Leading With a Shaken Voice
Is there a political formation that can put forward a different model of economic growth, which does not depend on a handful of big business houses?
Amrit Udyan Controversy: BJP’s Renaming Sprees Will Leave India with Crippling Amnesia
Changing the name of Mughal Gardens reflects the unwarranted inferiority complex of the present-day moguls and their parochial chauvinism.
72 Mass Shootings in 46 Days in the United States: What are the Causes?
Violence on this scale has to be treated as a social and not an individual phenomenon. The society has itself become toxic and hazardous.
Cuba Keeps Sending ‘Doctors, not Bombs’ All Across the World; Also: Cuba, Between Dreams and Realities
Amongst the successes of the Cuban Revolution is Cuba’s unequaled solidarity with the world. Fidel’s “doctors, not bombs” speech implicitly contrasted his country with the US, which is by far the world’s largest arms supplier while helping less and less with humanitarian aid.
Amartya Sen’s Work Shows Us the Human Cost of Capitalist Development
His work is two-sided (or contradictory). Sen punches big holes in mainstream explanations for manifestations of poverty and deprivation that are caused, often directly, by capitalist development. And at the same time, Sen sets out a vision of development that promotes the expansion of capitalist markets.
Explainer: Why Rahul Gandhi Accused Modi Government of Bending Rules to Hand Over Airports to Adani
When Rahul Gandhi launched his offensive in Parliament, one of his main allegations was that the Modi government tweaked norms to help Adani take control of six Indian airports. The Centre had brushed aside red flags raised by the finance ministry and the Niti Aayog.
Waiting for Biden’s Definition of Victory in Ukraine
Surely, there is a pall of gloom in the western media lately about the war storms gathering on the horizon. There have been reports of more Russian successes. The Ukrainian defence line is cracking through which an elephant can pass to the steppes en route to the Dnieper River.
Ladakh Crisis: How Sonam Wangchuk Exposed Cracks in BJP’s Strategy for the UT
With no legislature, land and jobs even after three years of being a UT, many Ladakhis feel cheated and betrayed.
The Price of Stone: Children at Risk of Silicosis in Rajasthan’s Quarries
Children are pushed into working at stone quarries when their parents contract silicosis, an incurable disease, caused by silica dust in the mines.
Muslim Women Counterpublics: Pessimism of the Intellect, Optimism of the Will
Muslim women respond to political trauma by exercising their citizenship and care work beyond the family. Their activism is not driven by patriarchal indoctrination, but by a belief that one cannot lose hope in the possibility of justice.