Why Even Capitalists are Now Pitching for Cash Transfers
The absurdity of conservative economic policy leading to shortage of people’s purchasing power is now becoming clear, even to capitalists, though not to Modi government.
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Farmers’ Agitation Enters Eighth Month: Newsreports
In a spectacular show of strength, on 26 June, farmers’ organisations protested in front of the houses of governors and observed ‘Save Agriculture, Save Constitution Day’ in more than 20 states and union territories against the central Farm Laws and for a legal guarantee of MSP.
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Five Questions on the Shameful Proceedings Against Natasha Narwal, Devangana Kalita, Asif Iqbal
The process has shown scant respect for human rights, rule of law and justice.
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Famished: Why Indians are Still Starving 75 Years After Independence
India ranked among the ten largest food producers globally. Yet, India’s rank in the Global Hunger Index has been falling over the years. Why is India unable to distribute food to its own people?
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How the Indian Govt Is Pushing Money Down a Mythological River
Science is slow, tedious and evidence riddled, while mythology provides quick and immediate results.
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The Challenge of Saying How Many Excess Deaths Could be Due to Covid-19
Five states saw over 460,000 excess deaths in the first five months of 2021, but the official Covid-19 toll in these states in this period accounts for only 6% of these excess deaths. How many of the remaining 94% are ‘missed’ Covid-19 deaths will not be easy to disentangle.
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What’s Stopping Us from Teaching Annihilation of Caste in Schools?
Dr Ambedkar’s book, Annihilation of Caste, continues to trigger the orthodox minds even today and that’s why it is, unfortunately, rarely discoursed on in the social sphere and in academic spaces.
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25 Years of PESA: Violations and Attempts at Dilution
The Act, which aimed to decentralise power and empower indegneous communities, has completed 25 years in existence, but faces glaring incompetence, gross violations and structural loopholes.
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Emergency: Then and Now – Two Articles
The last seven years show that democracy, rules and regulations can be the perfect cover to suspend democratic values and civil rights. Plus review of a new book on the Emergency by Christophe Jaffrelot and Pratinav Anil.
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When a President Lies
Speaking at a press conference following his meeting with Russian president Putin, US President Biden stated that the US has never interfered in elections in other countries, unlike Russia. Sadly, Biden was lying.
