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Editor: Dr. G.G. Parikh | Associate Editor: Neeraj Jain | Managing Editor: Guddi
Since Russia invaded Ukraine, I’ve heard more discussions of nuclear war than I did in the entire nine years that I wore an air force uniform. I’m glad that people are finally discussing the existential dangers of nuclear weapons. There have been more near-misses than the world knows.
The latest decision of the government to amend the Foreign Contributions Regulation Act (FCRA) so as to permit the political parties to accept donations more readily from foreign sources will open the floodgates to foreign entities influencing the integrity of India’s electoral processes.
While 70.5% of Indians were unable to afford a healthy diet, the corresponding numbers were lower for China (12%), Brazil (19%), and Sri Lanka (49%). However, Nepal (84%) and Pakistan (83.5%) fared poorer than India.
Dakshayani Velayudhan was the only dalit woman in the Indian Constituent Assembly. In this interview, her daughter and policy analyst, Meera Velayudhan remembers her mother and the varied ways in which she shaped the history of not just her community but also the nation.
Alain Resnais’s film ‘Night and Fog’ exhorts us to watch where we are going.
A union government decision to cut funding to states that do not ensure children and mothers getting free food have Aadhaar IDs could cause millions of poor families to lose key sources of nutrition. The move violates a Supreme Court order that no subsidy or service may be denied for want of an Aadhaar number.
A recent report on farmer suicides in Punjab reveals the circumstances which lead farmers and farm labourers to take their own lives, debunks popular myths regarding the same, and points to policy measures needed to tackle the problem.
The recent and rapid depreciation of the rupee vis-à-vis the dollar does give cause for concern. The drivers of the depreciation are not all short term. If the depreciation persists, it may attract the attention of speculators who will resort to measures that accelerate the currency’s decline.
If Uddhav Thackeray is able to broaden the ideological base of the Shiv Sena, it can help the party register electoral successes and start another era of inclusive politics. This of course means that Thackeray must walk on the razor’s edge, never tilting towards nativism and away from inclusivity.
The lifting of economic sanctions by ECOWAS against Mali is an indication that resistance of the country’s authorities and people has proven to be effective. Also: The Sudanese revolution continues, despite the fierce repression.
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