Backstory: ‘Emergency’ by Any Other Name Cuts as Deep
It’s the death of irony when those who are taking state repression to a whole new level, passionately condemn state repression during the Emergency.
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It’s the death of irony when those who are taking state repression to a whole new level, passionately condemn state repression during the Emergency.
25 June, 2020 marks the 45th year of the Emergency Declaration of Indira Gandhi; PUCL calls upon the people of India to stand up for the Indian Constitution, rule of law and democracy.
Tilak and Mahatma Gandhi faced sedition charges for their activities during the freedom struggle; and now the government of Independent India is using the same law against its own citizens.
By targeting Harsh Mander, our leaders have sown the seeds that will sprout and ensure their own defeat by the people of India.
It is difficult not to imagine Gandhi in the time of COVID-19. For him, there was no consideration that could permit any compromise with truth and concern for the poor.
The proposed phase one trade agreement between India and USA announced during Trump’s recent visit to India will devastate India’s food producers and informal traders.
Indian government’s actions against the pandemic reveals the Modi regime’s monumental, and actionable, incompetence – and yet Modi and Shah continue to make tall claims.
The legitimacy of constitutional courts is imperilled by their tacit deference to indefensible state action.
The death of Dr Vijayam, who passed away on 22 May 2020, is a tremendous loss for the humanist movement in India.
On May 22, Central Trade Unions protested the draconian new policies that have stripped workers across the country of a number of basic rights.
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