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- The ‘Fakir’ who rode the BMW: Deconstructing (inside) Modi’s ‘zero assets’ claim
- Waning confidence? Modi’s Islamophobic rhetoric puts “guarantees” in backseat
- Shifting sands: Iranian attack on Israel challenges West Asia’s power dynamics
- Rules of the CAA 2019: No relief for Bengali Hindu refugees
- Bangladesh’s “India Out” movement gaining momentum amid global recession
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The ‘Fakir’ who rode the BMW: Deconstructing (inside) Modi’s ‘zero assets’ claim
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Sun, May 12 2024
Earlier this month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed at an election rally in Jharkhand, that he is poor, owns no property and doesn't even have a bicycle. But is this true? What does data say?
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Waning confidence? Modi’s Islamophobic rhetoric puts “guarantees” in backseat
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Thu, Apr 25 2024
What does Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Islamophobic hate-mongering imply? Is he losing confidence on his "Modi Ki Guarantee" narrative? Or is it an exhibition of his frustration?
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Shifting sands: Iranian attack on Israel challenges West Asia’s power dynamics
Ahmed A Shahbaz
/ Mon, Apr 22 2024
Iran's April 14th attack on Israel was its first direct strike and the maiden one from another country for Tel Aviv after the Arab-Israel war.
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Rules of the CAA 2019: No relief for Bengali Hindu refugees
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Wed, Mar 13 2024
Finally, the Rules of the CAA 2019 saw the light of the day (or night, technically). But as this publication predicted four years ago, it won't benefit the Bengali Hindu refugees but throw them under the bus.
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Bangladesh’s “India Out” movement gaining momentum amid global recession
Ahmed A Shahbaz
/ Wed, Feb 28 2024
Amid a global recession, the "India Out" campaign, which aims economic self-sufficiency by boycotting neighbouring India's commodities, has gained momentum in Bangladesh, especially after the controversial general elections.
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CAA 2019: Shantanu Thakur’s “slip of the tongue” exposed the dilemma for the BJP
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Tue, Feb 06 2024
The CAA 2019 has always been a political trap for the refugees and a dilemma for the BJP. Now Shantanu Thakur's "slip of the tongue" exposed the hollowness of Modi's much-hyped citizenship law once more.
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Interim Budget 2024-25: Business as usual, or political gambit?
People's Review
/ Sat, Feb 03 2024
In the wake of India’s Interim Budget 2024-25, questions arise: Is it a budget of business as usual or a political gambit? With a cautious conservatism characterising the budget, we delve into the numbers, the narratives, and the nuances.
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South Africa vs Israel at ICJ: A moral triumph amid Gaza’s struggle for justice
Ahmed A Shahbaz
/ Wed, Jan 31 2024
South Africa wins a legal battle against Israel at the ICJ, accusing it of genocide in Gaza. While the court lacks enforcement power, the ruling exposes the plight of Palestinians and challenges biased narratives. Can this be a turning point for accountability?
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The BJP’s victory in the 2023 assembly elections: Factors and facts
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Mon, Dec 04 2023
What's behind the BJP's victory in the 2023 assembly elections in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan? Beyond numbers, lies a complicated web of political and organisational factors.
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Lies about the citizenship of Matuas: BJP’s new weapon Matua Mahasangha identity card
People's Review
/ Tue, Nov 28 2023
The BJP has restarted another deceitful campaign regarding the citizenship of Matuas with an eye on the forthcoming 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
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Abraham Accords: What will be the consequences of Bahrain severing ties with Israel?
Ahmed A Shahbaz
/ Mon, Nov 27 2023
The recent Israel-Palestine crisis is restructuring the 2020 Abraham Accords, which had implications for oil pipeline routes and defence deals, but now seems to be disintegrating as we see the Gulf engaging in a multifaceted diplomatic venture.
Read More
Saudi-Emirati soft power surge amid Russia-Ukraine crisis
Ahmed A Shahbaz
/ Fri, Nov 17 2023
Saudi Arabia and the UAE strategically navigate the Russia-Ukraine conflict, aiming to bolster their soft power influence. These Gulf states' increasing aid, mediation, and trade efforts showcase their commitment to multipolarity and growing influence on the world stage.
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Questioning Adani in the Parliament: BJP exposes itself over Mohua Moitra bribe row
People's Review
/ Mon, Oct 30 2023
TMC MP Mahua Moitra is reportedly under fire from the BJP for questioning Adani in the Parliament. But the BJP's actions exposed it once more.
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The Zionist Israeli attack on Palestine has dug the grave for the West in the Middle East
Editor
/ Mon, Oct 23 2023
Did the West just dig its own grave in the Middle East and in the Global South by supporting the Zionist Israeli attack on Palestine?
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Is the Palestinian resistance creating a new history with Operation Al-Aqsa Flood?
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Tue, Oct 10 2023
The Palestinian resistance stunned the world with its strategic offensive campaign. Is this the beginning of the end of Zionist hegemony?
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Left side (lined): CPI(M) at crossroads in Bengal
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Sat, Oct 07 2023
What does the CPI(M) want in West Bengal? It's not clear from the party's recent actions whether it's concerned about defeating the BJP at all.
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Minority persecution in India: Jaishankar’s rebuttals expose a lot
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Sun, Oct 01 2023
On the allegations of minority persecution in India, S Jaishankar claimed in the US that there is none as the minorities get ration in India.
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Did Ramesh Bidhuri’s anti-Muslim slurs in the Parliament show BJP’s 2024 strategy?
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Mon, Sep 25 2023
What do Ramesh Bidhuri's anti-Muslim slurs targeting BSP's Danish Ali hint at? Is this going to be the template that the BJP will use in 2024?
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Partition of Bengal – A saga of lost hopes and homeland
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Wed, Aug 16 2023
The partition of Bengal in 1947 is a forgotten chapter in history, although its trauma and pain are still visible in the lives of the people.
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Henry Kissinger’s China visit in 2023: Questions and de ja vu
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Tue, Jul 25 2023
What's the reason behind Henry Kissinger's China visit in 2023? Why did the 100-year-old make his 100th trip overcoming all difficulties?
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Politics
The ‘Fakir’ who rode the BMW: Deconstructing (inside) Modi’s ‘zero assets’ claim
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Sun, May 12 2024
Earlier this month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed at an election rally in Jharkhand, that he is poor, owns no property and doesn't even have a bicycle. But is this true? What does data say?
Read More
Waning confidence? Modi’s Islamophobic rhetoric puts “guarantees” in backseat
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Thu, Apr 25 2024
What does Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Islamophobic hate-mongering imply? Is he losing confidence on his "Modi Ki Guarantee" narrative? Or is it an exhibition of his frustration?
Read More
CAA 2019: Shantanu Thakur’s “slip of the tongue” exposed the dilemma for the BJP
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Tue, Feb 06 2024
The CAA 2019 has always been a political trap for the refugees and a dilemma for the BJP. Now Shantanu Thakur's "slip of the tongue" exposed the hollowness of Modi's much-hyped citizenship law once more.
Read More
The BJP’s victory in the 2023 assembly elections: Factors and facts
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Mon, Dec 04 2023
What's behind the BJP's victory in the 2023 assembly elections in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan? Beyond numbers, lies a complicated web of political and organisational factors.
Read More
Questioning Adani in the Parliament: BJP exposes itself over Mohua Moitra bribe row
People's Review
/ Mon, Oct 30 2023
TMC MP Mahua Moitra is reportedly under fire from the BJP for questioning Adani in the Parliament. But the BJP's actions exposed it once more.
Read More
Left side (lined): CPI(M) at crossroads in Bengal
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Sat, Oct 07 2023
What does the CPI(M) want in West Bengal? It's not clear from the party's recent actions whether it's concerned about defeating the BJP at all.
Read More
Did Ramesh Bidhuri’s anti-Muslim slurs in the Parliament show BJP’s 2024 strategy?
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Mon, Sep 25 2023
What do Ramesh Bidhuri's anti-Muslim slurs targeting BSP's Danish Ali hint at? Is this going to be the template that the BJP will use in 2024?
Read More
Partition of Bengal – A saga of lost hopes and homeland
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Wed, Aug 16 2023
The partition of Bengal in 1947 is a forgotten chapter in history, although its trauma and pain are still visible in the lives of the people.
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Panchayat elections in West Bengal: A bloody upshot
Debjani Mukherjee
/ Sun, Jul 23 2023
Panchayat elections in West Bengal are marred in violence as the rural grassroots government bodies have become the epicentre of corruption.
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The Adani Group controversy: Modi’s silence on Rahul’s questions says a lot
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Thu, Feb 09 2023
While responding to Rahul Gandhi's questions on his ties with the Adani Group, Modi evaded the questions using rhetoric against Gandhi-Nehru.
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Nitish Kumar’s new volte-face: Events, causes and possibilities
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Wed, Aug 10 2022
Nitish Kumar's volte-face and return to the Mahagathbandhan reeks of opportunism and desperation as the BJP turned it into a docile tool.
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“Agnipath” protests: An albatross around Modi regime’s neck
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Sat, Jun 18 2022
The "Agnipath" protests by the youths of different States has caused a severe ignominy for the BJP as its core support base is on the streets
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Asansol and Ballygunge by-elections’ results are TMC’s morale boosters but not for democracy
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Sun, Apr 17 2022
TMC's Babul Supriyo and Shatrughan Sinha won the Ballygunge Assembly and Asansol Lok Sabha by-elections. The results show interesting trends.
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The Rampurhat massacre exposed the TMC’s grotesque fascist rule once more
People's Review
/ Sun, Mar 27 2022
The Rampurhat massacre exposed how TMC supremo Mamata Bandopadhyay's rule has imposed a reign of terror in West Bengal, affecting people.
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Asansol and Ballygunge byelections once more revealed Mamata’s soft Hindutva inclinations
People's Review
/ Sun, Mar 20 2022
Nomination of Shatrughan Sinha and Babul Supriyo for Asansol and Ballygunge byelections by Mamata Bandopadhyay exposed the TMC's Hindutva.
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The Modi regime’s Ukraine evacuation failure: why the entrapped Indians are on their own?
People's Review
/ Thu, Mar 03 2022
The Modi regime’s Ukraine evacuation failure has jeopardised the lives of nearly 8,000 Indians stranded in the war-hit country with one dead.
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Can Modi’s “Nava Punjab” promise captivate the voters?
People's Review
/ Sat, Feb 19 2022
Why Modi's "Nava Punjab" promise and the BJP's prospects in Punjab are doomed? What are the roadblocks that the BJP can't overcome in Punjab?
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Can the MLAs and ministers quitting the BJP in Uttar Pradesh help the Opposition?
People's Review
/ Mon, Jan 17 2022
Can all the MLAs and ministers quitting the BJP in Uttar Pradesh be helpful in the Opposition's quest for power in the 2022 UP Assembly polls?
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What did the alleged breach in Modi’s security during his Punjab visit reveal?
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Sat, Jan 08 2022
The ruckus over the alleged breach in Modi's security during his Punjab trip is a well-orchestrated election drama, staged by the BJP to win public sympathy.
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Amit Shah’s claim of Modi’s “good governance” vs the grotesque reality
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Tue, Dec 28 2021
Union Home Minister Amit Shah praised his boss, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for providing "good governance". But what does facts say?
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Economy
Interim Budget 2024-25: Business as usual, or political gambit?
People's Review
/ Sat, Feb 03 2024
In the wake of India’s Interim Budget 2024-25, questions arise: Is it a budget of business as usual or a political gambit? With a cautious conservatism characterising the budget, we delve into the numbers, the narratives, and the nuances.
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Union Budget 2023-24 reduced welfare spending and didn’t infuse any hope
People's Review
/ Wed, Feb 01 2023
The Union Budget 2023-24 was Nirmala Sitharaman's last full-fledged budget with no scope of happiness for the poor. Rather, it comes with rhetoric and attempts to divert the people's attention from the core issues.
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What does Hindenburg Research’s report on the Adani group reveal?
Sankha S Biswas
/ Sat, Jan 28 2023
The Hindenburg Research's report on the Adani Group has exposed the tip of an iceberg, but it's not the only capitalist entity into stock manipulation, which is normal practice among corporates.
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India’s GDP growth in Q1 of FY 2022-23: An alarming situation and government indifference
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Fri, Sep 02 2022
Though the Modi regime went into a jubilation mode, citing 13.5% GDP growth in Q1 of FY 2022-23, the reality shows an alarming picture.
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Why slash on petrol and diesel prices is Modi’s deceitful cosmetic measure?
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Sun, May 22 2022
Why Modi's late reduction in excise duties and the resulting drop in petrol and diesel prices a mere cosmetic measure by the government now?
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The unemployment situation in India has been worsening: it’s time to wake up
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Sat, May 07 2022
As the unemployment situation in India is worsening rapidly, the government and the press are working in tandem to divert mass attention.
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Russia-Ukraine war: will there be a steep hike in fuel prices in India after the assembly polls?
People's Review
/ Mon, Feb 28 2022
As Brent crude oil price crossed $100 per barrel following Russia's war with Ukraine, will there be a steep hike in fuel prices in India now?
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The Union Budget 2022-23 gives no reasons to the poor to be happy
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Fri, Feb 04 2022
The Union Budget 2022-23 didn't announce anything significant for 85% Indians, which exhibits Modi's unapologetic corporate appeasement policy.
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Why Oxfam’s inequality report is just tip of the iceberg?
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Thu, Jan 20 2022
Oxfam’s inequality report has again stirred the controversy over India's widening wealth gap. However, it's just the tip of the iceberg.
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Indian Railways’ privatisation blueprint in Modi’s CEA’s recommendations
People's Review
/ Mon, Sep 20 2021
Under the garb of closures and mergers, Indian Railways’ privatisation is advocated in CEA Sanjeev Sanyal-led panel's recommendations to the Modi government.
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National Unemployment Day on Modi’s purported birthday on September 17th
People's Review
/ Sat, Sep 18 2021
Indian unemployed youth celebrated National Unemployment Day on Modi's purported birthday on September 17th 2021 to highlight their agony but did Modi notice?
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The enigma of 20.1% GDP growth in Q1 FY 2021-22
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Thu, Sep 02 2021
The BJP's and the Modi regime's amplified cacophony over the claim of 20.1% GDP growth in Q1 FY 2021-22 shows how propaganda is used to kill common sense.
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Modi’s asset monetisation programme is catastrophic for the economy
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Wed, Sep 01 2021
Modi's asset monetisation programme, the NMP is going to be catastrophic for the economy as public assets will be given out on long term lease at a low cost.
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Who will benefit from Modi’s palm oil scheme?
People's Review
/ Sun, Aug 22 2021
The Modi government's plan to expand the oil-palm plantation in India will threaten biodiversity and the environment. But who will profiteer from palm oil?
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PSBs gift corporates freedom from debts worth Rs 4.37 trillion during 2018-20
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Sun, Aug 15 2021
India's public sector banks collectively wrote-off Rs 4.37 trillion-worth non-performing assets between April 2018 and December 2020, benefitting corporates.
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GIBA Bill 2021: general insurance privatisation a threat to India’s economy
People's Review
/ Sat, Aug 07 2021
Nirmala Sitharaman successfully passed the GIBA Bill 2021 to privatise nationalised general insurance companies. This will jeopardise India's financial security
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India’s economic liberalisation at 30: why Manmohan can’t escape crisis liability?
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Sun, Jul 25 2021
India's economic liberalisation turned 30. Manmohan Singh expressed his apprehensions regarding the economy. But can he escape the liability of the crisis?
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Indian Railways’ privatisation: Ashwini Vaishnaw to hasten the process
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Mon, Jul 12 2021
How Ashwini Vaishnaw's inclusion as the Minister of Railways will boost the Indian Railways' privatisation drive and fulfill Modi's mission of selling it?
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After chit fund scams, microfinance debt trap exploits Bengal villagers
Moumita Alam
/ Fri, Jun 25 2021
The microfinance companies have trapped the poor villagers of West Bengal in their obnoxious debt trap as these people have no access to institutional credit.
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Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, the share market’s prospects and IBC’s failure
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Tue, Jun 22 2021
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala asserted that investors shouldn't be swayed by the inflation. Given the worsening NPA situation of the PSBs, can the markets stay safe?
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Geopolitics
Shifting sands: Iranian attack on Israel challenges West Asia’s power dynamics
Ahmed A Shahbaz
/ Mon, Apr 22 2024
Iran's April 14th attack on Israel was its first direct strike and the maiden one from another country for Tel Aviv after the Arab-Israel war.
Read More
Bangladesh’s “India Out” movement gaining momentum amid global recession
Ahmed A Shahbaz
/ Wed, Feb 28 2024
Amid a global recession, the "India Out" campaign, which aims economic self-sufficiency by boycotting neighbouring India's commodities, has gained momentum in Bangladesh, especially after the controversial general elections.
Read More
South Africa vs Israel at ICJ: A moral triumph amid Gaza’s struggle for justice
Ahmed A Shahbaz
/ Wed, Jan 31 2024
South Africa wins a legal battle against Israel at the ICJ, accusing it of genocide in Gaza. While the court lacks enforcement power, the ruling exposes the plight of Palestinians and challenges biased narratives. Can this be a turning point for accountability?
Read More
Abraham Accords: What will be the consequences of Bahrain severing ties with Israel?
Ahmed A Shahbaz
/ Mon, Nov 27 2023
The recent Israel-Palestine crisis is restructuring the 2020 Abraham Accords, which had implications for oil pipeline routes and defence deals, but now seems to be disintegrating as we see the Gulf engaging in a multifaceted diplomatic venture.
Read More
Saudi-Emirati soft power surge amid Russia-Ukraine crisis
Ahmed A Shahbaz
/ Fri, Nov 17 2023
Saudi Arabia and the UAE strategically navigate the Russia-Ukraine conflict, aiming to bolster their soft power influence. These Gulf states' increasing aid, mediation, and trade efforts showcase their commitment to multipolarity and growing influence on the world stage.
Read More
Is the Palestinian resistance creating a new history with Operation Al-Aqsa Flood?
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Tue, Oct 10 2023
The Palestinian resistance stunned the world with its strategic offensive campaign. Is this the beginning of the end of Zionist hegemony?
Read More
Henry Kissinger’s China visit in 2023: Questions and de ja vu
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Tue, Jul 25 2023
What's the reason behind Henry Kissinger's China visit in 2023? Why did the 100-year-old make his 100th trip overcoming all difficulties?
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The US starts playing the victim card as China asserts itself in Asia
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Tue, Jun 06 2023
The US has suddenly started playing the victim card as China is asserting itself and countering the US's manoeuvres in the Taiwan Strait.
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China’s covid outbreak story: How bad is the situation?
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Sat, Dec 24 2022
China's covid situation has been blown out of proportion by the western mainstream media at a time when the US and Japan are in sheer crisis.
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Why did Putin call the US and the West Satan and neo-colonial exploiters?
People's Review
/ Sun, Oct 02 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin's speech during the accession of the new regions exposed the West and its evil agenda. Read to learn more.
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Iran’s ‘hijab rebellion’: A critical analysis
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Fri, Sep 30 2022
Iran's 'hijab rebellion' has caught many eyeballs due to the incessant propaganda by western media outlets. But what lies behind the scene?
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Mikhail Gorbachev: The man who destroyed the Soviet Union should and shouldn’t be remembered
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Sat, Sep 03 2022
Mikhail Gorbachev, the man who brought down the Soviet Union, is dead. But his dark legacy must stay alive to act as a reminder for all.
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Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit exposed the US’s hypocrisy on “One-China policy”
People's Review
/ Thu, Aug 04 2022
Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan visit to support its secessionists not only provoked tension, but also violated the US's "One-China Policy".
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War and Peace: Why was Europe at war against Russia even in the period of peace?
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Sun, Jun 05 2022
The EU members have denounced Russia of violating the "peace" that prevailed in Europe since second world war. Are they telling the truth?
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Uvalde school massacre: Why the US military might fails to save “American lives”?
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Sat, Jun 04 2022
The Uvalde school massacre by an 18-year-old terrorist showed how vulnerable the "American lives" are that the US regime promise to secure.
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Russian military operations in Ukraine: why Zelensky’s Nazi regime is evading peace talks?
People's Review
/ Sun, Feb 27 2022
Despite proposing peace talks amid the Russian military operations in Ukraine, what made President Volodymyr Zelensky evade dialogue with Russia?
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Ukraine crisis: how the US-Ukraine nexus is provoking violence in Donbass region
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Thu, Feb 24 2022
The US and the NATO are sponsoring violence by neo-Nazi forces in Donbass region, intensifying the Ukraine crisis to trouble Putin's Russia.
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine: a western propaganda blitzkrieg to spread Russophobia
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Thu, Jan 27 2022
For the US and the west, the theory of a purported Russian invasion of Ukraine helps in stirring Russophobia and distract the people at home.
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Kazakhstan protests: what remains unsaid?
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Tue, Jan 11 2022
The recent Kazakhstan protests have not just rocked the former Soviet republic, but also exposed a sinister geopolitical gambit in the region
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Anti-Hindu violence in Bangladesh during Durga Puja: what happened and who did it?
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Mon, Oct 18 2021
Analysis of the recent anti-Hindu violence in Bangladesh during Durga Puja over an allegation of besmirching the Koran in Comilla district.
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Opinion
What is next for the left-wing politics after the Congress’s victory in Karnataka?
Bhabani Shankar Nayak
/ Sun, May 21 2023
While the Congress defeated the BJP in Karnataka, the threat of Hindutva fascism still looms large over the state, which only the left can combat.
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Revisiting Lenin’s views on religion on his 152nd birth anniversary
Yanis Iqbal
/ Fri, Apr 22 2022
On Lenin's 152nd birth anniversary revisiting his views on religion in the context of the working class's struggle. It's important even now.
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A ‘genocide’ without accountability
Samuel Sequeira
/ Thu, May 27 2021
Under Modi's rule India is going through a genocide under the garb of "pandemic". Yet, there is no accountability. Also, there is no simmering and visible anger
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The real Modi: a “god” that failed India and the world
Samuel Sequeira
/ Wed, May 19 2021
Modi's megalomania made him a demigod for his ardent fans, but with time, especially in the last two months of COVID-19 crisis, his incapabilities were exposed.
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As Uddhav steers Maharashtra out of COVID crisis, is a new leader emerging?
Zeenat
/ Sun, Apr 25 2021
Why is Uddhav Thackeray, the quintessential underdog, emerging as a new leader by steering Maharashtra resolutely during the peak of the COVID-19 crisis?
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Has Indian democracy created its Frankenstein?
Samuel Sequeira
/ Mon, Mar 15 2021
Has the Indian democracy, after seven decades of its rickety carriage’s journey, created the Frankenstein that’s all set to devour it?
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Andolanjivis: The last man standing
Samuel Sequeira
/ Thu, Feb 18 2021
Modi used the terms Andolanjivi and Parajibi in galore during a speech to demean the role of people's movements against autrocracy,
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When fascism comes to visit you
Samuel Sequeira
/ Sun, Feb 07 2021
Is India, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, still a democracy or has crossed the Rubicon and has become a full-fledged fascist state? If the developments over the last six years are any evidence, then, India has arrived. It has achieved under Modi what the Hindutva fascist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)...
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Budget 2021 epitomises Hindutva quackery in India
Bhabani Shankar Nayak
/ Wed, Feb 03 2021
The Union Budget 2021-22 is nothing but a Hindutva quackery on an ailing Indian economy, pushing it to the extreme of a pernicious realm.
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The normalisation of “Hindutva shock therapy” for the consolidation of capitalism in India
Bhabani Shankar Nayak
/ Sat, Jan 23 2021
Modi has been working on the normalisation of “Hindutva shock therapy” for the consolidation of capitalism in India to benefit his big donors
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Many tales of corporate control over agriculture
Bhabani Shankar Nayak
/ Sun, Dec 27 2020
The experiences of corporate control over agriculture globally show how farmers are ruined and the corporations enrich through such policies.
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Indian Muslims: The quest of a better representation in politics and blunders
Naveelah Ishteyaque
/ Fri, Dec 18 2020
Despite housing the world's second-largest Muslim population, India has a very skewed ratio of the community's share in politics and power.
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200 Years of Frederick Engels and the question of “Authority”
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Sat, Nov 28 2020
As Frederick Engels turned 200 on November 28th 2020, we turn to his views on "authority" in the context of working class's quest for power.
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Killing the host, the BJP-AIMIM style
Samuel Sequeira
/ Thu, Nov 19 2020
Has the AIMIM got the space that the BJP-led Hindutva politics has created through bullying and marginalising the Muslim community.
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Paris attack: Why would Muslims apologise for terrorist acts across the world?
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Sun, Oct 18 2020
Soon after a French middle-school history teacher was killed in the Conflans Sainte-Honorine suburb of Paris, allegedly by an Islamist bigot, a global Islamophobic outcry began, accompanied by the demand that Muslims apologise for terrorist acts like this. From the mainstream press to the social-media rabble-rousers of the right-wing ecosystem,...
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Why the NEP 2020 will deprive the poor of education?
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Wed, Aug 05 2020
The NEP 2020 has been planned meticulously to deprive the poor students of the right to education, not just higher education but also school education.
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NEP 2020: 10 uncomfortable questions that should be asked
Swapna Gopinath
/ Sat, Aug 01 2020
The NEP 2020 is neither inclusive nor progressive. Ten questions are asked on this policy, which no one would like to answer. Read them here.
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Deconstructing the triumphant decadence: Perforating the idea of nation and exequial of reason
Mostaid Ahmed
/ Mon, Jun 22 2020
The essence of an idea of nation lies with its imagination. The recent consistent onslaught on its idea is gravely frightening.
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Flaws of personalised diplomacy of narcissist leaders
Samuel Sequeira
/ Sat, Jun 20 2020
This comment article critiques how authoritarian narcissist personality of a populist leader and his style of governance impacts the nation. All is well when everything goes well. Victory is easy even when governance is failing the people continually.
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Indifference, when a pregnant woman is jailed under false charges, is a crime, dissent isn’t
Dhrupadi Ghosh
/ Wed, Jun 10 2020
If there is an ominous silence over the arrest of a pregnant woman like Safoora Zargar under false charges, then that's a crime. Dissenting isn't.
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Editorial
Babri Masjid demolition: what’s the way forward?
Editor
/ Mon, Dec 06 2021
The Babri Masjid demolition is revisited each year by so-called opponents of Hindutva but apart from lamenting the past what's the way forward?
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One year of farmers’ sit-in protest movement: an inspiration for millions
Editor
/ Fri, Nov 26 2021
One year of farmers’ sit-in protest movement leaves a glorious milestone for all those who want to resist and defeat Modi's Hindutva regime.
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Tripura violence: The conspicuous silence shows how “secular forces” betray Muslims
Editor
/ Fri, Oct 29 2021
The conspicuous silence of the so-called "secular forces" and the mainstream media on the Tripura violence against Muslims exposed them again
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Society
Mumbai local train services to follow vaccine discrimination violating fundamental rights
People's Review
/ Fri, Aug 13 2021
Mumbai local train services will only allow fully-vaccinated passengers from August 15th. This decision is discriminatory and violates fundamental rights.
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Resuming suburban local train service is important for West Bengal’s survival
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Mon, Oct 12 2020
The suspension of suburban local train service in West Bengal has not just caused inconvenience to commuters but also affected the economy.
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Birendra Chattopadhyay: A poet in a centenary year
Asok Chattopadhyay
/ Sun, Sep 20 2020
September 2nd is gone with the wind and a birth centenary year of a renowned Bengali poet has passed by in the corona-ruled lockdown times. A people’s poet has unfortunately been seen to be a prisoner in Facebook Live programmes and so on. Renowned poets and artists have been seen...
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Social distancing: Is this term really what one should use?
Moumita Alam
/ Sun, May 10 2020
Social distancing is a term that's used 24/7 in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. But in our social context, is this the right term to use at this hour?
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Accusation, demise and Islamophobia: Social media on the last Wednesday of April
Prateek Srivastava
/ Wed, May 06 2020
How Irrfan Khan’s death was used to deny the US’s accusation of religious intolerance in India. Can mourning Khan's death imply there is no Islamophobia?
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Distancing bodies, shifting minds: The ambivalence of ‘being together’ during COVID-19
Dr Sayan Dey
/ Sun, Apr 26 2020
An effort to map the individual physical and psychological transformations that the world is undergoing during the lockdown period due to COVID-19.
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Why just rescue students from Kota but not migrant workers?
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Mon, Apr 20 2020
Yogi Adityanath regime could allocate 250 buses to rescue 7,500 students from Kota but his government and the BJP ignored the plight of migrant workers.
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The mass exodus of poor from cities is not caused by the lockdown but Modi’s apathy
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Sun, Mar 29 2020
The mass exodus of millions of workers from metros to their native villages isn't merely a result of the COVID19 outbreak but Modi regime's sheer apathy.
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Who is spreading Coronavirus in India?
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Tue, Mar 17 2020
Who is spreading Coronavirus in India? Which class is responsible for the spread of Coronavirus and why would people pay for this class's irresponsibility?
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Alleged custody killing in Sinthee Police Station and TMC’s similarity with BJP
Dhrupadi Ghosh
/ Sat, Feb 15 2020
The death of Rajesh Kumar Shaw in Sinthee Police Station, Kolkata, due to custodial torture, exhibited, once more, the similarity between BJP and TMC.
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‘Kill one’s reputation, kill one’s cause’: BJP and the politics of character assassination
Harsh Vardhan Tripathy
/ Mon, Feb 03 2020
How the strategy of character assassination is adopted by the BJP to combat the challenge thrown by Shaheen Bagh.
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Kamlesh Tiwari murder case hijacked by the Hindutva camp to score brownies
People's Review
/ Sat, Oct 19 2019
Kamlesh Tiwari, a notorious Hindutva fascist leader who belonged to the Hindu Mahasabha and later founded a small outfit called the Hindu Samaj Party, was murdered at his house in Lucknow’s Naka area by two unknown assailants on Friday, 18 October 2019. His murder created a ruckus as both Hindu...
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Inside Murshidabad’s triple murder case and the RSS’s filthy political drama
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Sat, Oct 12 2019
The gruesome murder of Bandhu Prakash Pal, a school teacher, and his family in Murshidabad's Jiaganj has sparked a communal controversy. We analyse the case
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No to human rights: CRPF’s Khushbu Chauhan’s NHRC diatribe
People's Review
/ Sat, Oct 12 2019
CRPF woman constable Khushbu Chauhan's diatribe against dissent in democracy exposed Hindutva state's contempt for human rights, followed by its forces.
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Will Durga Puja of Bengalis succumb to Hindutva’s juggernaut?
People's Review
/ Sun, Oct 06 2019
The Hindutva fascist camp is frantically attacking Bengal's Durga Puja celebration in a bid to transform the occasion into a puritan version of Navratri.
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Jinnah resurrected in Modi-fied India by the Hindutva fascist rampage
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Wed, Aug 14 2019
Though Jinnah is a despised name in Indian polity, yet, the actions of PM Modi and his BJP has instigated fresh trouble for the BJP as they seek respite.
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Countering Hindutva radicalisation through affirmative actions can prevent teenagers from becoming Richa Bharti
People's Review
/ Thu, Jul 18 2019
Hindutva radicalisation programme of the RSS is creating an army of bigoted fanatics like Richa Bharti. Deradicalisation is a must to stop this menace.
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Not “cheap” tourists Mr Kamat, Goa is threatened by your government-backed corporate aggression
Anand Patil
/ Thu, Jul 11 2019
Goa Forward Party leader Durgaprasad Kamat recently made a derogatory statement over "cheap tourist" by citing a photo of people sleeping at Goa airport.
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The vexing alarm of water crisis is ringing in India
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Fri, Jun 28 2019
India is running out of water. It's not surprising that the Modi regime and its corporate funders are exploiting the situation to profiteer from mass agony.
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Malnutrition and broken public healthcare triggering children’s death in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Sun, Jun 23 2019
The children's death due to AES in Bihar's Muzaffarpur, has a malnutrition and poverty angle to it that no one is talking about.
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Gender
Why does the ‘break the bias’ theme of International Women’s Day 2022 mock Indian women?
People's Review
/ Tue, Mar 08 2022
The celebration of International Women's Day 2022 with the theme 'break the bias' mocks Indian women who reel under patriarchy's juggernaut.
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Karnataka hijab row: a standoff between Muslim women’s right to education and Hindutva fascism
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Sun, Feb 13 2022
The Karnataka hijab row has been used by the BJP-RSS to deny Muslim women right to education, while the Opposition fell in the "hijab" trap.
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Why the Modi Cabinet’s decision to raise women’s legal marriage age is dangerously flawed?
Zeenat
/ Fri, Dec 17 2021
Why the raising of the women's legal age of marriage by the Modi regime isn't going to solve the "underage" marriage issue but complicate it further?
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Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu and the Miss Universe pageant glorified Zionist occupation
People's Review
/ Wed, Dec 15 2021
Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu won the Miss Universe pageant, which was marred in controversy over its normalisation of Zionist terrorism in Palestine.
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Survey reveals grotesque fact: Patriarchy enslaves Indian women mentally too
Mantasha Ansari
/ Thu, Dec 09 2021
National Family Health Survey shows that around 75% of women in three Indian states support domestic violence by their male partners.
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BJP celebrates Muslim Women Rights Day after violating their rights
People's Review
/ Sun, Aug 01 2021
When the BJP celebrates Muslim Women Rights Day after violating their rights and dehumanising them, irony dies a thousand times.
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Ripped jeans saga: A rip through misogyny
Zeenat
/ Sat, Mar 20 2021
The ripped jeans controversy stoked by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat is beyond the scope of what a girl should wear.
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Exclusion of Muslim women writers in West Bengal’s textbooks
Moumita Alam
/ Mon, Mar 08 2021
West Bengal's schools and Madrasahs have microscopic presence of Muslim women writers in their syllabus, which exhibits an exclusionary policy
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Licence to rape: Analysing the judiciary’s recent comments
Zeenat
/ Thu, Mar 04 2021
From "will you marry her?" as a question to a rape convict to normalising marital rape, the judiciary's comments provide a licence to rape.
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Ramesh Jarkiholi’s alleged sex tape also exposed the Opposition’s patriarchal hypocrisy
People's Review
/ Thu, Mar 04 2021
The controversy over Karnataka's BJP leader Ramesh Jarkiholi’s alleged sex tape has also exposed the patriarchal hypocrisy of the Opposition.
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When ‘love jihad’ bogey mocks Women’s Day
Zeenat
/ Tue, Mar 02 2021
India will celebrate International Women's Day while the women lose their right to "choose" their life partner due to the 'love jihad' bogey.
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Hathras gangrape and the selective outrage of India’s mainstream
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Fri, Oct 02 2020
The Hathras gangrape and murder of a Dalit girl didn't trigger an outrage in the upper-caste sections, exemplifying myriad dynamics of rape.
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Being a single working mother in the time of a pandemic
Moumita Alam
/ Sun, Jun 21 2020
The single working mothers have been going through a toughest phase in their lives due to the COVID-19 pandemic and no one is talking about their issues.
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Caging Pinjra Tod activists exemplify Modi regime’s fear
Dhrupadi Ghosh
/ Sun, May 31 2020
The state repression exhibited by the arrest of two Pinjra Tod activists, Devangana Kalita and Natasha Narwal, exemplifies the Modi regime's fear.
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Isn’t India itself a “Bois Locker Room”?
Moumita Alam
/ Mon, May 11 2020
Who should be blamed for the Instagram "Bois Locker Room" controversy? Is it just a fringe incident or a reflection of our misogynist society?
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Significance of International Women’s Day shouldn’t be forgotten
Samiksha
/ Sat, Mar 07 2020
It is time to understand the real significance of International Women's Day, 8 March, and reclaim its legacy by fighting against patriarchal capitalism.
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Allegation of sexual assault on Gargi College students exhibits danger of fascism
People's Review
/ Sun, Feb 09 2020
The allegation of sexual assault on Gargi College students on 6 February 2020 shows that the Hindutva fascist rape brigade is rampaging with impunity.
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Women of Shaheen Bagh and Park Circus are writing a glorious chapter of anti-fascist struggle in India
Samiksha
/ Wed, Jan 15 2020
The women of Shaheen Bagh and Park Circus have shown how resiliently women can trigger panic within the Hindutva fascist state and cause it severe ignominy.
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Unnao rape victim and others will be cast to the oblivion of India’s memory
Samiksha
/ Sun, Dec 08 2019
India will cast the Unnao rape victim and many like her, whose case won't instigate the Brahminical patriarchal middle class, to the oblivion.
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Priyanka Reddy case exposes Hindutva fascism’s hypocrisy
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Mon, Dec 02 2019
The gang-rape and murder of Priyanka Reddy is one of the goriest incidents but the Hindutva fascist camp's attempt to communalise it is extremely heinous.
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India
Bail for Ashish Mishra and Yati Narsinghanand while jail for activists is the established norm
People's Review
/ Sat, Feb 12 2022
While Lakhimpur Kheri massacre accused Ashish Mishra and Muslim genocide advocate Yati Narsinghanand can get bail, activists rot behind bars.
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What does Ashish Mishra’s bail in the Lakhimpur Kheri massacre case imply?
People's Review
/ Sat, Feb 12 2022
Ashish Mishra's bail in the Lakhimpur Kheri massacre case has shocked many and created a furore amid the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
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Why Modi’s claim that focus on rights made India weak is a typical fascist assertion?
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Fri, Jan 21 2022
Modi asserted that focus on rights made India weak in the last 75 years and asked people to focus on duties. Why this claim is sheer fascist?
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Media
India needs alternative people’s media, distinguished journalists say at CASR event
People's Review
/ Sun, May 21 2023
Journalists demand powerful people's media in India in view of the corporate-communal nexus under the BJP in an event organised by the CASR.
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How Yogi’s Kolkata flyover ad gaffe exposed Indian media’s editorial bankruptcy?
People's Review
/ Sun, Sep 12 2021
Yogi Adityanath's ad in The Indian Express using a Kolkata flyover's photo to show Uttar Pradesh's development stirred a controversy after the paper apologised.
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Danish Siddiqui’s killing and some uncomfortable questions
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Sat, Jul 17 2021
Danish Siddiqui's killing in Afghanistan raises uncomfortable questions regarding the practice of "embedded" journalism that jeopardises journalists' security.
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Neutralise critics, control the narrative: Modi’s PR strategy when India battled COVID-19
Zeenat
/ Sun, Mar 07 2021
When India was reeling under the COVID-19 pandemic, unemployment and conflict with China, the Modi regime was planning to muzzle the press.
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BJP’s attack on journalists continues unabated as India skids press freedom index
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Thu, Feb 04 2021
Any attack on journalists is a threat to the functioning of a democracy. But in Modi's India, attacking and imprisoning journalists is a norm.
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Arrest warrant for Paranjoy Guha Thakurta’s articles on Adani shows India’s shabby press freedom
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Fri, Jan 22 2021
The row over Paranjoy Guha Thakurta’s articles on Adani Group continues as a Gujarat court issued an arrest warrant against him recently.
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Fake news stating Putin has Parkinson’s disease published by Indian media
Samiksha
/ Sun, Nov 08 2020
A fake news in the west that says Russian President Vladimir Putin has Parkinson’s disease is republished without verification by Indian media
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Arnab Goswami’s arrest: Nothing to grief or cheer for
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Fri, Nov 06 2020
Arnab Goswami's arrest on charges of abetment to suicide isn't an attack on "press freedom" and it's not something to be happy of either.
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Bajaj and Parle’s boycott of toxic news channels can’t stop hate-mongering
People's Review
/ Sat, Oct 17 2020
Bajaj and Parle's boycott of toxic news channels can't stop hate-mongering as the servile corporate-owned media survives on spewing venom.
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Fact check: No, the Chinese PLA soldiers crying in the video aren’t afraid but singing
People's Review
/ Thu, Sep 24 2020
Recently, Indian mainstream media outlets like Zee News and Times Now published a story showing a video of a few soldiers of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) crying. Citing a Taiwanese publication, the Zee News and Times Now stories claim that the Chinese PLA soldiers crying in the video...
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Rajeev Sharma – the spy or the victim of press clampdown?
People's Review
/ Mon, Sep 21 2020
The arrest of journalist Rajeev Sharma, accused of spying for China, raises unpleasant questions for the Delhi Police and the government.
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Journalism’s metamorphosis into cheap entertainment in India
Naveelah Ishteyaque
/ Sun, Sep 06 2020
India's mainstream journalism is at the peak of its decay in decades. It has metamorphosed into cheap showbiz, aiming to sensationalise news.
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Arnab Goswami’s howling over freedom of speech got irony a heart attack
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Fri, Apr 24 2020
Arnab Goswami is howling over an attack on his freedom of speech and got a respite from the Supreme Court too. But can irony stand this man's theatrics?
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Fake news alert: No, China didn’t give Pakistan masks made of underwears!
Soumo Mondal
/ Mon, Apr 06 2020
No, China didn't send masks made of underwear to Pakistan as claimed in a video circulated on social media and publicised by the Indian mainstream media.
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Minorities
How derogatory remarks against Muhammad the Prophet are helping the BJP?
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Sun, Jun 12 2022
The Modi regime may have managed the outrage in the Gulf over vile remarks on Muhammad the Prophet, it wants to prolong the issue in India.
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Nupur Sharma’s demeaning remarks against Muhammad the Prophet raise an eerie alarm
People's Review
/ Sat, Jun 11 2022
Nupur Sharma's remarks against Muhammad the Prophet is going to help the BJP in the long-run in gagging free voice and persecuting Muslims.
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What should Indian Muslims do? A critical analysis of Liberal chicanery on minority oppression
Yanis Iqbal
/ Sat, May 28 2022
Indian Muslims, continuously dehumanised for their identity, are advised by the liberals to be passive and apologists. What's the way out?
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Art & Cinema
The Accidental Prime Minister Must be Challenged Artistically and not Violently
Nida Siddiqui
/ Tue, Jan 01 2019
The Accidental Prime Minister must not be opposed violently by the Congress. To oppose the film one must make a counter narrative or an artistic response.
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Curtain Drop: Mrinal Sen, the Black, the White and the Grey
Neeladri Mukherjee
/ Tue, Jan 01 2019
After living as a legend for 95 years, famous film director and critic Mrinal Sen bid adieu to the world on 30 December 2018 after leaving behind a long list of influential films that won international recognition. Mrinal Sen was the last living legendary member of the Holy Trinity of...
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Tête-à-tête With Poet Sonnet Mondal
Waseem Majazi
/ Mon, Jun 18 2018
Widely published Indian English poet Sonnet Mondal’s poems reveal mysticism as compared to most Indian poets writing on political topics. The poet subtly restores the aura of life and the worth of living through his creations. Mondal, who recently performed at the 19th Berlin International Poetry Festival, will be travelling...
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Archives
Modi’s Double Standard on Cow-Vigilante Can’t Hoodwink Dalits Anymore
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Sat, Nov 26 2016
(This article was first published in August 2016 in the previous version of People’s Review. Due to an incident of hacking the old website was pulled down and we could only restore the old articles in this section) Dalit liberation struggle of the country reached a new peak in Gujarat, the...
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Ujjain Woman’s Mysterious Death in the UK Raising Questions
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Sat, Nov 26 2016
(This article was first published in July 2016 in the previous version of People’s Review. Due to an incident of hacking the old website was pulled down and we could only restore the old articles in this section) On 3rd July 2016, the Pandey residency in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, received a...
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LEMOA to significantly jeopardise Indian Sovereignty
Tanmoy Ibrahim
/ Sat, Nov 26 2016
(This article was first published in September 2016 in the previous version of People’s Review. Due to an incident of hacking the old website was pulled down and we could only restore the old articles in this section) The Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA), which happens to be the first...
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