Vikas Dubey’s “encounter” didn’t kill the mafia but strengthened its rule
Vikas Dubey’s “encounter” killing in the hands of the Uttar Pradesh Police showed that it’s not the rule of law but the rule of mafia that rules the state.
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Privatisation of Indian Railways: Modi’s long-pending plan is now executed
Privatisation of Indian Railways by the Modi regime is a direct attack on India’s economy. This move will jeopardise the lives and livelihood of many.
China’s strategic retreat from Galwan valley opens scope for a long-lasting peace
China’s strategic retreat from Galwan valley defuses the present Indo-China border tension and opens the gateway to peaceful resolution of issues.
Authoritarian populists and their politics – Part I
In this two-part article, I discuss the personality and politics of such leaders and the social context that provided the fertile ground for their rise.
The all-India coal mine strike must achieve success against Modi’s privatisation drive
Amid the hyper-nationalist Sinophobic cacophony peddled by the mainstream Indian press, the big news of a three-day-long all-India coal mine strike got concealed. Thousands of coal mine workers of Coal India Limited (CIL), its subsidiaries and the Singareni Collieries Company (SCCL) will participate in the coal mine strike on July 2nd, 3rd and 4th to … Read more
Jeyaraj and Fenix’s custodial death: Can the CBI deliver justice?
Can a CBI investigation of Jeyaraj and Fenix’s custodial death deliver justice? Did any CBI investigation in such crimes reach to the realm of justice?
Justice for Jeyaraj and Fenix not possible until colonial-era police system exists
There can be no justice for Jeyaraj and Fenix who were killed in custody by the Tamil Nadu Police until the colonial-era police institution exists in India.
India-China conflict needs a peaceful solution, not a hysteric jingoistic reaction
India-China conflict doesn’t need hysteric hyper-nationalist chest thumping but a mature diplomatic efforts to de-escalate tensions and clear the bad air.
Why a Sino-Indian military face-off needs de-escalation, not chest-thumping?
Up in the Himalayas, there is a peculiar turn of events this week as the Sino-Indian military face-off in eastern Ladakh’s Galwan River valley has turned ugly on the night of Monday, June 15th 2020, when 20 Indian Army soldiers were killed in hustle with Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) troops at the Line of … Read more
COVID-19 pandemic in Delhi bared Kejriwal’s incompetence and nexus with the BJP
Arvind Kejriwal’s failure to curb the COVID-19 pandemic in Delhi exposed not only his government’s incompetence but his utmost surrender to the BJP and Modi
Indifference, when a pregnant woman is jailed under false charges, is a crime, dissent isn’t
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.
Modi’s dirty politics choking West Bengal
Eyeing 2021 assembly elections, Modi’s dirty politics over West Bengal has increased manifold and is causing severe problems for the state and its people.
Modi’s Amphan relief package for Bengal to aid the BJP’s mission 2021
Soon after his visit to the affected areas, Modi will announce an Amphan relief package for Bengal, although he will use it to win the 2021 assembly polls.
The BJP’s assault on labour rights exposes real intention behind COVID-19 lockdown
The cat was peeping out of the bag for long, but with the the BJP’s assault on labour rights under the garb of fighting COVID-19 menace brought it out.
Whether the lockdown was necessary if it’s now relaxed so arbitrarily?
Whether the lockdown was necessary if it didn’t flatten the curve and is now relaxed when the number of COVID-19 patients is rising? What about testing?
Naqvi’s “heaven for Muslims” is actually worse than hell
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi called India a “heaven for Muslims” opposing the OIC’s allegation of sponsoring Islamophobia, which became a joke of the town recently.
Arnab Goswami’s howling over freedom of speech got irony a heart attack
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?
How COVID-19 outbreak in India is helping the Modi regime normalise a fascist rule?
Is the Modi regime using the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown to establish a fascist dictatorship on India, quite nakedly than ever? What’s the truth?
At the time of hunger, FCI’s surplus rice is converted to ethanol to make alcohol-based hand sanitisers
The Modi regime’s decision that the FCI’s surplus rice is converted to ethanol to make alcohol-based hand sanitisers is absolutely anti-poor and disastrous.
Why just rescue students from Kota but not migrant workers?
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.