Ladakh Shows that Modi Government has Learnt the Wrong Lessons from the 1962 War
Driven by a faulty narrative, our memory of 1962 still affects Indian attitudes and responses to China.
Massive Infrastructure Project Threatens Great Nicobar Island
It will result in devastating ecological changes and endanger the island’s unique flora and fauna.
No Matter What it Says Now, RSS Did Not Participate in the Freedom Struggle
The facts are as follows: The RSS was set up in 1925 by K.B. Hedgewar. In the entire period from 1925 till 1947, it did not participate in any campaign or movement launched by the Congress or any other party or group. Nor did it initiate any movement against the British by itself.
Aruna Asaf Ali and Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay: Revolutionary Women in the Freedom Struggle
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay and Aruna Asaf Ali were two prominent women in the freedom struggle who were near contemporaries. Examining their lives together uncovers an essential unity in their vision, which may not have been realized during their life-time but serves as an inspiration today.
Bolsonaro Is Leaving Office, But His Far-Right Movement Is Here to Stay
The narrow loss for the outgoing Brazilian president despite his devastating presidency is merely a symptom of the conservative tide sweeping Latin America.
Ethiopia Nears Victory in its Civil War, U.S. Scrambles to Control the Outcome
War between Ethiopia and the TPLF may be coming to an end, but the US is using sanctions to have the final word despite the apparent defeat of its proxy.
Why is the Global South Still Poor?
In the years following World War Two, as numerous direct colonies won formal independence, there was a widespread hope, that political independence would lead to significant economic progress. It didn’t happen, as the imperialists modified their techniques of exploitation.
Poverty of the Political Mind
If the U.S. is to redeem itself with a vision of justice, it’s time for a deep and humble acknowledgement of the breadth and depth of poverty in the richest country in human history.
A New Vision for American Agriculture: The Just and Equitable Transition Toward Agroecology
As we enter a pandemic-induced economic recession and global climate crisis that will continue to intensify, with disproportionate impacts on frontline and vulnerable working class communities, there is an urgent need to fundamentally transform agricultural production.
Russia’s Forgotten Nuclear Disaster
The accident at Mayak in 1957 was measured as a Level 6 disaster on the International Nuclear Event Scale, which places the Kyshtym disaster behind Chernobyl and Fukushima (both Level 7s) as the third-most significant nuclear disaster ever. It is certainly the least well-known.