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‘What We Know About the First Phase of the Gaza Ceasefire and What Comes Next’; ‘A History of Deception: US-Israeli Pacts and the Gaza Proposal’; ‘The Trump Gaza Plan and the Politics of Coercion’.
The temptation to pit Gandhi and Bhagat Singh against each other is little more than a dilettantish pastime. The truth is that they had a lot in common: fearlessness, calm and an enormous spirit of self-sacrifice.
The authentic reaffirmation of Gandhi is to resist neo-fascism and reclaim the Constitution and the republic, before those who once pulled the trigger on him succeed in pulling the trigger on India itself.
‘How Ladakh Protest Leader Sonam Wangchuk Went from Indian Hero to “Traitor”’: Wangchuk, a celebrated innovator, inspired a Bollywood megahit. Arrested in late September, he is now being accused of plotting an Arab Spring-like revolt. Also: ‘Why Sonam Wangchuk Matters’.
‘Beyond an Archive of Suffering, PUCL’s Manipur Report is a Challenge to India’s Conscience’; ‘Dear Prime Minister, Please Answer These Painful Questions for Manipur’; ‘Nine Issues in Manipur That Remain Unresolved Despite Modi’s Belated Visit’.
‘World is Taking Note Amid Surge in India’s Human Rights Violations’: Amnesty International’s report on the human rights situation in India. Also: ‘India’s Social Regression Under Modi’s Eleven Years May Not Be Mendable’.
Leading political scientist Christophe Jaffrelot in conversation with Siddharth Varadarajan about the origins and foundational thinking of the Sangh.
The seventh part of a series of articles on ‘India’s Education Journey from Macaulay to NEP’. This article discusses a key strategy adopted by the BJP for advancing its political and cultural agenda – the saffronisation of the country’s education system.
India’s large capitalists and India’s people are both facing problems at present. These problems appear to be direct opposites of each other; but in fact they are two faces of the same phenomenon. The first part of this article described the financial situation of the corporate sector. This part describes the financial situation of the people.
‘Legislating the Platform Economy: A Win for Some, Silence for Others’: The new wave of ‘gig’ legislation in India is a welcome development, but it also underscores how uneven India’s social protection architecture remains. Also: ‘The Political Economy of Gig Pensions’.
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