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Was Friday the 24th of June, 2022, a day of coincidences? I ask because on this day the Supreme Courts of the world’s two largest democracies gave two judgments that are an assault on human rights, individual choice and freedom and, have “stood the Constitution on its head.” Also: Zakia Jafri Case: Can Rule of Law Survive if We Crush Those Fighting for It?
A year ago, on 5 July 2021, when Father Stan Swamy left us, the world mourned the death of a great human being who epitomised compassion, courage, collaboration and commitment!
India is “balancing” between Washington and Moscow and the BRICS summit was a great occasion to monitor that trapeze act.
Condemning “the barbaric and brutal beheading of a person in Udaipur for a social media post defending an obnoxious and reprehensible statement against Prophet Mohammed”, the statement urges the government “immediately act to stop hate mongering by all sections in all forms.”
The recently-concluded discussions on the proposed TRIPS Agreement waiver at the WTO illustrates not only the limits of India’s negotiating strategies, but also a critical lack of consistent diplomatic leadership during a difficult period.
There is growing conviction that the nation, language, and religion are one. Hindi ideologues see only Hindi as authentically Indian and Hindu. The current rhetoric is reminiscent of the ‘Hindi-wallahs’ in the early 20th century.
The Red Shirt rally, held on May 29, saw a coalition of Marxist, Dravidian and Ambedkarite groups unite against Hindutva for the third time in five years.
The apex court judgment on Zakia Jafri’s plea has made the victims of the alleged state-sponsered violence lonely, threatening them against seeking the help of human rights workers; Also: “Zakia Jafri’s Case is Reminder of How the Guilty of Gujarat Subverted Law” – by Teesta Setalvad
Uttar Pradesh has found a new weapon to deal with the violators who pose a challenge to the authority of the state namely, the Bulldozer! It is difficult to find an example anywhere in the world barring the sole exception of Israel where the government is in constant conflict with the Palestinian population.
A cost-cutting measure initiated by stealth, the scheme could transform the world’s second-largest military into a rag-tag force of intern soldiers.
Janata Weekly is India’s oldest independent socialist weekly.
Ever since its founding in 1946, Janata has voiced its principled dissent against all conduct and practice that is detrimental to the cherished values of nationalism, democracy, secularism and socialism, while upholding the integrity and the ethical norms of healthy journalism. For more than seventy years now, week after week, it has continued to analyse the changes taking place in the country and the world from a socialist standpoint, and thus promote the spread of socialist ideology in the country.
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