Fallacy of the Hindutva Project
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Fallacy of the Hindutva Project

ByShamsul Islam

The linking of Aurangzeb or other ‘Muslim’ rulers’ crimes to his/her religion will have serious consequences even for the ‘Hindu’ version of history as narrated by the RSS. With Sangh Parivar rulers pitting one section of Indians against the other, there is no need of any foreign enemy to undo a democratic-secular India.

The Passing of Bhaskar Save: What the ‘Green Revolution’ did for India
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The Passing of Bhaskar Save: What the ‘Green Revolution’ did for India

ByColin Todhunter

Bhaskar Save died on 24 October 2015 at age 93. Emphasising self-reliance at the farm/village level, Save was regarded as the ‘Gandhi of natural farming’. In 2006 he published an open letter on the disastrous effects of green revolution for India – socially, economically and ecologically. We reproduce this letter here.

The Mission Creep Problem in Panchayat Finances
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The Mission Creep Problem in Panchayat Finances

ByAvani Kapur

The 14th FC had recommended transfer of significant quantum of untied funds to local bodies, that would have strengthened fiscal decentralisation. The Union Government accepted this recommendation, but has imposed several conditionalities in the release of these funds, effectively leading to fiscal centralisation.

G7 Leaders in Hiroshima – Two Articles
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G7 Leaders in Hiroshima – Two Articles

ByPeter Symonds; and Gonzalo Armúa

“G7 Leaders Gather in Hiroshima Amid Rising Threat of Nuclear War”: In a display of shameless hypocrisy, the leaders of the G7 laid wreaths at the Cenotaph for the Atomic Bomb Victims in Hiroshima. Also: “The Splendor of a Thousand Suns: Hiroshima and Imperial Forgetfulness”.

Charles III Coronation Reminds of Britain’s Bloody History of Genocide, Slavery, and Loot
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Charles III Coronation Reminds of Britain’s Bloody History of Genocide, Slavery, and Loot

ByPrabir Purkayastha

The difference between the West and the Rest is not because of the spirit of discovery and its discovery of reason and, therefore, science. Instead, it is the story of loot, slavery and genocide. The British Crown is a reminder of its continuity, just like its 700 years-old coronation ceremony.

Grand Theft Capital: The Increasing Exploitation and Robbery of the U.S. Working Class
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Grand Theft Capital: The Increasing Exploitation and Robbery of the U.S. Working Class

ByFred Magdoff and John Bellamy Foster

While outright expropriation, or robbery, is always present in capitalism, as an external basis of its existence, the inner dynamic of the system arises from the exploitation of labor power, a more hidden form of robbery.