Why Is the Government Rewriting the History of Indian Languages?
India’s linguistic diversity is being reframed as proof of an ancient cultural unity centred on Sanskrit, even though linguistic evidence points in the opposite direction.
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What’s Behind the Rush of Foreign Investment in India’s Banking and Financial Sector?
The recent surge of foreign investment in India’s banking sector is driven mainly by India’s falling net FDI and external financial pressures. The authors warn that opening banking further to foreign capital could increase instability and India’s dependence on global finance.
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Poora Sach: The Story of the Journalist Who Exposed Gurmeet Ram Rahim and Paid with His Life
In 2002, when larger media organisations refused to publish allegations against Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, a small-town newspaper editor did. Ram Chander Chhatrapati paid with his life. This story revisits the extraordinary courage of local journalists who challenged a powerful godman.
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From Protest to Cultural Resistance: Goa’s Struggle Against Ecological Destruction and Loss of Identity – 3 Articles
‘“Enough is Enough”: Goans Fight to Reclaim Selfhood Against Inept Governance’; ‘A Green Revolution in Goa’; ‘“Our Fight Is Everyone’s Fight”: A Diary of Goa’s Six-Day Protest Against Land-Regulation Changes’.
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Nehru’s Idea of India – and Who It Bothered
The retired professor of contemporary history from JNU says that Nehru is targeted because he embodied the core “idea of India” forged during the freedom struggle: secularism, democracy, anti-imperialism, social justice, and scientific temper – values fundamentally opposed to the current ruling dispensation.
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Lebanon Will Not Be Defeated Despite the Depth of its Wounds
In this reflection, Dr. Salim Nazzal argues that Lebanon’s strength lies not only in military resistance but in a profound cultural legacy built over centuries.
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Trump’s Strategy to Secure Hegemony and Limit Chinese Influence in Latin America – 2 Articles
‘Latin America and Caribbean Solidarity in the Trump Era’: The re-assertion of the Monroe Doctrine, dubbed the “Donroe doctrine” in 2025, has aimed to limit China / Russia influence but often fractures regional cohesion. Also: ‘The Trump Corollary: Imperialist Offensive and the Assault on Venezuela’.
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Renewed Crackdown on Afghan Refugees Amid Vicious Slurs Is Shameful, Not Bravado
By securitising four decades of Afghan refugee presence rather than addressing it as a human reality, Pakistan risks sowing deep and lasting resentment across Pashtun communities on both sides of the Durand Line.
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Colombia’s Left Has a Strong Showing in the Legislative Elections
Amid a regional right-wing turn, the country’s left consolidated its political project, positioning itself well for the upcoming presidential elections.
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After Nepal’s Gen Z Uprising, the Country’s Communists Face a Crisis of Relevance
Nepal’s communist parties have not just lost seats in parliament but also the spirit of social and economic justice.
