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Six Months into Gaza’s Ceasefire: No Pause in Israeli Genocide or in Suffering
Gaza (QNN)- Nearly six months into the Gaza ceasefire, which took effect on October 10, the Israeli occupation continues its genocidal war on the Palestinian enclave, killing hundreds and restricting the entry of desperately-neededaid, with no pause in the attacks…
War and Mental Health: The Invisible Wounds of Conflict
Ongoing wars across the world have turned entire regions into landscapes of injury, death and devastation. In earlier times, the primary victims of war were combatants. Today, that reality has dramatically changed. Modern warfare, especially in densely populated urban areas,…
Dictatorship at Home, Geopolitics Abroad: Can Pakistan Walk and Chew Gum at the Same Time?
There is a particular kind of intellectual dishonesty, common among regime apologists, that mistakes geopolitical movement for moral legitimacy. Pakistan is currently surrounded by this dishonesty. We are told, with a straight face and the solemnity of men announcing a…
Empire at War, Power in Disarray: Cracks Within as the Iran Conflict Escalates
The Empire’s Iran War is not moving like imperialism’s all recent wars: not like a knife through butter. Rather, it is bursting. The Empire is in a form of inner-quarrel on the question of its Iran-quest adventure while soaring gas…
Taking America back to the Stone Age
As NASA's Artemis 2 was lifting off from a launchpad in Florida on its way to the Moon, down below on Earth, US President Donald Trump was threatening to bomb Iran back to the 'Stone Age'. That is, if they…
Thirty-two days to Unmake the world: A Réquisitoire on Trump’s Primetime Address and the Grammar of Imperial Self-Deception
“The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.”— Thucydides, The Melian Dialogue, 416 BC “Every empire tells itself and the world that it is unlike all other empires, that its mission is not to plunder…
Empire Bombs What It Cannot Understand-Part I: Ali Shariati, the Iranian Revolution, and the Arrogant New Empire
“Every century has its Abou Dharr. Islam is waiting for its own.” Ali Shariati, Islam and the Social Question, 1972 “The wretched of the earth no longer wait. They act.” Frantz Fanon, The Wretched of the Earth, 1961 “The human…
‘Macron – Whose Wife Treats Him Extremely Badly’: Trump’s Iran War Unravelling
“I call up France, Macron – whose wife treats him extremely badly. Still recovering from the right to the jaw.” It is not the first time that Donald Trump has resorted to this kind of language. But the timing, as…
Trump’s Egocracy
From its inception, the American presidency has bound immense destructive capacity to the temperament of a single individual. It is an office that concentrates not only authority but impulse by placing a military juggernaut in the hands of an individual.…
Political Ecology of Nagarhole: A Tale of Exploitation and Resistance
On December 21, the Adivasis of Nagarhole started their historic 13-day Padayathra (December 21 - January 2) to claim their forest rights. The Padayathra was organised by Nagarhole Adivasi Jammapale Hakku Sthapana Samiti (NAJHSS), the federation of Gram Sabhas in…
India
Examining India’s Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act: The Quiet Weaponisation of Regulation
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) was conceived as a defensive instrument—an effort to shield India’s sovereignty from covert foreign influence. On paper, its logic is unassailable: a nation has…
From Sloping Land to Prosperity: A Journey of Transformation
Chikli Badra village in Banswara district of Rajasthan where the land is sloping, rainfall is unreliable, and the roots of tradition run so deep that even the winds of change…
Court Slams ‘Choreographed’ Probe: Delhi Excise Case Exposes Abuse of Investigative Power
It is a strong admonition from the Court to invoke: Martin Luther King Jr.’s words that “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”. It also cited the Latin maxim, fiat…
Laurels and Shadows: The Moral Burden of Literary Recognition
The announcement of the Jnanpith Award to Vairamuthu has reopened a debate that literary traditions have never quite been able to settle. What should have been a moment of recognition…
The Indian Left’s Organisational Delusion
The mainstream Left in India remains marked by a deep sclerosis in its theoretical capacities. A 2016 study group report of the CPI(M) contains a persistent disjuncture between its empirical…
Five Families, 400% Wealth Surge: The Growing Divide in India’s Economy
New Delhi, April 1, 2026: A new report, Wealth Tracker India 2026 released today brought out some startling facts about the widening wealth inequality in India. While 5 richest families…
World
War and Mental Health: The Invisible Wounds of Conflict
Ongoing wars across the world have turned entire regions into landscapes of injury, death and devastation. In earlier times, the primary victims of war were combatants. Today, that reality has…
Dictatorship at Home, Geopolitics Abroad: Can Pakistan Walk and Chew Gum at the Same Time?
There is a particular kind of intellectual dishonesty, common among regime apologists, that mistakes geopolitical movement for moral legitimacy. Pakistan is currently surrounded by this dishonesty. We are told, with…
Thirty-two days to Unmake the world: A Réquisitoire on Trump’s Primetime Address and the Grammar of Imperial Self-Deception
“The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.”— Thucydides, The Melian Dialogue, 416 BC “Every empire tells itself and the world that it is unlike…
‘Macron – Whose Wife Treats Him Extremely Badly’: Trump’s Iran War Unravelling
“I call up France, Macron – whose wife treats him extremely badly. Still recovering from the right to the jaw.” It is not the first time that Donald Trump has…
Trump’s Egocracy
From its inception, the American presidency has bound immense destructive capacity to the temperament of a single individual. It is an office that concentrates not only authority but impulse by…
From Palestine to Iran and the Axis of Resistance: Islamic Liberation Theology and the Struggle for Freedom from Imperialism and Colonialism
From the rubble of occupied cities to trans-national battlefields, the Islamic liberation movements of the Middle East articulate a profound critique of global power, colonialism, and domination. From Iran to…
Globalisation
WTO Talks Threaten Food Security and Farmer Livelihoods in India
The Fourteenth Ministerial Meeting of the WTO will begin in Yaoundé, Cameroon, on 26 March 2026. The discussions at the WTO have far-reaching consequences for Indian farmers. A. Public Stock…
A Timely Warning to Asia on Far Reaching Adverse Impacts of Recent US Trade Deals on Sovereignty, Economy, Farming, Environment and Health
One of the important stated aims of high and arbitrary increases announced by the USA in recent times is to increase market access of US farmers in Asian countries, but…
The Globalized Elite Are Perpetuating Local Neo-Colonial Plunder
In the decades since the formal end of colonialism, nations across the Global South have proudly waved the banner of independence, self-reliance, decolonization, and now—deglobalization. The rhetoric of national empowerment,…
80 years is enough: Fight for food, land, and climate justice! Shut down the IMF-World Bank!
Rural peoples’ movements and communities demand the shutdown of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank. Over the past 80 years, imperialist governments and their transnational corporations (TNCs) have…
Comparing How the West and China Offer Loans to Developing Countries
Established Western economic institutions are facing a formidable challenge from Chinese newcomers, each side offering distinct and competitive lending strategies with far-reaching consequences for global infrastructure and development. In October…
It’s Not Capitalism… It’s MONEYISM!!
Here it is from an old college buddy and confidante of mine, J D. This former progressive talk radio host and socialist thinker nailed it with his commentary on things…
Human Rights
Amnesty International defends US regime-change NGOs: Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba
Why are many Latin American countries shutting down nonprofit organizations? Amnesty International claims it has the answer: in every case, it’s part of a drive to restrict human rights and…
Bahrain: Urgent investigation required into al-Mousawi’s death in custody amid torture concerns
Geneva – The death of Bahraini citizen Sayed Mohammad al-Mousawi while in custody in Bahrain, amid serious indications of torture or other forms of cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment,…
NGT Admits Plea Against M/s Vedanta Limited Over Red Mud Pond Breach at Lanjigarh, Odisha; Issues Notices to Authorities
Bhubaneswar, Odisha: On March 23, 2026, the Eastern Zone Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Kolkata, comprising Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh (Judicial Member) and expert member Ishwar Singh, heard…
Arrest of Lingaraj Azad and Suresh Sangram Leads to Widespread Concern and Demand for Immediate Release
Lingaraj Azad is President of Samajwadi Jan Parishad (SJP), an organization based on the precept of socio-economic justice and equality. Suresh Sangram is a leading activist of this organization. SJP…
Activist Lingaraj Azad Arrested in Alleged False Case; Protests Erupt in Odisha
Detention of activists opposing mining in Fifth Schedule Area without Gram Sabha consent under PESA Act, 1996 and FRA , 2006 termed “state repression” Bhubaneswar, Odisha: The arrest of activist…
Unless the SC supports, Bail is Impossible
The Supreme Court repeatedly spoke about the importance of personal liberty, long delays in trials, and the problem of people remaining in jail for years before their guilt is proven.…
Imperialism
Empire at War, Power in Disarray: Cracks Within as the Iran Conflict Escalates
The Empire’s Iran War is not moving like imperialism’s all recent wars: not like a knife through butter. Rather, it is bursting. The Empire is in a form of inner-quarrel…
Taking America back to the Stone Age
As NASA's Artemis 2 was lifting off from a launchpad in Florida on its way to the Moon, down below on Earth, US President Donald Trump was threatening to bomb…
The Price of Empire and the Costs of War on Iran
What will the costs of the latest round of illegal, ill-fated U.S. military adventurism in the Middle East amount to? Some of the toll is already clear. Washington has squandered billions of…
In genocidal rant, Trump vows to send Iran “back to the Stone Ages”
In a prime-time television address Wednesday, US President Donald Trump declared that the goal of the United States in the Iran war is the destruction of Iranian society. “We are…
The U.S. War on Cuba’s Doctors
“Cuban eye doctors in Jamaica are the only reason why my grandmother didn’t go fully blind in one eye after she got a botched surgery. The work they’ve done for…
Rats and Bananas: Western Media, Violence, and Freedom in Venezuela
On the morning of 26 March 2026, two crowds gathered outside of the federal courthouse in Manhattan where President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores sat awaiting their trial,…
Communal Harmony
A Decade of Quiet Service: How a Small-Town Initiative Nurtures Unity and Care for the Marginalised
While some social organizations gain wide recognition, many others work quietly in small towns and villages. Though less visible, their sustained efforts make a significant contribution by supporting important causes…
Urgent Appeal to Delhi Police: Act Against Hate Speech and Safeguard Communal Harmony Ahead of Eid in Uttam Nagar
To Shri Satish Golcha The Commissioner of Police, Delhi Email: [email protected] Police Headquarters, 10th Floor, Tower 1, Jai Singh Road,New Delhi 110001. Subject: Ensuring communal harmony, peace and law &…
Rising Hate: Rays of Hope
Communal hate is the most divisive tool. Roughly, the degree of violence is proportional to the prevalence and accentuation of hate. This, in turn, leads to polarization and a situation…
Emerging Solidarity: Majority Voices Rising Against Communal Hate in India
Over the past decade, India has witnessed a troubling intensification of communal polarization. Incidents of vigilante violence, religious profiling, moral policing, economic boycotts, and digitally amplified misinformation have strained the…
Mohammad Deepak: Upholding Fraternity in a Situation of Worsening Amity in the Country
India is a country marked by immense diversity, especially of religions. The British exploited Hindu and Muslim identities to sow the seeds of “divide and rule.” They selectively invoked history…
Increasing Need of Harmony and Friendship among Followers of Various Religions
Harmonious relationships among followers of various religions have always been beneficial in important ways for humanity. In present times the protective role of this has further increased in significant ways.…
Climate Change
The Iran War: A Great Carbon Emitter
Truth may well be the first casualty of war, but death, injury and environmental degradation are bound to be keeping up in the hit lists. Attacks on gas fields, oil…
Will Donald Trump Take the Planet Down With Him?
Honestly, I can’t believe I’m in this world of ours (or do I mean His?). Yes, this very one and no other! Almost a quarter of a century after, in response to the…
Global Warming Surges, Antarctic Seas Bubble
Global warming is on a very ominous trend that has never happened throughout human history, according to a recent study in Geophysical Research Letters. The rate of global warming has…
The War on Wind Continues, The burn, baby, burn compulsion persists amid a fossil fuel crisis
We are now in a global fossil fuel crisis. With oil and liquefied natural gas from the Persian Gulf unable to reach international markets due to Iran’s blockade of the…
Africa Is Forging Its Own Green Future
ABIDJAN – The Belém Package – the set of climate-finance and adaptation measures adopted at last year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Brazil – was limited in scope.…
20th-Century Fossil Fuel–Driven Supercharged Capitalism Will Regress This Century
Abstract Geopolitics in capitalism is greatly shaped by energy and raw material availability, technology, production systems, finance and markets. Of these factors, energy plays a central role. Power in 2025 flows…
Environmental Protection
Political Ecology of Nagarhole: A Tale of Exploitation and Resistance
On December 21, the Adivasis of Nagarhole started their historic 13-day Padayathra (December 21 - January 2) to claim their forest rights. The Padayathra was organised by Nagarhole Adivasi Jammapale…
Ecological Disconnect: When Mangrove Protection Becomes a Legal Fiction
In the sophisticated game of environmental musical chairs, the music has stopped, but the trees have somehow ended up in the wrong district, or perhaps, in the wrong chair. In…
London cleaned the Thames in the 19th century, Mumbai struggles with the Mithi River even in this age
The Mahim Causeway is an old landmark of Mumbai from the 19th century, it also makes a sad sight because of the polluted Mithi river which meets the Arabian sea…
AI’s Silent Consumption: Is India Heading Toward A Water Emergency?
Suppose, you wake up , go for brush , open the water tap and you found there is not a single drop of water. But in your area there is…
How Microplastics Threaten Marine Ecosystems and the Food Chain
Microplastics, plastic particles smaller than 5 millimeters, can be found in land, air, and water, and have infiltrated our food chain, resulting in far-reaching health consequences for humans and nonhumans…
Review Riverfront Project, Stop Displacement and Safeguard Musi River Basin Ecology
Open Appeal to CM, Telangana from 500 + Musi Project affected and Citizens, Activists Across India: To, Shri Revanth Reddy, The Chief Minister, Government of Telangana. Hyderabad Sub: Appeal to…
Counter Solutions
The thing changing the world this year is…batteries
I am beyond heartsick at the war and America’s role in it—there was a remarkable piece of reporting in the Times this morning showing the technology we’ve been spending our money and…
A Climate Resilient Model of Farming that Small Farmers are Happy to Accept
A very important aspect of achieving success in climate change mitigation and adaptation in the context of India’s villages is to evolve a climate resilient model which is happily accepted…
Small farmer couple show the natural farming way
If a farmer is able to raise vegetables worth around rupees fifty thousand or more in a year on a small plot of just 1/20 of an acre (just 200…
The Future of Forests
Our species’ origin and destiny are entangled with the roots and branches of trees. We evolved in and around trees, and we’ve learned to breed and plant them for their fruit,…
These Universal Values Can Help to Prepare the Base for Creating a World Based on Peace, Justice, Protection of Environment and All Forms of Life
Although again and again the importance of justice, peace and protection of environment is repeated and has been repeated for a long time, we cannot deny the fortunate reality that…
Holistic and Comprehensive Health Program to Minimize Disease and Injury, Stress and Distress
For most people it is of very high importance to receive proper and prompt treatment and care if and when they suffer from any disease or injury. A lot of…
Resource Crisis
The New Age of Resource Competition Needs Transparency
AUCKLAND/MONROVIA – With the global order under strain, the scramble for control of energy and minerals is increasingly framed as a matter of national security. From Venezuela and Greenland to…
Venezuela and Greenland: ‘Smash-and-grab’ diplomacy in the age of scarcity
The United States is now engaged in what I am calling “smash-and-grab” diplomacy in Venezuela, and it will perhaps soon do the same in Greenland, a territory of the Kingdom…
Rising to the Challenge of the Sociopolitical-Environmental-Economic Polycrisis
Ways to Forge a Path and Meet the Moment “I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not…
Managing Water Differently: Algeria Facing Hydrological Extremes
What if, in Algeria, water were no longer seen solely as a scarce resource to exploit or a threat to control, but as an ecological and economic capital to preserve…
A Political Strategy for Degrowth
I agree with what Jason Hickel wrote in a recent blog, that we need a mass political party that would implement a degrowth agenda, and that currently the degrowth movement does…
The tyranny of beer
I have written nine essays about why a collapse is coming, how it will play out and what comes after. As I pointed out at the onset, they were essays in its…
Patriarchy
Dowry is not a Tradition
Introduction Dowry was once given as a gift by the bride’s parents out of love and care which was known as “Stridhana”.. It was never meant to be demanded or…
Policing Identity: India’s Transgender Bill Turns Rights into Permissions
Around the world, more countries are recognizing that gender is personal—something people define for themselves, not something the government decides. Nations like Nepal, Pakistan, Germany, Canada, and Australia have moved…
100+ Feminists and Lawyers Urge MPs to Scrap Transgender Rights Amendment Bill, 2026
21st March, 2026: Over a 100+ members of the All-India Feminist Alliance (ALIFA) and National Alliance for Justice, Accountability and Rights (NAJAR) – pan India platforms associated with the National…
ALIFA Condemns Right-wing Violence on Queer Domestic Violence Survivor & Feminist Organization in Delhi: Demands Safety and Legal Action
19th March, 2026: Marking a month of inaction by the Delhi police in a matter of brazen patriarchal and right-wing violence, the All-India Feminist Alliance (ALIFA - NAPM), a pan-India…
BirthStrike as a crucial part of feminist activism
Whether or not you believe in abortion, you should believe in choice. It's all about misogyny and controlling women as vessels of the patriarchy. Women and girls die trying to…
Nandita Bajaj: Confronting Patriarchy, Pronatalism, and Population Denial
Not so long ago, the conventional wisdom in most liberal/left circles was that people concerned about population growth tended to be racists, nativists, and eugenicists. And mostly old white guys,…
Palestine
Six Months into Gaza’s Ceasefire: No Pause in Israeli Genocide or in Suffering
Gaza (QNN)- Nearly six months into the Gaza ceasefire, which took effect on October 10, the Israeli occupation continues its genocidal war on the Palestinian enclave, killing hundreds and restricting…
Israeli Strike in Gaza Kills Three Palestinian Youths, Including Groom-to-Be
Gaza (QNN)- Three Palestinians, including a groom-to-be, were killed overnight in an Israeli strike in Gaza City, marking a violation of the ceasefire amid near-daily attacks. Local sources confirmed that…
Israeli Knesset Approves Death Penalty Law for Palestinian Hostages and Detainees
Occupied Palestine (QNN)- The Israeli Knesset has voted to approve a law allowing the mass execution of Palestinian detainees and hostages. The legislation targets native Palestinians accused of killing or participating…
Restoring dignity to Gaza’s displaced
The al-Horiya 1 camp in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, is located on a piece of sandy land with a few palm trees, opposite the al-Nakheel gas station. Before the genocide, this…
US-Israel-imposed Gaza Holocaust & Nazi-imposed Warsaw Ghetto: Intolerable Evil Demanding Exposure & Justice
Unbridled cruelty is the warning to Humanity of both the ongoing Gaza Genocide and the WW2 Warsaw Ghetto.To say so is, for some, immediately contentious - some will insist that…
Israel Advances Death Penalty Bill Targeting Palestinian Detainees: What It Means and Why It’s Dangerous
Israel’s parliament has advanced a dangerous bill to impose the death penalty on Palestinian detainees to its final vote, after the Knesset’s national security committee approved the measure on Tuesday,…
South Asia
Baloch Women’s Struggle for Human Rights
The story of Baloch women is one of resilience, courage, and an unyielding demand for dignity. In the rugged and resource-rich region of Balochistan—particularly within Pakistan—women have increasingly stepped into…
The Unfinished Idea of Democracy in Pakistan
“Nations are born in the hearts of poets; they prosper and die in the hands of politicians”Muhammad Iqbal, a highly influential intellectual figure in South Asian and Pakistani history. In…
The Baloch Youth Uprising: A New Chapter in a Long Struggle
In recent years, a notable shift has emerged within Baloch society: a growing wave of political awareness and activism led by its youth. Often described as a “Baloch youth uprising,”…
March 25, 1971: Anatomy of a Suppressed Genocide and the Failure of State Power in East Pakistan
March 25, 1971 – a blood-soaked day the Bangladesh people never experienced in its history since human habitat began in this delta. The brutality, the barbarity, the massacre unleashed upon…
History, Militancy, and the Pakistan–Afghan Divide: The Durand Faultline
Historical Background and Root CausesThe relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan is not merely a product of present-day geopolitics; it is the living residue of a past that refuses to recede.…
The Gazafication of the Af-Pak Frontier
Pakistan’s generals have rediscovered their favorite political reflex: when legitimacy collapses at home, bomb a frontier and call it doctrine. The latest war against Afghanistan is being sold, with familiar…
Annihilate Caste
The caste system is more inhuman than Capitalism
In a society where animals like cows are considered more sacred than human beings—where even their dung and urine are deemed holy, and are consumed as sacred substances—while certain human…
Beyond Class: Why the Struggle Against Caste Must Come First
In a society where animals like cows are considered more sacred than human beings—where even their dung and urine are deemed holy and consumed as sacred substances—while certain human castes…
Unrealised Democratic Aspirations and Persistence of a ‘Brahmin Governing Class’
The Indian government withheld the data on the representation of SC, ST and OBC communities in All India Services in response to the question raised by CPI (M) MP John…
The Caste of Theory: Identity Politics and the Closure of Anti-Caste Discourse
Introduction: A Structural Sadness There is a particular sadness that haunts those who work within anti-caste intellectual traditions. It is not the sadness of opposition, the weight of caste hierarchy,…
Mahad at 100: Has the Promise of Social Liberation Been Fulfilled?
Has the liberation of women and Shudras truly been achieved even a hundred years after the Mahad Chavdar Tale Satyagraha? From today until March 20, 2027, the centenary of the…
7-Member People’s Jury Appeals to Telangana Chief Minister for Urgent Action on SC/ST Atrocities Act Implementation
To, The Chief Minister, Government of Telangana, Secretariat, Hyderabad. Subject: Urgent Concerns and Recommendations for Effective Implementation of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 in…
Life/Philosophy
Empire Bombs What It Cannot Understand-Part I: Ali Shariati, the Iranian Revolution, and the Arrogant New Empire
“Every century has its Abou Dharr. Islam is waiting for its own.” Ali Shariati, Islam and the Social Question, 1972 “The wretched of the earth no longer wait. They act.”…
The Omega Seed in The Making: A Manifesto of Co-Creativity Beyond Creation
It is easier go back home than to have constantly to be building a new one. This potential god does away with anything familiar with anything cherished. The gate opening…
Jonathan Kozol and the Struggle Against U.S. Apartheid
We are the dust beneath your feet. We are the flowers that never bloom. ------beggars in Bombay 1 Although bookshelves groan under the weight of tracts about U.S. racism, no one's…
Not in the Church’s Shadow, But in the Shadow of the Cross
Every year, when Maundy Thursday returns and Good Friday gathers over us, I find myself going back not first to the Church, but to the people through whom faith first…
The rise of Virtual influencers
Heard of Jessica Forster? Young, beautiful, and a soldier in the US army. Within a few months her MAGA followers galloped into millions. Then the bubble burst. Her image was…
Knowledge and Power in Democratic Life
The relationship between knowledge and democracy has never been incidental. From its earliest formulations, democracy has depended not only on the participation of citizens, but on their capacity to know,…
Arts/Literature
Buried under the Pomegranate Tree
In a remote village of Faridpur (in southern Bangladesh) under the dalim (pomegranate) tree, the wife of a village farmer lies in eternal sleep. This is the setting of the…
Fragments forged in vengeance
Love without mateVoiceless prayerswrapped in uncertainty.Unrest stirs, echoing in foreboding sky Starving eyes,and shattered toys. The smell of blood creeps,into every corner.clouds shatterto forge new tools of death War :…
Futures Cut Short
To those rulers who send young peopleinto the mouth of death,know that they are not killing machines.Soldiers are fathers, sons, brothers, sisters,who, when their bodies fall silent,will never again see…
Dissecting Dhurandhar: Facts, Fiction and Propaganda
Aditya Dhar’s movie sequel, Dhurandhar 2, has broken all previous box-office records and has amassed over Rs. 900 crores in the first six days of its release. It is estimated…
On the Curve of Evolution
Make a loud soundJoinAnd be a bright presenceBeat on a drumRaise your voicesIn the heatAnd the beauty of protest Song-chant theTruth-force of life:Life of justiceLife of freedomLife of generosityThe good…
Not like Every Other Day at Minab School
We were not soldiers.We were no one’s enemies.We were just girls—studentswho woke up early, like every other day,to finish our unfinished homework,to gather our bags,and walk togethertowards our school. The…
Book Review
The Unheard Outcry of Manipur: An Essay on Hoihnu Hauzel’s ‘Stories The Fire Could Not Burn’
Stories the Fire Could Not Burn by Hoihnu Hauzel; Published by Speaking Tiger Books A state is not defined by those who govern it or by its formal ties with…
Slow Living: What You Can Do About Climate Change by Dr. Vandana Shiva and Ms. Shreya Jani
Slow Living invites us to slow down — not as a retreat, but as a conscious response to the world we inhabit. New Delhi, March 30, 2026: The book, 'Slow…
Book Review: The Elements of Fracture Fixation
Its one of the finest Book providing accurate, and up-to-date text clearly demonstrates the fundamentals of fracture healing and bone fixation in a format that is precise, well organized and…
Resistance is History, Resistance is Life
Ramzy Baroud, editor of the Palestine Chronicle, which has been the most reliable English language news source regarding the conflict in Palestine since before October 2, 2023 and even more…
Azadi Sprouting Behind Bars: A Political Analysis of ‘Umar Khalid and His World’
When we first began to learn about the world, by gaining sufficient maturity, we were introduced to monarchy through the stories of kings who shaped the world’s collective history. As…
Digitalisation in India: A Class Perspective on Technology and Power
Digitalisation in India—The Class Agenda, edited by the Research Unit for Political Economy (R.U.P.E.), brings together the work of some of the most incisive political economy scholars to examine the…
Editor's Picks
Breaking Bread With A Nun: One Day in the Life of the Nun Who Accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Rape
The lucrative milleage that sensational stories afford to all kinds of birds hovering around them is arithmetic .Arithmetics is the currency for viewers,readers and analysts. It takes deep sensitivity ,…
Solidarity journalism and solidarity economy are the need of the hour
Speech given at the webinar on the 5th Anniversary of Keraleeyam, Webportal Let me begin with two rhetorical questions: Why do we do journalism? What really is media? I will answer the…
Gaza, I write this in total Despair!
I write this in total despair. I don’t generally write articles. I’m an editor. I let others speak through my website, Countercurrents.org. Only when no one else is standing up,…
Recipes for Revolution, Protein for Power, Meat for Change
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you—then you eat them." —Adapted for the Protein Revolution Introduction India's marginalized communities have been denied not just…
The Plot Against America
How a Dangerous Ideology Born From the Libertarian Movement Stands Ready to Seize America As I write this in early 2025, a quiet revolution is unfolding within the U.S. government.…
The Fuhrer Is Here
This an article I wrote on 16 December 2002, just after Modi was re-elected as CM of Gujrat for a second term. For some strange reasons, the article can't be…
COVID Response Watch
Shadow of Covid lingers over the erstwhile Kingdom of Cooch Behar
The princely state of Cooch Behar merged with the Dominion of India on August 8, 1949 and became a part of the State of West Bengal on January 1, 1950.…
Public life in MP disrupted by heavy rains linked to climate change
Roads are crumbling, bridges are collapsing and railway lines are flooded . The surging waters from the rivers are drowning entire villages all around. It has rained so much that…
Hanging by a thread, Sheffield of the East
Sometimes it was a rise in pig iron prices due to disruption of supply chains due to the Covid pandemic. Now you can find the Ukraine War as a reason…
Malnutrition and death of children decreased in the system, increased in reality
In Maharashtra, the administration has been claiming that there is a steady decline in the number of malnutrition and child deaths in the state. But, in recent figures that have…
When Forest Rights meets Right to Education
With the horrors of the deadly virus still in the air, this would appear to be like a remarkable fairy tale in the post-Covid pandemic scenario, almost like a dream…
Uttarakhand In Need of Climate Resilient Agriculture Practices
In the last few years, we have been witnessing erratic, unpredictable and unexpected changes in climate, which are more perceptible in the Himalayan region of the country. These changes are…
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