Modi Government’s Criminal Mishandling of Pandemic – Two Articles
Lancet Editorial Slams Modi Government for Ignoring Second Wave Warnings; Maha Kumbh ‘Single Largest Super Spreader Event’ Raising Virus Footprint Across India.
‘We are Witnessing a Crime Against Humanity’
It’s hard to convey the full depth and range of the trauma, the chaos and the indignity that people are being subjected to. Meanwhile, Modi and his allies are telling us not to complain.
Scientists Say India Government Ignored Warnings Amid Coronavirus Surge
A forum of scientific advisers set up by the government warned Indian officials in early March 2021 of a new and more contagious variant of the coronavirus taking hold in the country; despite the warning, the Modi government did not take forceful steps to stop the spread of the virus.
Farmers’ Movement Completes 5 Months Amid COVID Surge and Govt Apathy
Protest sites at Delhi’s borders are witnessing crowds again as farmers have started returning after the harvesting season.
How Long will New Delhi Let Washington Do as it Pleases?
US ships are setting a precedent for other navies to violate Indian territorial seas at will.
When Invoking Gandhi, Modi Should Also Recall His Criticism of the Sedition Law
While beginning the celebrations of the 75th anniversary of Independence on the 91st anniversary of Dandi March, the Modi govt. has also described the protesting farmers as anti-national. However, the peaceful movement of farmers embodies the same spirit of dissent as the movement for Swaraj. Also – article by Prem Verma on Sedition Law.
Latest News on the Nationwide Farmers’ Agitation; Farmers Announce New Plans for April-May
Farmers burn farm law copies during Holika Dahan; Declare FCI Bachao Divas on April 5; Announce Parliament march in 1st week of May; Punjab farmers prepare for long haul as harvest season nears; Tikait in Gujarat; Kisan Panchayats in Karnataka.
Acquittal in Ishrat Jahan Encounter: A Licence to Kill?
The acquittal of several police officers accused in the Ishrat Jahan encounter case should alert all citizens. Are we a country whose police shoot people dead without a care about the rule of law?
A Sataygrah and Asatyagraha: Narendra Modi and the Liberation of Bangladesh
The August 1971 protest launched by the Jan Sangh in Delhi, when Modi courted arrest, was to protest the India-USSR Treaty of Friendship – a treaty which gave India the diplomatic cover needed to wage war against Pakistan later that year.
Why You Should Visit the F.A.R.M.E.R. at Tikri Border at Least Once
There are six attributes that the farmers’ protest has come to exemplify. Like the prime minister, the author has put them in an acronym.