New Research Raises Fresh Doubts About India’s River Linking Plans
A long-standing plan to shift water between rivers in north-central India powers on, despite new science that casts doubt on its efficacy, and concerns over major ecological impacts.
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‘Safe City’ Project of the Uttar Pradesh Government: Rhetoric of Protectionism
A critique of the Uttar Pradesh government’s Safe City project for restricting the rights and mobility of women and perpetuating a form of ‘Hindutva Urbanism’.
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Demystifying Artificial Intelligence-II
There is a maelstrom of biases, misinformation, surveillance and deepfake generation that is now associated with generative AI. It is these trends rather than esoteric fears of loss of autonomy that cry out for immediate attention and regulation. The second in a 3-part series on AI.
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Savarkar Did Very Little for India’s Independence
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh claimed that V.D. Savarkar, the Hindutva icon, had written mercy petitions to the British on the basis of advice from Mahatma Gandhi. Dr Vinay Lal, a noted historian, repudiates Rajnath Singh’s claim and also challenges several existing myths.
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Israel Can’t Win With Military Action
The fallacy of the thought that there are military solutions to what are essentially political issues has a name. It is called militarism. Not just in Israel, but throughout the world, the curse of militarism is stalking us, and could well end civilization, even eradicate complex life on Planet Earth.
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Gaza War Expands to Red Sea – 2 Articles
‘The Red Sea Is Now the Second Front in the Gaza War’: A conflict has been raging in the Red Sea which could transform Israel’s war on Gaza into a regional conflict. Also: ‘US’ War on Terror Against Houthis Is Smoke and Mirrors’.
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Righting a Wrong: Burying Decades of US-Led Wars
Today’s global conflicts – whether in Eastern Europe, West Asia, or East Asia – are spawned by a fading US hegemon desperately clinging to power.
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Sovereign Virtues?
In a recent article, Joshua Rahtz has expressed optimism about the new outfit in Germany, the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance – for Reason and Justice (BSW). A closer look at the character of the BSW. How radical are its policies?
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Dealing with Patent Monopolies and High Prices
Government-granted patent monopolies are the cause of high-priced drugs, not the free market.
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“We Don’t Choose to Be Land Defenders, We Are Born Land Defenders”
The people of Ecuador recently voted in a referendum to halt oil exploitation in the Yasuní National Park in the Amazon and prohibit mining in the Chocó Andino region in the Andes. An interview with one of the people at the heart of the Sí Al Yasuní campaign, Kichwa activist Leo Cerda.
