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Editor: Dr. G.G. Parikh | Associate Editor: Neeraj Jain | Managing Editor: Guddi
The latest decision of the government to amend the Foreign Contributions Regulation Act (FCRA) so as to permit the political parties to accept donations more readily from foreign sources will open the floodgates to foreign entities influencing the integrity of India’s electoral processes.
While 70.5% of Indians were unable to afford a healthy diet, the corresponding numbers were lower for China (12%), Brazil (19%), and Sri Lanka (49%). However, Nepal (84%) and Pakistan (83.5%) fared poorer than India.
Dakshayani Velayudhan was the only dalit woman in the Indian Constituent Assembly. In this interview, her daughter and policy analyst, Meera Velayudhan remembers her mother and the varied ways in which she shaped the history of not just her community but also the nation.
Alain Resnais’s film ‘Night and Fog’ exhorts us to watch where we are going.
A union government decision to cut funding to states that do not ensure children and mothers getting free food have Aadhaar IDs could cause millions of poor families to lose key sources of nutrition. The move violates a Supreme Court order that no subsidy or service may be denied for want of an Aadhaar number.
A recent report on farmer suicides in Punjab reveals the circumstances which lead farmers and farm labourers to take their own lives, debunks popular myths regarding the same, and points to policy measures needed to tackle the problem.
The recent and rapid depreciation of the rupee vis-à-vis the dollar does give cause for concern. The drivers of the depreciation are not all short term. If the depreciation persists, it may attract the attention of speculators who will resort to measures that accelerate the currency’s decline.
If Uddhav Thackeray is able to broaden the ideological base of the Shiv Sena, it can help the party register electoral successes and start another era of inclusive politics. This of course means that Thackeray must walk on the razor’s edge, never tilting towards nativism and away from inclusivity.
The lifting of economic sanctions by ECOWAS against Mali is an indication that resistance of the country’s authorities and people has proven to be effective. Also: The Sudanese revolution continues, despite the fierce repression.
Thousands of Panamanians have been on strike since July 1 to demand the government of Laurentino Cortizo take immediate action to address the country’s economic crisis.
Janata Weekly is India’s oldest independent socialist weekly.
Ever since its founding in 1946, Janata has voiced its principled dissent against all conduct and practice that is detrimental to the cherished values of nationalism, democracy, secularism and socialism, while upholding the integrity and the ethical norms of healthy journalism. For more than seventy years now, week after week, it has continued to analyse the changes taking place in the country and the world from a socialist standpoint, and thus promote the spread of socialist ideology in the country.
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