US Turned Its Back on India in Afghanistan, Let’s Accept It
The US has conveyed that India is not a priority, but the BJP govt is keeping up the ‘happy marriage’ pretence.
Year of Paradoxes
Paradoxes abound. However, the most disturbing of all these for me is that 2021 marks the 150th year of the enactment of the first Criminal Tribes Act in 1871. Seven decades after Independence, those who remain the hapless victims of the CTA still cannot see a ray of hope.
Farmers Hold National Convention, Announce Bharat Bandh on Sept. 25: Five Articles
The two-day long All India Farmers Convention concluded with a call for Bharat Bandh on Sept 25, 2021; Resolutions passed at the convention; Preparations on for Muzaffarnagar Kisan Mahapanchyat; Karnal lathi-charge; Adani in the Eye of the Storm as Himachal Apple Prices Crash.
Ladakh Stand-off Has Exposed India’s Failed Nuclear Deterrence against China
During the Ladakh stand-off, China not only walked through India’s conventional military capabilities, but also threw its purported nuclear deterrence out of the reckoning.
Speaking Truth to Power: Citizens and the Law
Delivering the Sixth Justice M.C. Chagle Memorial Lecture, organized by the Department of Law, Mumbai University, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud elaborated on the necessity of speaking truth to power as integral to the functioning of a democracy to “obviate a predisposition to tyranny”.
Farmers’ Agitation Uniting Farmers Across India – Two Articles
“How Kisan Kranti Can Unite Farmers Across India”: Farmers are trying to build solidarities over issues that matter; “Farmers Campaigning on War Footing for ‘Historic’ Mahapanchayat in Muzaffarnagar”: Farmers’ leaders are expecting participation of around two lakh farmers on Sept 5.
The World Must Pay Attention to the Violence Against Muslims in India
Recent incidents in Indore and Ajmer explain why it is urgent for the global community to tell the Indian government that its actions are being watched and it will be held accountable according to international norms which all civilised countries have for their attitude towards minorities.
A New India Where Replacing ‘Aligarh’ With ‘Harigarh’ Is More Gratifying Than Social Change
Changing the names of streets, towns and districts is the easiest way of asserting power. It does not bring prosperity.
TN: Fringe Right-Wing Groups Oppose Historic Appointment of Priests from All Castes
A number of political parties, chiefs of Hindu mutts and Shaivite organisations have welcomed the appointments, but right-wing groups have unleashed a hate campaign against the government and the newly-appointed priests.
Seven Medalists at Tokyo, Seven Hundred Crowd the Podium
The Indian athletes at Tokyo gave it all they could but a familiar ugliness has surfaced after the event. Officials, politicians, and sponsors are jumping on to the bandwagon of the medallists, while some who failed face the wrath of officials.