‘There Is No Need to Fear Anyone or Anything:’ Karnataka Student on How She Faced a Hindu Mob Alone
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‘There Is No Need to Fear Anyone or Anything:’ Karnataka Student on How She Faced a Hindu Mob Alone

Muskan Khan, a 19-year-old student, lived an ordinary life in the south Karnataka town of Mandya before an extraordinary moment of courage and resistance brought her national fame and converted her moment of bravery into an iconic image. She talks about her hijab, her values and everyone’s freedom to choose in this interview.

Budget 2022–23: What Is in it for the People, Part II – The Budget and the Agricultural Sector
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Budget 2022–23: What Is in it for the People, Part II – The Budget and the Agricultural Sector

This is the year 2022, the target year the PM himself had set way back in 2016 for doubling farmers’ income. But like his other promises, this too was a mere jumla, the agricultural sector crisis continues, and so, predictably, this year’s budget speech makes no mention of this promise.

Behind the ABG Shipyard Fraud, a System that Lets Big Firms Gamble with Savings of Ordinary People
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Behind the ABG Shipyard Fraud, a System that Lets Big Firms Gamble with Savings of Ordinary People

At a time when India seems to be ready to hand over its railways, highways, ports and pipelines to private hands on lease, these frauds come as a rude reminder of how the government is gambling with the savings of ordinary citizens.

The Biden Administration Must Immediately Unfreeze Afghanistan’s Assets and End the Devastating Sanctions
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The Biden Administration Must Immediately Unfreeze Afghanistan’s Assets and End the Devastating Sanctions

Letter signed by some of the world’s leading intellectuals calling upon the Biden administration to immediately end its cruel and inhumane policies towards Afghanistan, lift sanctions, unfreeze Afghanistan’s foreign assets, and increase humanitarian aid.