Modi’s Portrayal of Netaji as a Hindu Militarist Does the Secular, Socialist Bose a Disservice
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Modi’s Portrayal of Netaji as a Hindu Militarist Does the Secular, Socialist Bose a Disservice

By highlighting the military aspect of Bose’s personality and his Hindu credentials, the Hindu right-wing is projecting him as a person close to prime minister’s parent organisation, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and its aggressive Hindu nationalist rhetoric.

An Abyss of Human Wickedness, You Can’t Get Much Worse Than Threatening Nuclear War
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An Abyss of Human Wickedness, You Can’t Get Much Worse Than Threatening Nuclear War

As the West worked itself into a lather in the last month over Russia moving its troops within its own borders, one GOP senator, Roger Wicker, bellowed that the U.S. should attack Russia with nuclear weapons. This was actually a threat to end human life on the planet.

American Capitalism Demands the Infection of China
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American Capitalism Demands the Infection of China

On a day that the United States recorded 2,997 COVID-19 deaths, the New York Times published an op-ed by two former Biden administration advisers calling China’s decision to prioritize saving lives a “mistake” and extolling the benefits of “natural immunity through infection.”

China Launches Global South Economic Alliance to Challenge U.S. ‘Unilateralism’ and ‘Cold-War Mentality’
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China Launches Global South Economic Alliance to Challenge U.S. ‘Unilateralism’ and ‘Cold-War Mentality’

China is leading an international effort to develop alliances to counter U.S. hegemony. This January 20, China’s mission to the UN launched a new, economic diplomatic alliance, called the Group of Friends of the Global Development Initiative.