How Can Privatisation and Foreign Direct Investment Possibly Make Us a Self-Reliant Nation?
Privatisation does not make a self-reliant nation. A decentralised, people-centric approach to development will help.
What Lessons Does the Covid-19 Pandemic Hold for India’s Health System?
Ten key lessons that can be distilled from the coronavirus crisis for India’s health system.
How Kerala Combated Covid-19 through Participatory Governance
Kerala’s lead in the COVID fight has to do with its unique participatory governance, where people worked for the government, complementing the efforts of each other.
Thank You, Rioters
Riots can spread and radicalise social movements.
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COVID-19 and Catastrophe Capitalism
As the world enters the third decade of the twenty-first century, we are seeing the emergence of catastrophe capitalism as the structural crisis of the system takes on planetary dimensions.
India Unlock 1.0: Three Articles
The Modi government is moving to unlock the economy, even though the number of coronavirus cases continues to rise rapidly and has crossed more than 1.5 lakh. Is the new mantra of the government ‘Live and let die’?
Malcolm X: A Human Rights Activist Moving Towards Socialism
Malcolm’s speeches, especially his last speeches after his trips abroad, make it clear that he was moving towards socialism.
African Liberation Day: The Enduring Struggle Against Colonialism and Capitalism
May 25 is celebrated as African Liberation Day.
Shelve the Central Vista Project
The government is using the lockdown as an opportunity to clear many controversial projects, one such being the Central Vista Project. Despite its wastefulness, Modi is bent on promoting it as it fulfills a key RSS agenda.
Covid-19 and Conspiracy Theories: Two Articles
Trump administration’s zeal in shifting attention from its own bungling of the Covid-19 crisis to putting the blame on China is weakening the global fight against the pandemic.