‘We are Witnessing a Crime Against Humanity’
It’s hard to convey the full depth and range of the trauma, the chaos and the indignity that people are being subjected to. Meanwhile, Modi and his allies are telling us not to complain.
A Made-in-India Shock Doctrine, with a Little Help from Latin America
In The Shock Doctrine, Naomi Klein presents a searing account of how disasters were used as cover to steamroll market fundamentalism by authoritarian regimes in Chile and Argentina, among others. A parallel – with some variants – of this can be seen in what the Modi regime is doing in India.
May Day 2021 – Working Class Fights for Defence Against Deadly Pandemic
Besides thousands of lives lost, working people are faced with a dark future as earnings dwindle and a hostile government tries to crush their voices. Also: Press Statement by Joint Platform of India’s Trade Unions – Covid 19 Crises & Govt’s Anti-People Policies.
The Catastrophic Cost of Junk Science, Bogus Information and the Hindutva Inferiority Complex
Sharing spurious information about the Covid-defeating powers of gaumutra, mental vibrations, or neem toothpaste is a profoundly un-Hindu, un-Indian, and unethical act. Also article: UP Govt Orders Help Desks, Medical Equipment for Cows in Each District.
Why I Chose Not To Get Vaccinated
My vaccination fast is my Gandhian protest, till the removal of photograph on vaccine certificates of the man who is responsible for the untold sufferings of Indian people during Covid-19 period and before that as well.
Scientists Say India Government Ignored Warnings Amid Coronavirus Surge
A forum of scientific advisers set up by the government warned Indian officials in early March 2021 of a new and more contagious variant of the coronavirus taking hold in the country; despite the warning, the Modi government did not take forceful steps to stop the spread of the virus.
As Covid-19 Devastates Delhi, Central Vista Project Declared an Essential Service, Work Continues
No construction is allowed in Delhi’s lockdown unless workers live on site. But 180 vehicles have been given permission to bring workers to the Central Vista.
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Unempathetic and Callous – the IPL Is Mocking Indians Right in Their Faces
To pretend this is the only form of distraction available to keep people’s minds off the nightmare they’re living is quite unscrupulous.
Farmers’ Movement Completes 5 Months Amid COVID Surge and Govt Apathy
Protest sites at Delhi’s borders are witnessing crowds again as farmers have started returning after the harvesting season.
Nowhere But in the Struggle: Solidarity with India’s Agricultural Women Workers
In the tradition of proletarian internationalism, working women and farmers from Tanzania express their solidarity with the women farmers of India who have been engaged in struggle for the last several months against pro-corporate farming bills of the Modi-led government.