No Respite in Sight: India’s Heatwaves are Here to Stay
As heatwaves become more frequent and intense in India due to global warming, does the government have sufficient measures in place to tackle the heat emergency?
In Today’s India, the Law Is Being Subverted to Create Social Unrest
Cases like the one on the Gyanvapi Mosque show how the legal system is being used to promote disorder.
Two Crore Women in India Quit Workforce in 2017-22
More than 50% of Indians of legal working age don’t want a job due to the lack of suitable employment: CMIE
Activists Object to Distribution of Fortified Rice Through PDS
Experts worry that with the government aggressively promoting a “singular reductionist corporate-controlled silver bullet solution” like fortified rice, a myriad of diverse local and natural solutions will get neglected and even eroded.
NFHS-5 Data Busts Right-Wing Myth of Indian Vegetarianism
Non-vegetarian food consumers have increased in India, including in Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled states like Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, as per data released by the recent National Family Health Survey-5 (NFHS-5).
Wheat Export Debacle: Policy and Real Agenda Are Responsible, Not Mere Bungling
The Modi government has suddenly banned the export of wheat, after promoting it actively for two months. The debacle was not because of government incompetence, but the result of government’s neoliberal policy – withdrawal from procurement and the free hand given to private profiteers.
In the Wake of Russian Victory in Mariupol
Thank God, Russia eschews any triumphalism over the surrender of the so-called neo-Nazi Azov regiment in the Azovstal factory complex in Mariupol.
Print Edition | Racism | USA
United States: Buffalo Killings Reveal Depth of White Extremism
The answer to fighting white terrorism is building an independent movement, like the Black Lives Matter movement two years ago, and the women’s rights movement today.
Beyond Abortion, a Struggle to Win Our Future
Although the current debate in the US on abortion rights centers on the issue of the women’s right to make decisions over their own bodies, the issue is actually related to the urgent need to overturn patriarchal gender norms, class oppression and the capitalist economic system that perpetuate them. The fight is really for life for the majority, not just for the few.
Is Bangladesh Heading Toward a Sri Lanka-like Crisis?
Like Colombo, Dhaka has also taken on massive foreign loans to embark on what critics call “white elephant” projects. The economic turmoil in Sri Lanka should serve as a cautionary tale, say experts.