Covid as Geopolitical Opportunity: India as Player, or Pawn?
The US is using the emergence of Covid-19 crisis as a weapon against its perceived rival, China; and India is becoming an ally of the US in this game.
Iran’s Skyrocketing Stock Exchange Signals Historic Political Shift
The cash-starved Islamic Republic embarks on its boldest ever embrace of privatization of state-owned companies.
Remembering Justice Suresh, the Feminist and Human Rights Champion of Our Times
Forever with his ear to the ground, this was a rare judge who constantly attempted to make family courts an easier experience for women and children.
Why Do Foreign Investors Oppose Government Spending in India?
Because a regime of ‘austerity’ in government spending, while ruinous for the Indian economy, can yield rich returns for foreign investors.
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Forget “Looting”; Capitalism Is the Real Robbery
As protesters are being accused of “looting” and “rioting” in Minneapolis or anywhere else, we need to reflect on the systematic robbery of Black America.
Shelve the Central Vista Project
The government is using the lockdown as an opportunity to clear many controversial projects, one such being the Central Vista Project. Despite its wastefulness, Modi is bent on promoting it as it fulfills a key RSS agenda.
The Prime Minister’s ‘Self-Reliance’ Speech, and Its Real Implications
The strenuous emphasis on ‘self-reliance’ in the Prime Minister’s speech may actually usher in the opposite – greater foreign dependence.
The Lockdown is a Dangerous Experiment, India’s Democracy Will Not Emerge Unscathed
Just as daily bread is necessary, said Bertolt Brecht, so is daily justice. “It is even necessary several times a day”. Unless the Supreme Court remembers this, an Orwellian world can easily become reality.
Two Articles on How the Modi Govt. is Using the Pandemic to Centralise Power
BJP is trampling upon the country’s federal structure and concentrating all power in the Centre’s hands, putting at risk the project of building a democratic, secular, inclusive and egalitarian India. Two articles.
The Challenge of Fascism
The Challenge of Fascism With the gradual coming together of the opposition, hope has been generated across the country in recent days that the BJP can be defeated. This hope was first generated in a big way when the BJP was soundly defeated in the bypolls held across ten states in the country in mid-2018….