Capitalism | Fascism | Imperialism | Online Blog | USA | World Politics
How America’s Oligarchy Paves the Road to Fascism
Concentrated wealth and power are undermining democracy. Here’s what Joe Biden ought to be saying and doing about it.
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Constitution | Fascism | India | Online Blog
Emerging Challenge to the Constitution
In 2023 the Constitution was challenged as being colonial and outdated. Bibek Debroy’s opinion piece was product placement, a warning of things to come. The aim behind these suggestions is to facilitate Central “executive efficiency”, governance involving “law and order, and swift dispute resolution”.
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Parliament, CAG, EC: More Pillars Crumble as Modi Tightens Hold; Are We Headed for an Open Autocracy?
The parliament’s fall as an institution of functioning democracy was accompanied by axe on the Election Commission and CAG. Also: The INDIA alliance parties need to recognize the magnitude of the historical moment they are navigating. Unity is, therefore, an existential imperative. Are they aware of this reality?
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Why 2023 Was So Significant for the RSS Under PM Modi’s Regime
This year, under Modi’s leadership, the RSS navigated the delicate balance between tradition and adaptation.
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Gyanvapi Mosque Row: Looking for ‘Character’ When History Establishes it Unequivocally
The ‘de-religiosification’ of Hinduism by India’s judiciary has allowed the forces of Hindutva to pose Hinduism as a supra-religious order that naturally makes available to its adherents, unquestionably, the best moral code of conduct.
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Communalism | Communalism | Fascism | India | Online Blog
What Will the Inauguration of the Ram Temple Portend for India’s Future?
The shrine in Ayodhya will be a symbol of religious triumphalism, a sign that this is becoming ever more a Hindu-first country.
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How the Hell Can Trump Rise in the Polls?
Trump is threatening to destroy the core institutions of American democracy and to rule as authoritarians in other countries do — authoritarians whom he praises.
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Dictatorship | Fascism | India | Online Blog
BBC Raid, Article 370, Election Commission, Governors: Justice Nariman Tears into Modi Govt
Delivering the Smt Bansari Sheth Endowment Lecture, the judge noted that four “most disturbing” things have happened in the country this year itself. He also was severely critical of the Supreme Court’s recent judgement on the Centre’s J&K decision.
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Fascism | India | Online Blog
Second Avatar of the Criminal Law Bills: The Key Changes
In their second drafts too, the character of the Bills remains fundamentally anti-democratic. A few modifications proposed, however, are noteworthy.
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Fascism | India | Online Blog
Delayed Justice & Alleged Violations of Constitutional Rights in Quest of 9 Delhi Riots Accused for Bail
Nine Muslims facing charges of terrorism in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case are enduring systemic failures in their judicial quest for bail. Legal experts say these failures violated the constitutional right to life and liberty and the right to a speedy trial of the 8 men and 1 woman.
