India’s Staggering Unemployment Crisis
The pandemic is not responsible for the unemployment crisis in the country, it has only worsened it. An estimation of the extent of unemployment in the country before the pandemic struck.
Modi’s Farm Produce Act was Authored 30 Years Ago, in Washington D.C.
Key provisions of the Modi Government’s farm bills, such as ending government procurement and winding up the FCI, were in fact spelled out in a World Bank document of August 1991.
Farm Laws: How Bihar’s Peasantry was Pushed to the Brink after APMCs were Scrapped
The nationwide protests against the three contentious Farm Laws enacted by the Centre has brought Bihar into focus. It is a state where new regulations for agricultural produce and its storage, sale and pricing have been in place since 2006. The Bihar government repealed the Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) Act fourteen years ago in…
Government’s Timidity in Handling Fiscal Deficit Post- Pandemic has Added to Workers Woes
The government did not give out relief packages in order to avoid stretching beyond its fiscal deficit limit, because it would have been frowned upon by global finance.
Ambedkar Felt Nobody Could be as Disdainful of the Legislature as the British. Modi Proved Him Wrong
By cancelling the winter session of the Parliament, the Modi government has yet again undercut the legislature and the deliberative process of law-making.
Why are People Going Hungry if India has Surplus Foodgrain Stocks?
A country that ranks 94 among 107 countries in the Global Hunger Index can’t be said to be self-sufficient in foodgrains. The surplus stocks are due to shortage of purchasing power in peoples’ hands.
A Matter of Survival of the Peasantry
Till now there was an arrangement in the country under which, even though agriculture was crumbling under the impact of neo-liberalism, the peasantry was kept alive. The three laws brought in by the Modi government are meant to remove this life-line altogether.
Indian Workers Ambush iPhone Sweatshop to Protest Unpaid Wages
Workers in Bangalore stormed an iPhone manufacturing plant on Dec 12, breaking windows and turning over vehicles. They demand their unpaid wages, as well as better wages and working conditions.
Resilience of Farmers Protesting on Delhi’s Borders Instils Hope in India’s Future
The decency, courage and spirit of the farmers camping in the brutal cold on Delhi’s borders is simply amazing. Shows that despite everything India has been through this year, her conscience is still very much alive and kicking.
For Those Dividing Indians in Order to Rule Them, Adivasis are Clearly Not Farmers
While corporates are free to expand their operations across economic spheres and state boundaries, the BJP is trying to split the farmers’ movement with its dishonest labelling. Also: Farmers support for jailed activists is just – fraternity for Ambedkar was crucial for nation building.