Disturbing Similarities in Modi’s Journey from Godhra, 2002 to Pulwama, 2019
His calculated neglect of the threat to the CRPF has the same origins as his government’s abysmal failure in virtually every department.
Flawed Approach: New Delhi’s China Policy Is Timorous
When it comes to China, the world’s attention may be focused on its threatening military manoeuvres against Taiwan and the visits by various European leaders to Beijing, but for India, it is about deciphering the message China is trying to send with its recent actions.
Ambedkar: Architect of Constitution and Women’s Empowerment
The life mission of both the first prime minister and the first law minister was to bring equality in Indian society and end all discrimination based on caste, race, religion and gender.
As Narendra Modi Lights a Candle in Church on Easter, the Real Message Is Blowing in the Wind
Apart from small talk on conserving water, the prime minister had not a word to say about the open persecution of minorities in India.
Why are Governments Hostile to Peaceful Efforts by Citizens to Protect the Environment?
Government should not harm or harass citizens who are doing their fundamental duty under constitutional Article 51A(g), namely “… protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wildlife, and to have compassion for living creatures”.
Reading Tulsidas in the Age of Hindutva
While the Ramcharitmanas has been at the centre of a complex contest of ideas, can a 16th-century text be seen exclusively through the lens of modern politics?
Empty Tables: How It Feels to Be Hungry
Hunger has continued to be an all-American reality decade after decade, in good economies and bad, even though food should be a basic right. It’s a problem that, in possibly the world’s richest country, no one has been able to solve. Why is that?
The Federal Budget: Moral or Immoral?
How our government coddles its arms dealers, which account for a record 40% of the world’s weapons exports in the years 2018-22!
The Bottled Water Industry Is Masking the World’s Failure to Supply Reliable Drinking Water to All
In 2016, the annual financing required to achieve a safe drinking water supply throughout the world was estimated to cost $114 billion, which amounts to less than half of today’s roughly $270 billion global annual bottled water sales.
Greenland Ice Sheet Nears Point of No Return
A new study using simulations has identified a tipping point for the Greenland Ice Sheet: releasing 1000 gigatons of carbon into the atmosphere will cause the southern portion of the ice sheet to melt. We are in danger of crossing this tipping point.