The Story of a High School Student in New India
In the face of the right-wing’s growing anti-Muslim vitriol, a moment of solidarity during a school workshop that shines a light on the moral responsibility we all bear.
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BJP’s Hindi Imposition – Two Articles
At a meeting of the Parliamentary Official Language Committee, Union home minister Amit Shah stated that Hindi should be accepted as an alternative to English and not local languages; Also – Why Assam Is Up in Arms Against Amit Shah’s Proposal to Make Hindi Compulsory Till Class 10.
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Who Is Taking Over National Assets in India?
The government has raised more than Rs 97,000 crore in 2021-22 by leasing out state-owned properties to various private entities, including global pension funds. The properties include those related to coal mining, various bits of highways, power transmission lines, etc.
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India’s Agribusiness Firms Consolidate Power
Agribusiness corporations have been on the rise in India since the 1970s. Unless there is a change in government policy, smaller farms face a bleak future.
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We Need to Keep a Close Watch on India’s Balance of Payments Situation. Here’s Why
India’s external sector may seem stable at present but by no means should it be regarded as foolproof. The IMF has said the state of the global economy may entail “complex policy tradeoffs” making the policy landscape very complicated.
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Pakistan’s Godfathers
A summary of the basic structure of Pakistan’s politics indicates that even if Imran Khan loses the vote, as he is likely to do, his successor will be no better. None of the contenders offers an alternative to Pakistan’s hyper-corrupt status quo.
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Battle for Mariupol Is Ending
The Russian Ministry of Defence’s offer of surrender terms to the personnel of the extreme nationalist neo-Nazi battalions and foreign mercenaries in the Azovstal iron and steel works in Mariupol indicates that the battle of Mariupol is about to end.
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If You Like the Idea of a 4-Day Workweek, You’ll Love the 5-Hour Workday; Also: Belgian Workers Win Right to Request Four-Day Week
Some companies are implementing shorter workdays while others are opting for shorter workweeks increasing productivity. Meanwhile, Belgium in mid-February announced a package of labor reforms that includes affording workers the right to request a four-day work week.
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Climate Crisis: Scientists Hit the Streets; Vow to Keep Fighting
Scientists have had enough. On April 6, they hit the streets, organising demonstrations in several cities around the world; and on April 11, they pledged to keep fighting for the ambitious action they warn is necessary to prevent the most catastrophic impacts of the fossil-fueled global emergency.
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Increasing Tendency of Police to Attack Journalists Is Very Disturbing: Editors Guild of India; Also – Statement by Press Club of India
On April 2, the police in Sidhi district of Madhya Pradesh had arrested, stripped and humiliated a local journalist and some members of the civil society, in retaliation to their reporting on BJP MLA and his son; “Arrest Communal Hooligans; Release Jailed Scribes,” Says Press Club of India.
