Republic Day 2021 – Let Our Farmers Parade!
The present ruling dispensation is pitching the Jawan against the Kisan. This cannot be countenanced. A Jawan-Kisan Republic Day-2021 is possibly the best panacea! Let the farmers parade and celebrate!
Support the Struggle of the Farmers. It Is Our Struggle Too! – Part 3
The Modi Government is worried that if it is forced to withdraw the farm bills under pressure of the farmers’ movement, it may inspire people’s struggles against other elements of neoliberalism imposed on India by the World Bank – such as cut in education and health subsidies.
Modi’s Farm Produce Act was Authored 30 Years Ago, in Washington D.C.
Key provisions of the Modi Government’s farm bills, such as ending government procurement and winding up the FCI, were in fact spelled out in a World Bank document of August 1991.
War Heroes in New Battles for India’s Farmers
Standing with the sea of farmers at the gates of Delhi are veterans, decorated for their daring in the 1965 and 1971 wars with Pakistan.
No Longer Just a Protest, It’s a Revolution in Progress – Two Articles
If you are depressed, dismayed and have lost all hope then join the farmers’ protests. Also: Interviews with farmers protesting against new farm laws across India.
India’s Vaccine Approvals – Many Unanswered Questions
There are many unknowns, and hence many questions, regarding the emergency-use approvals given by DGCI for two vaccine candidates in the country: Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin and Serum Institute’s Covishield.
The Fascist Farce on Washington
Amid all the breathless talk of imagined coup by a small fascist group in Washington D.C. to support Donald Trump, we must not forget that both Biden and Harris are loyal servants of the rich, and their key mission is to strengthen the bloodiest empire the world has ever suffered.
More Important than Gold, Water Should Not be Traded on Wall Street
That we are approaching a global water crisis is alarming, yet more alarming is the fact that our Mother Water is going to be controlled by a privileged group of people who will determine its value to the world.
You Don’t Want to Imagine an Ocean Without Coral Reefs – But You Might Have to
A UNEP report gives the chilling suggestion that corals will be wiped out by the 2040s.
Assange Wins. The Cost: The Crushing of Press Freedom.
The unexpected decision by Judge Vanessa Baraitser to deny a US demand to extradite Julian Assange is a welcome legal victory, but one swamped by larger lessons that should disturb us deeply. Also: Mexico Offers Asylum to Assange.