An Abiding Need: Ten Reasons Why Gandhi Still Matters
Thoughts on the Mahatma’s 75th death anniversary.
The Adani Story and Indian Neoliberalism – 2 Articles
While the Adani story is still unfolding, what it has already made clear is that neoliberalism is not about market competition and transparency, but an instrument to engineer income and wealth redistribution. In this case in favour of one individual and his group. Also: “Adani’s Fraudulent Empire Exposed”.
Explainer: Why Rahul Gandhi Accused Modi Government of Bending Rules to Hand Over Airports to Adani
When Rahul Gandhi launched his offensive in Parliament, one of his main allegations was that the Modi government tweaked norms to help Adani take control of six Indian airports. The Centre had brushed aside red flags raised by the finance ministry and the Niti Aayog.
Documents Reveal Niti Aayog Pushed Govt to Privatise PDS, Slash Free Food Coverage, Subsidies; Also: 79% Indians Food Insecure
Niti Aayog has been the strongest opponent of expanding food security programmes. It has repeatedly sought to pare down and radically overhaul the public food distribution system, which gives subsidised rations. Also: 79% of Indian Households Experienced ‘Food Insecurity’ in 2021, Shows Survey.
Bhagwat’s New Spin on Caste Will Not Stem the Rebellion Against Texts That Insult the Shudras
The RSS/BJP intellectuals tell us today that texts like Ramcharitmanas are mirrors of our civilisation. Then where do the Shudras, Dalits, Adivasis and women exist, except for occasional humiliation?
Shaheen Bagh: A Vision of the Republic
The ‘Shaheen Bagh’ activism of women draws upon Ambedkar’s legacy to make connections between the attack on the citizenship of Muslims and the slide back in constitutional values.
Davos 2023: Capitalist Rulers Incapable of Resolving Global Crises
Davos is where the lords of transnational capital and their agents gather to hammer out annually how they are to maintain and expand their rule. This year, uncertainty over their ability to manage the crisis, maintain control, restabilize global capitalism was on full display.
Waiting for Biden’s Definition of Victory in Ukraine
Surely, there is a pall of gloom in the western media lately about the war storms gathering on the horizon. There have been reports of more Russian successes. The Ukrainian defence line is cracking through which an elephant can pass to the steppes en route to the Dnieper River.
Socialism Is Increasingly Popular in the US, So the US House of Representatives Denounces it
The resolution passed by the US House of Representatives falsely accused socialist countries of mass and accused the revolutionary processes in Cuba and Venezuela of causing great economic harm to the people while remaining silent on the primary reason for these hardships – US sanctions.
After Gandhi’s Assassination, Nehru Saw the Hindu Right as a Threat to the Indian State
The tide of communalism that was threatening to submerge the nation was pushed back with a Herculean effort on the part of India’s national leadership. For almost a decade, communal forces remained on the back-foot. They made a poor showing even in the 1957 elections.