Interview: US Claiming Credit for Ceasefire Sets Indian Foreign Policy Back by Decades
Donald Trump’s public interventions negate India’s view that any crisis with Pakistan and Kashmir are bilateral issues, says defence expert Sushant Singh.
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Secularism Cannot be Merely a Wartime Gimmick
‘National Unity Cannot be Celebrated Merely as a Wartime Gimmick’. Also, ‘What Can Modi and His Supporters Learn About Secularism Following the India-Pakistan Conflict?’: What those like Colonel Sofiya Qureshi said about secularism is the opposite of the sentiments the political establishment has expressed.
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Tariff Parleys with US Will Hurt Indian Farmers; WTO Rulebook Blow to Indian Farmers – 2 Articles
‘Why Tariff Parleys With US Will Hurt Indian Farmers’: The net outcome will be a cut in Indian tariff rates vis-à-vis US goods, which will mean lowering of MSP for foodgrains and the entry of heavily subsidised American grains into India. Also: ‘WTO’s Rulebook is a Blow to Indian Farmers – It Favours the Rich and Punishes the Poor’.
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DPDPA Will Muzzle RTI Act, Investigative Journalism, Allow Unchecked Government Surveillance – 2 Articles
‘Will the DPDPA Muzzle RTI Act and Investigative Journalism?’. Also: ‘The Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules: Surveillance for Surveillance’s Sake’.
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Why All of Kerala Says No to Deep-Sea Mining
New Delhi’s decision to auction 13 offshore mineral blocks for deep-sea mining is being opposed by the fish workers. The ruling Left Democratic Front and the opposition Congress are also opposed to it. They fear it will ruin marine biodiversity and fishing livelihoods.
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Labour and the Metrics of Citizenship
With the aggravating effects of neoliberalism and Hindutva fascism, labour rights in India, which are a reflection of citizenship itself, have been systematically diluted through protective legislation, the criminalisation of protests and strikes, the informalisation of work, and attacks on unionisation – notably through the new labour codes.
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Caste and Careers: Limited Mobility Over Three Generations
Does caste still dictate occupation and occupational mobility? A socio-economic survey in Uttar Pradesh reveals that aside from modest Dalit upward mobility, the occupational gap between upper-caste Hindus and other groups remains unchanged or has even widened over three successive generations.
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Gujarat Samachar: A Newspaper with a Long History of Criticising Modi is Now Under Siege
The publication faced Income Tax and Enforcement Directorate raids this week, and a co-owner was arrested.
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The Constitution is a Continuum of Buddha’s Revolution
The Indian Constitution is not a fan-fiction of foreign Constitutions. It has its own indigenous roots and flavours.
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82nd Martyrdom Anniversary [May 14] of Allah Bakhsh
Allah Bakhsh spent all his life countering communal politics of Muslim League and its two-nation theory. In fact, he laid down his life for this cause, assassinated by the goons hired by Muslim league on May 14, 1943.
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