A Different Masculinity
‘Can Rahul Gandhi overcome his somewhat bourgeois hesitation to shake up his party organisation, to take some robust risks and show himself as hungry for power? I mean, a good hungry, you know, like after a long walk?’
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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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Coal Block Allocation: Scams Abound – Two Articles
‘Coal Block Allocation: Govt Ignored State Entities in Favour of Pvt Firms With “Questionable” Backgrounds, Alleges EAS Sarma’. Also: ‘Adani’s Alleged Irregularities on Import of Coal Again Under the Scanner’.
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Caste | Caste | Online Blog
‘Abolish Reservations After 10 Years’: The Illusion of Merit and What B.R. Ambedkar Never Said
The writer of India’s Constitution never favoured a time-bound framework for quotas. Misquoting him ducks questions on what has really changed for lower castes.
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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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Communalism | Communalism | India | Online Blog | Securalism
People’s Manifesto for a Sustainable, Just India
21 demands that India needs to act on to resolve the growing crises of unemployment, malnutrition, social conflict, ecological collapse and decline in democratic rights.
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Demystifying Artificial Intelligence – Part III
Tech companies in a race for profit seek unbridled development of generative AI, unmindful of the potentially far-reaching economic, social and political fallout. The field is calling out for precautionary regulation but the world is moving too slowly.
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Capitalism | Imperialism | Online Blog | USA
Growing Threat to US Hegemony in Middle East – 2 Articles
The outcome of US-led conflicts in Ukraine and West Asia will have a profound impact on the developing world order. Washington has already lost the former, and its major adversaries are vested in making sure it loses the latter too. Also: ‘How Yemen Is Blocking US Hegemony in West Asia’.
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Rachel Corrie: In Memoriam – Article, and Poem
‘Of Dignity and Solidarity’. Also: Poem – ‘Never Forget’.
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Dangers of Releasing Fukushima’s Radioactive Wastewater into the Pacific Ocean – 2 Articles
The IAEA is hiding dangers of releasing Fukushima’s radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean? Also: ‘Fukushima: Japan’s Triple Threat in Spades’: Japan too indulging in media manipulation and information control to hide the dangers of the radioactive water release.
