Ladakh Shows that Modi Government has Learnt the Wrong Lessons from the 1962 War
Driven by a faulty narrative, our memory of 1962 still affects Indian attitudes and responses to China.
Ethiopia Nears Victory in its Civil War, U.S. Scrambles to Control the Outcome
War between Ethiopia and the TPLF may be coming to an end, but the US is using sanctions to have the final word despite the apparent defeat of its proxy.
The Ends of Justice: a Case of Bilkis Bano
A lone woman’s painful struggle for justice, and the recent remission granted to 11 convicts who had assaulted her during the 2002 Gujarat riots, sits, disturbingly, at the centre of this poem.
As We ‘Beautify’ Our Country, Our Children Inherit the Results of Our Sham Green Clearances
While we may not be around to watch our children enjoy or squander what we saved, nature’s wrath will prove to be more or less instant.
Lessons from the Rise of Mussolini, 100 Years on
Perhaps the greatest lesson is that Mussolini could have been stopped. Had the workers’ movement been united to confront the fascists, as it did in Parma, one of the darkest and most brutal chapters of European history might have been avoided.
‘Nazi Billionaires’ by David de Jong: How Hitler’s Financiers are Still in Business
Book Review: David de Jong, ‘Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany’s Wealthiest Dynasties’. On the close association of Germany’s largest business houses with the Nazis; and how, after the war, they continued amassing wealth, and retained decisive influence in business and financial spheres.
Agri Biotech Sector Motivated by Monopoly Control and Sacred GMO Cash Cow
Food prices are rising due to a combination of an engineered food crisis for geopolitical reasons, financial speculation by hedge funds, and profiteering by global grain trade conglomerates. In addition, agribusiness forms are using this crisis as an opportunity to promote GE technologies.
Why the Idea of Reservations for Dalit Muslims and Christians has Divided Ambedkarites
In the wake of the Modi government forming a commission to reevaluate reservations for Dalits, Ambedkarite intellectuals are debating whether Muslim and Christian Dalits should be included in the Scheduled Caste list.
Concerns Around Abortion in India Differ from Those in the West
The Supreme Court order reaffirming safe and legal termination of pregnancy is welcome. The question is, whether the new judicial interpretation will ensure abortion rights by making it obligatory on the state to address the structural barriers in abortion-care services.
Hunger and Poverty
The 2022 Global Hunger Index shows India occupying the 107th position among 121 countries. This should come as no surprise. Several scholars have used data on per capita daily calorie intake, and per capita annual foodgrain availability to point out that hunger in the country is acute and growing.