How the Modi Government Is Dismantling India’s Federalism, Politically and Fiscally
States’ access to resources is seemingly conditional on having a “double-engine sarkar”, even as governments’ space for economic policy is shrinking.
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States’ access to resources is seemingly conditional on having a “double-engine sarkar”, even as governments’ space for economic policy is shrinking.
The NITI Aayog, an Indian government think tank, is spearheading “development” projects that would strip indigenous people of their land and rights, and destroy precious forests and sea turtle breeding grounds.
‘Israel-Palestine War: What We Know About the Israel-Hamas Truce So Far’; ‘Israel’s Ground War Conundrum’: Israel’s ground incursion is facing unprecedented dangers ahead; ‘Al-Shifa Hospital, Hamas’s Tunnels, and Israeli Propaganda’: on Israel’s war against Gaza hospitals.
‘US War Profiteers vs. US Citizens’: When we accept responsibility for what is happening as Americans, we have no choice but to act; ‘Shutting Down the Space Needle, Standing Up for Gaza’; ‘America’s War Economy and the Urgent Call for Peace in the Middle East’.
‘The Brotherhood of Billionaires’: the two countries have the largest number of billionaires; ‘The US Government Has Abandoned the Nation’s Poor’; ‘A New Portrait of the World’s Wealth — and Wealthiest’; ‘A Steelworker in China Writes About His Working Conditions’.
In Africa, ‘green revolution’ policies are enriching food giants, while increasing hunger and squeezing out small farmers.
On October 25, after 41 days on the picket lines, the United Auto Workers (UAW) secured a first tentative contract agreement with Ford. Within just four days, GM and Stellantis had followed suit — agreeing to almost identical wage increases, bonuses, and benefit packages — effectively ending what had been one of the most important,…
French colonial foundations suffered a huge blow in the early 1960s. However, its main tool of the economic exploitation, the CFA franc financial system, resisted the decolonization wave. This article analyses French imperialism through a study of the CFA franc system.
The actions we take now will determine Earth’s climate for 5,000 generations.
Sri Lanka entered its 17th loan arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on 20 March 2023. This new financing has been trumpeted as Sri Lanka’s only lifeline to salvage its sunken economy — but it will do nothing of the sort.
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