Relevance of Ambedkar
On his 132nd Birth Anniversary, Babasaheb Ambedkar stands taller than he ever did before in his role in the struggle for a modern, new India during the freedom movement era.
Budget 2023–24: What Is in it for the People? Part 2: The Economic Situation in 2022–23
In this second part of this year’s budget analysis, we take a look at the economic situation in the country, in the background of which the FM presented her budget.
Not Natural But Development Policy-Induced Disasters in the Himalayas!
Representatives of diverse social and environmental groups from across the country express grief and concern for the people of Joshimath, facing forced displacement from their homes in the midst of winter.
George Soros Poses No Danger to India
The Modi government’s foreign minister S. Jaishankar recently found the American billionaire-investor Soros “old-rich, opinionated and dangerous”; but that always wasn’t the case when both were in the business of proselytisation to instil beliefs in democratic values.
Tipu Sultan’s Real History Is Better Than the Fake One Being Peddled
What the BJP completely misses is that Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan not only kept the British at bay for more than 30 years, they also significantly advanced rocketry beyond what existed anywhere at the time. But all this has no relevance for the BJP – all that matters is winning Karnataka elections.
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The Second Cold War Is More Dangerous Than the First
Twenty years ago, Noam Chomsky published a bestselling book called Hegemony or Survival. Since then, the stark choice he posed has only become more urgent. Depending on how humanity responds to the challenges of ecological destruction and imperialistic war, in the coming decade that terrifying question “Hegemony or survival?” may well be answered.
Democracy or Apartheid: You Can’t Have Both
It is insulting for Israelis to launch this “democracy” movement when Palestinians have been ignored for decades. If the United States truly wants to spread democracy around the world, we must stop funding such blatant human rights violations. You simply cannot have it both ways.
IPCC Report Fails on Equity and Urgency
The report claims that, to maintain a 50:50 chance of warming not exceeding 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, CO₂ emissions must be cut to “net-zero” by the “early 2050s.” However, a more rigorous analysis of the report’s data gives a zero CO₂ date of 2040.
Budget 2023–24: What Is in it for the People? Part 1: The External Sector
The first article in our budget analysis series for this year. We begin our discussion of the Union Budget 2023–24 with a brief discussion of India’s external accounts situation. Amazingly, the budget speech does not contain a single line as regards the country’s external accounts situation.
The Myth of Bhima Koregaon Reinforces the Identities It Seeks to Transcend
The resolve to fight Hindutva forces is certainly laudable, but the myth used for the purpose may be grossly counterproductive. Also: recent article by Anand Teltumbde replying to critics of the above article: “Anand Teltumbde Explains the Genesis of His Articles on Bhima-Koregaon”.