Climate crisis: Exploitation and justice
The climate crisis question today has turned into the question of exploitation and justice – exploitation by a few, and justice for the entire humanity. The recently released Oxfam report…
2022
SAPACC National Conference on Climate Change December 15-18, at Kozhikode, Kerala
The common understanding is that climate change will happen in some a far away land in the distant future. Recent events belie this belief. South Asia experienced unprecedented heat waves…
No end in view for Ukraine war
The US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s meetings with Ukrainian leaders, including President Vladimir Zelensky, in Kiev has created a lot of confusion and misperceptions. One one side, the White…
Supreme Court’s Concerns Regarding the Health of Gautam Navlakha Are Widely Shared
The concerns expressed by a Supreme Court Bench on November 9 regarding the health of an elderly political prisoner Gautam Navlakha have been widely appreciated in the country. Justice Hrishikesh…
Himachal Pradesh elections: Will the rhythm of democracy survive?
Shimla has been my second home after Delhi since 1991, the year I joined the Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS) as Fellow. During this long period of my association…
The Kosovo Boomerang in International Relations
After February 2008 when Kosovo Albanian-dominated parliament proclaimed Kosovo’s independence (without organizing a referendum) with obvious US diplomatic support (unilateral recognition) with the explanation that the Kosovo case is unique…
Farruggio for President 2024
Allow me to announce my candidacy ahead of the current front man for this empire. Don is three years older than me and light years behind me intellectually and spiritually.…
Tribute to Chandra Pulla Reddy on 38th death anniversary
On November 9th yesterday, we commemorated the 38th death anniversary of Chandra Pulla Reddy, one of the most dedicated Communist revolutionaries of India. Confronting the darkest waters he combated revisionism…
Stop Corporate Loot Of Dhinkia Through Brute Force
“They are claiming that our house is on Jindal's land, but we have been living on this land for the past 20 years. This is our jal (water), jangal (forest) and…
Urban affairs minister Puri needs to get a better grasp on public transport
I attended an international conference on urban transport mobility in Kochi last week from November 4 to 6. After listening to ministers, bureaucrats and others at this conference as well…
Inquilabi Mazdoor Kendra upholds 105th anniversary of Russian Revolution
The Inquilabi Mazdoor Kendra and fraternal organisations conducted a series of programmes in different parts of Uttar Pradesh, commemorating the 105th anniversary of The Russian Revolution. In the qualitative sense…
Seeking Accountability In Romantic Relationships
When bell hooks speaks about the radical potential of sisterhood, she is informed by her experience as a Black woman in a white-dominated feminist space. When Virginia Woolf asks…
Release Alaa Abd el-Fattah
The on-going high profile international get together of presidents and prime ministers, top leaders, policy-makers and experts at the climate change conference of COP27 at the Red Sea Resort at…
125 Billionaires’ Carbon Footprint = Entire France’s 67 Million People
A tiny number of persons produce the same level of carbon emissions as of entire France’s population, says a new climate report – Carbon billionaires The investment emissions of the…
As elections approach, Himachal people recall educational and other impressive achievements of Congress era
As election day (November 12) approaches, people of Himachal Pradesh are more inclined to recall the more impressive achievements of the long era of Congress rule. In 2017-18 among Human…
A Short Comment on Sumanta Banerjee’s Article on the Indian Left
Maybe, at this age nearing a century (86+), my days on this earth are soon coming to end. Some comments on the Indian Left should be made. I do not…
‘Nothing Works’: Europe Must Stop Blaming Others for Its Own Crises
The European Union’s Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell is not particularly perceived by the EU’s political elite or mainstream media as a rightwing ideologue or warmonger. But seen through a…
Germany and the Colonia Dignidad
Germany has sixteen states run by state minister-presidents. One state is currently governed by Germany’s most progressive political party, the Die Linke, carrying forward the intellectual heritage of Rosa Luxemburg,…
Apex Court Nod for EWS Reservation: A Measure of Preferential Treatment?
The 3:2 majority judgement of the Supreme Court on 7 November 2022 giving the go-ahead for the 103rd Constitutional Amendment envisaging 10 per cent reservation for the Economically Weaker Sections…
A Lead Not Pursued
This morning was spoilt for me by my disgust at yet another shoddy attempt to besmirch Nehru's reputation by somehow linking him to the disappearance of Netajee Subhash, great national…
Developing nations bear the brunt of climate change
Mia Mottley, PM of Barbodos, speaking at the ongoing ongoing COP27 UN climate summit, attacked the rich nations for their historical criminal past for present climate crisis and demanded 1…
“You can hardly find a sane Palestinian who accepts monopoly and failure” — The Palestinian Popular Conference: Fourteen Million
Caption: Image shown during the Zoom broadcast of the Palestinian National Conference — Fourteen Million, 5 Nov 2022, while a recorded statement by Palestinian prisoners in support of the Conference was being…
Anganwadi Workers initiate campaign to boycott AAP and BJP in Delhi Civic Polls
On November 4th , a group of Anganwadi workers on Friday inaugurated a campaign to boycott the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming Delhi…
Energy Around: U.S. Oil Producers Enjoy Most Profitable Six Months Ever
Analysis of earnings reports and estimates carried out by S&P Global Commodity Insights for the Financial Times finds: Aggregate net income for publicly listed oil and gas companies operating in…
The Curses of Patriarchy
Patriarchy cursed me, I laughed and move on They said you are a female, your birth is a burden I survived and thrived, flourished and bloomed Confronted their stereotypes and…
Electoral bond notification in violation of model code of conduct, EC must intervene
Shri Rajiv Kumar Chief Election Commissioner Shri A C Pandey Election Commissioner Dear S/Shri Rajiv Kumar and Pandey, I wonder whether the Election Commission of India (ECI) has come across…
Japan’s Discomfort in the New Cold War
In early December 2021, Japan’s Self-Defense Force joined the U.S. armed forces for Resolute Dragon 2021, which the U.S. Marines called the “largest bilateral training exercise of the year.” Major General…
After Victory, What Will Lula’s Foreign Policy Look Like?
The tenure of President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil is defined by the deforestation of the Amazon, the return of 33 million Brazilians to hunger, and the terrible governance of the…
Climate Change: Canada’s Continuing denial and appeasement
From my vantage point out here in the boonies, it’s easy to see that most of my fellow Canadians and citizens of at least the developed world are in society-wide…
Zionist-Subverted, US Lackey Australia Rejects TPNW, Backs US, UK & Israeli Nuclear Terrorism
The cowardly, unprincipled, Zionist-subverted and US lackey Australian Labor Government, not content with betraying the poor and Palestinians, has betrayed Humanity and the Biosphere by refusing to support the latest…
Are the Palestinians Doomed?
Daily reports highlight what is being done to the Palestinians, riveting narratives of the repressions and violence committed against them. More attention is required to ascertain what can be done for them, preparation of…
The ‘Principal Threat’: Time to Talk about the Palestinian Class Struggle
by Ramzy Baroud and Romana Rubeo On Monday, October 31, Palestinians in the town of Al-Eizariya, east of Occupied East Jerusalem, observed a general strike. The strike was declared to…
Guru Nanak Birthday is a Time to Remember and Take Forward His Message of Social Justice, Harmony and Peace
by Bharat Dogra and Madhu Dogra A true mark of greatness is that the message conveyed by a person by work as well words, conduct as well as character, brings…
COP 27 Opens: Past Eight Years Were The Eight Hottest Ever, Says WMO
The past eight years were the eight hottest ever recorded, says a new UN report. The report by the UN’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO) indicates: The world is now deep into the…
Living in a Tipping-Point World
When I was growing up, there was a parody of an old-fashioned public announcement tacked to the wall of our kitchen that I vividly remember. It had step-by-step instructions for…
The Tree of Life!
November 3, 2022, was a special day indeed! On that day, Pope Francis began a four-days historic visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain, where he…
Ukraine Update: Washington Privately Asks Kiev To Show Russia It Is Open To Talks
The Biden administration is privately encouraging Ukraine’s leaders to signal an openness to negotiate with Russia and drop their public refusal to engage in peace talks unless Russia’s President Vladimir…
We Are Demanding Too Much
A book announcement I would like to announce the publication of a new book, which may be downloaded and circulated free of charge from the following link: https://eacpe.org/content/uploads/2022/11/We-are-Demanding-Too-Much-by-John-Scales-Avery.pdf The explosive…
U.S. and Allies Vote For Nazism at U.N.
Annually, each year, since 2005, the U.S. Government has been one of only from 1 to 3 Governments to vote in the U.N. General Assembly against an annual statement by…
Whither Musk’s Twitter
It must be excruciatingly difficult having to decide whether to put some of one’s hundreds-of-billions of dollars, along with potential future profit, at risk to affirm one’s previous public declaration…
Extradition Clouds: The Duggan Case and the Chinese Angle
Soon, the US government may be making waves regarding another extradition request for a figure connected with that oft exaggerated notion of national security. While the high profile and insidious…
Chasing a Mirage: How Israel Arab Parties Validate Israeli Apartheid
Regardless of the outcome of the latest Israeli elections, Arab parties will not reap meaningful political benefits, even if they collectively achieve their highest representation ever. The reason is not…
A Short Overview of the 2014 Crimean Crisis
The international crisis over the status of the Crimean Peninsula was in February-March 2014 when the peninsula became returned to the state’s territory of Russia from Ukraine. The Western Russophobic…
There Are High Hopes from Judiciary to Check Onslaught of GM Food Crops in India
Since mid-October there has been widespread concern regarding hurried introduction of GM (genetically modified) food crops in India due to the approval of a GM/HT (herbicide tolerant) mustard crop by…
Increase in Price of MSP by Modi Government: A Critical Review
The Modi government announced to increase the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of rabi crops including wheat by Rs 110, barley by Rs 100, gram by Rs 105. The recent announcement…
We Stand with The Wire
We are writing as diasporic Indian organizations and allies to express our solidarity with The Wire. We strongly condemn the witch hunt to which they are being subjected by the…
Solidarity Statement Against Malicious Slandering of Activists Who are Fighting Against Adani International Seaport at Vizhinjam, Kerala, India
The coastal fishing community is on a struggle path against the disastrous International seaport which is being built at Vizhinjam by Adani ports. The port has resulted in coastal erosion…
Undemocratic inquiry of social-political activist Comrade Baban Thoke
Baban Thoke is an activist of Revolutionary Workers' Party of India (RWPI), who has been active in the Mankhurd-Govandi region of Mumbai for last many years. He was the candidate…
The ban on the Sedition Act will remain in place for the time being
The ban on the Sedition Act will remain in place for the time being. The Supreme Court has accepted the central government's request to postpone the hearing in this case.…
The Pakistani Left’s Bizarre Obsession with the Western Left
by Azhar Imran and Zerrish Khan During the days after former Prime Minister Imran Khan was ousted from office, there was jubilation by the Pakistani liberal-left. But they figured out…
Attempt to assassinate Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan
The enemies of the most honest and most popular political leader in Pakistan's history tried to assassinate him. Since they suffered major defeats in election after election, could not…
The ‘Great Stink’ : Waste disposal and sanitary behaviour of people in Kerala
It is generally believed that the sanitary behaviour of Keralites when compared to other states in India is better. This may be partly true. The better sanitary behaviour is a…
Pakistan’s Political Turmoil Can Hinder Recovery from Serious Disasters
Pakistan has suffered its worst ever floods this year, resulting in over 1700 deaths, nearly 13,000 seriously injured persons and damage estimated at around $40 billon. UNICEF stated in a…
Shyam Benegal: The Master
Shyam Benegal ranks amongst the most defining architects of the art movement in Hindi cinema. Few directors transcended such layers in manifesting feudal or social oppression or displayed mastery at…
Gods in Shackles: What Elephants Can Teach Us About Empathy, Resilience and Freedom
Gods in Shackles: What Elephants Can Teach Us About Empathy, Resilience and Freedom, Sangita Iyer, Hay House, New Delhi, 2022. ISBN: 978-1-4019-6884-7. 304 pages This book talks about the ill-treatment…
Doubts about the independence of RBI as a regulator for banks and NBFCs
To Shri Shaktikanta Das Governor RBI Dear Shri Das, As a statutory regulator for both banking and non-banking financial companies, the RBI is required to remain independent and maintain an…
COP27 Egypt- Oh, Well!
Dateline: November 7-18, 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. Dignitaries from every country will be meeting to discuss climate change at COP27. Based upon early confirmations, 90 heads of state will attend,…
Significance of Lula’s victory for the world
by Pritam Singh and Niemeyer Almeida Filho In contrast to the isolationist foreign policy of the Bolsonaro regime, Lula stands out as one of the few global politicians to command…
Dali Land, another movie with Kingsley’s travelling talent
Be it the protagonist in 'Gandhi' or Darwan Singh, the instructor in 'Learning to Drive' or Itzhak Stern, the Polish-Jewish Holocaust survivor in 'Schindler's List', Ben Kingsley is a different…
What Morbi tragedy got to do with the timing of the announcement of Gujarat elections
CEC's reported statement that Morbi bridge collapse was a factor for delaying announcement of the dates of Gujarat elections To Smt Droupadi Murmu President of India Rashtrapati Bhawan Respected Rashtrapati…
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