Do We Know How Many People in India Live in Poverty?
India’s poverty estimates are outdated. In the absence of accurate data, social security schemes cannot be expected to reach their intended targets.
Effects of Climate Change on the Himalayas – Two Articles
Rising temperatures, increased rain and less snowfall are changing the nature of snow in the Himalayas. One consequence is more frequent, more dangerous avalanches. Also: The tiny hilly state of Uttarakhand best explains the neglect of global climate change effects and poorly-planned development.
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The Privatization of War, American-Style
The American government seldom acknowledges its own version of the privatization of war — the tens of thousands of private security contractors it’s used in its misguided war on terror, involving military and intelligence operations in a staggering 85 countries.
Battleground Barsu: Ecology versus Economy Conflict Continues in Maharashtra
Protests against a refinery in Barsu have pitted the industrial complex against activists and villagers, putting the State government in a tangle.
Curricular Wars and Averting Auschwitz
Education through rewritten textbooks, proscription of materials and textualised hate towards the Jews was central to the Nazi plot and storyline. The war for global domination and extermination began, as it were, in curricular battles.
Two Portraits of Tamil: Decoding the Iconography, Identity, and Ideology
The ruling dispensation’s push to homogenise culture and impose one above all others has been relentless. In this iconographic analysis, the author highlights what happens when there is an attempt to impose one culture on another.
The AMLO Project
Any assessment of AMLO and MORENA must recognize the difficulties of restarting a welfare state with a dilapidated administrative apparatus and reinvigorating a working class that has been all but defeated as a collective agent.
BJP’s Communal Politics Has Deepened Historical Conflicts in Manipur
Tribal communities feel that the BJP-led state government is participating in perilous communal politics by backing the Meiteis as ‘Hindus’ against the tribal people who are predominantly Christian.
Where Are the World’s Water Stresses?
Around the world, significant issues are negatively impacting water security. While the situation appears dire, cooperation initiatives show some signs of relief.
Menopause Mongering Returns, Big Time
Drug makers have revived menopause as a “disease” for a generation of women who do not remember the first, lethal round of menopause mongering.