Behind the Modi Government’s Doublespeak on Ladakh, a Refusal to Acknowledge Reality
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Behind the Modi Government’s Doublespeak on Ladakh, a Refusal to Acknowledge Reality

ByManoj Joshi

The Chinese know where they are and what they did. The government of India and the Army, too, are, hopefully, wiser after the event. The only ones who do not yet clearly know what transpired are the people of India.

The RTI Law: 16 Years On, Still a Contested Space
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The RTI Law: 16 Years On, Still a Contested Space

ByNikhil Dey and Aruna Roy

As the RTI Act completes 16 years it becomes increasingly clear that democracy, and the right to information are inextricably linked to one another. Despite all the effort to weaken and dilute the law, it is clear that the RTI is much more than a law. It is a people’s movement.

Justice Arun Mishra Needs a Lesson on Peace and Human Rights in the Northeast
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Justice Arun Mishra Needs a Lesson on Peace and Human Rights in the Northeast

BySangeeta Barooah Pisharoty

The NHRC chief recently praised the Union home minister for ushering in ‘a new age of peace’ in the region. Perhaps he knows something people in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura don’t.

Secondary Victimisation of Rape Survivors: Adding Insult to Injury
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Secondary Victimisation of Rape Survivors: Adding Insult to Injury

ByPadma Bhate Deosthali, Sangeeta Rege and Sanjida Arora

Following a sexual assault, the survivor and her family go through more trauma and humiliation at the hands of social service providers — hostile police, inquisitive court personnel and insensitive hospitals. It can lead to various health and mental issues in victims.

Behind NATO’s ‘Cognitive Warfare’: ‘Battle for Your Brain’ Waged by Western Militaries
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Behind NATO’s ‘Cognitive Warfare’: ‘Battle for Your Brain’ Waged by Western Militaries

ByBen Norton

After economic warfare, cyber warfare, information warfare, etc. against its adversaries, NATO is now working on a new kind of combat it has branded cognitive warfare. It involves exploiting “the vulnerabilities of the human brain” in order to implement more sophisticated “social engineering.”

US Intervention and Capitalism Have Created a Monster in Honduras
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US Intervention and Capitalism Have Created a Monster in Honduras

ByW.T. Whitney

The US government has fully backed the repression unleashed by Hernández led Honduran government on its people, including providing training, supplies, and funding for Honduras’s police and military – as Hernandez has allowed US corporations to freely enter and plunder the country.