Modi Government’s Partisan Misuse of Institutions has Pushed the Indian Republic to the Brink
Excerpts from Harsh Mander’s JB D’Souza Memorial Lecture to mark the birth centenary of the former civil servant.
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Cuba: Hell, Purgatory and Paradise
When they tell me, a Brazilian, that there is no democracy in Cuba, I descend from the abstraction of words to reality. How many photos and news have been seen or are seen of Cubans in misery, beggars scattered on the sidewalks, children abandoned in the streets, families under the viaducts?
The ‘Love Jihad’ Bogey in Kashmir Is Another Attempt to Deny Women Freedom of Choice
This hate propaganda assumes that adult women who consent to relationships with Muslims are gullible and must be rescued by gallant men.
Colombia: Between Biden’s Anxiety and Uribe’s Disruption
The United States Department of State is observing with great concern that movements in Latin America have begun to take place that go beyond its control and that could affect its system of regional domination.
A Simmering Revolution, Stories Untold, a Military Crackdown: Myanmar
Young journalists are staking their lives to report from the underground, hounded doctors are setting up secret clinics, urban guerillas have emerged in cities, and youngsters are moving into border areas to join armed guerilla armies. Yet, why are India and the world so silent on the coup in Myanmar?
Appointment of Justice Arun Mishra as Chairperson, NHRC: Another Move to Subvert & Destroy Democratic Institutions
We, the members of various Human Rights Organisations and Concerned individuals, condemn the appointment of former SC Judge, Shri Arun Kumar Mishra, as the next Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India by the selection Committee headed by the PM.
Why the Overton Window has Suddenly Shifted on Israel-Palestine
In the past week, it seems as if the U.S. attitude towards Israel and Palestine has changed more than in the previous 50 years. Everybody seems to be acknowledging it, from progressive media to pillars of the establishment like The New York Times and The Washington Post.
Time to End the Silence on Israel’s Nuclear Weapons
Israel’s attacks on Iran’s enrichment plants, critical infrastructure, and scientific and military personnel, could spill over into a catastrophic war. The world must demand that Israel disarm its nuclear weapons and place its nuclear facilities under the same scrutiny as demanded from Iran.
U.S. Defeat in Afghanistan – a Contrast with the Soviet Experience
As the US withdraws its forces from Afghanistan, it is certain that the U.S., which never understood the country, is leaving it in a much worse state than when it began its intervention 40 years ago.
The Floating Dead
In a society that routinely visits abuse and punishment on those who are deemed low, would the refusal of dignity at the moment of one’s passing on leave a scar on the social conscience?