic Khariboli language (a mixture of local dialects), being home to the literary and music traditions of the North India region, and being the birthplace of Qawwali and the Delhi Gharana. Today, Delhi is the epicentre of…

When It Comes to Curbing Dissent, Karnataka Is Going the UP Way
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When It Comes to Curbing Dissent, Karnataka Is Going the UP Way

Monobina Gupta   The recent spate of retaliatory actions against anti-CAA protesters in Karnataka are a replication of mechanisms honed by the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh. The fact that both the state governments relentlessly targeting protesters are led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is ominously significant.   Considering the horrifying images flooding…

Akhil Gogoi is in Prison for Political Reasons
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Akhil Gogoi is in Prison for Political Reasons

Sandeep Pandey, Medha Patkar   Akhil Gogoi, leader of the largest grassroots mass organisation in Assam, Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti, has been incarcerated under sections 18 and 39 of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act in addition to sections 120B, 124A, 153A and 153B of the IPC and the case handed over to National Investigation Agency, which…

Narendra Modi’s Reckless Politics Brings Mob Rule to New Delhi
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Narendra Modi’s Reckless Politics Brings Mob Rule to New Delhi

Siddharth Varadarajan Don’t be confused by the big media narrative of pro- and anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act protesters or “two sides” fighting it out in the streets of Delhi. And for heaven’s sake don’t fall for the ludicrous claim made by the minister of state for home affairs G. Kishan Reddy that the continuing violence is…