The Yugoslav Wars and the Role of NATO
NATO framed its intervention in the Yugoslav wars as “humanitarian”, but their bombings and declaration of a “no-fly zone” resulted in the death of countless civilians.
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Nineteen of Fortune 100 Companies Paid Nominal or No Tax in 2021
A CAP analysis shows companies like Amazon and Microsoft paid less than 10% tax while AT&T and Dow claimed a refund.
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Building Socialism Is Women’s Work (and Men’s Too)
Many or most women have the experience, predisposition, and – as it seems – the skills to take care of people and things – in other words, to be socialists. Today, socialist parties and socialist organizations badly need women as colleagues and comrades.
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How the West Discovered the Buddha Through Literature
What Western travellers and others learnt about the man and the religion he founded from books written in historical times.
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When Bhabani Mahato Fed the Revolution
Bhabani, like so many other women, never received the honours and recognition she truly deserved. In the struggle for India’s freedom, all of them fought and acquitted themselves as honourably as anyone else. But they were women. In societies awash in prejudices and stereotypes against women, their role was seldom valued.
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Caste | Gender Issues | India | Online Blog
From Tagore, a Triptych of Absorption, Acquiescence and Defiance
Three of Rabindranath Tagore’s short stories, written within a few months of one another, posit the irreconcilability of being human with patriarchy and gender inequity.
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Make Hay While Sun Shines — Indian, Chinese Ways
India and China stand to gain the most out of Russia’s quest for new markets. Russia has offered discounted prices to them and payment systems in local currencies. However, India and China’s response present a study in contrast.
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Hindutvaisation of Education: Narendra Modi-Led Government’s Game Plan Under NEP
Serious attempts to change what is taught and the outlook towards education itself have taken place under the stewardship of PM Narendra Modi. The new National Education Policy provides the necessary framework for both the Hindutvaisation and aggressive privatisation of education.
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Right to Food: Civil Society Condemns Targeting of Meat Sale and Consumption
Individuals and groups of India’s civil society have issued a statement saying they condemned the “food intolerance” being created in the country.
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Unravelling Concerns Over the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022
By allowing unregulated collection of biological samples or behavioural traits of individuals by executive agencies, the Bill violates the fundamental right to equality, the fundamental right against self-incrimination, and the fundamental right to privacy provided by the Constitution of India.
