Ukraine’s Tank Problem
It seems to be a case of little provision for so much supposed effect. The debates, the squabbles, the to-and-fro about supplying Ukraine with tanks from Western arsenals has served…
January 2023
US And NATO Battle Tanks Enter Ukraine War Zone
U.S. & NATO Battle Tanks sent to Escalate War Against Russia in Ukraine This article was inspired by Michael Brenner, a wise man beyond his years, who is a Professor…
NATO Seeks Closer Connection With Japan And South Korea
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, in Japan as part of his East Asia tour, said “our security is closely interconnected” and called for stronger ties with Japan as Russia’s war on…
How correct are the claims of Modi government’s achievements of Amrit Kaal?
Today, through the speech of the President in the parliament on the budget, the Modi government has declared its achievements, whose autopsy is necessary. A review of the enumerated achievements…
PM’s Economic Advisory Council should not tinker with AMASR Act of 1958, endangering archaeological evidence
To Shri Govind Mohan Secretary Union Ministry of Culture Dear Shri Govind Mohan, I have come across a disturbing news report today (https://swarajyamag.com/news-brief/rationalise-the-number-of-monuments-of-national-importance-says-economic-advisory-council-led-by-sanjeev-sanyal) that the PM's Economic Advisory Council…
Palestinians Are Not Liars: Confronting the Violence of Media Delegitimization
by Ramzy Baroud and Romana Rubeo On January 19, during one of its raids in the Occupied West Bank, the Israeli military arrested a Palestinian journalist, Abdul Muhsen Shalaldeh, near…
War and Peace: Animosity and Insanity Destroying the Earth and Humanity
The hell of human suffering, evil and oppression is paved with good intentions. The men who have most injured and oppressed humanity, who have most deeply sinned against it, were…
Promise and Pitfalls of Budget Analysis
As India gets ready for the much debated annual budget of the union government (which will be presented on February 1), this may be a good time to consider some…
Why, the Fascists Fear a Documentary?
The political campuses of India are in turmoil.Since the past week, we are witnessing all over India, a widespread political unrest in universities like JNU, Jamia, HCU, DU etc. where…
Documentary questioning Modi shown in Canada on Gauri Lankesh’s birthday
Radical Desi organized the free screening of a BBC film which has created a sensation in India on Sunday, January 29 in Surrey, BC. The two episodes of India: The…
Ongoing criminalization against the villagers opposing POSCO & Jindal in Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha
The social movement, called POSCO Pratirodh Sangram Samiti (or ‘anti-POSCO people’s movement - PPSS) is based in Odisha, India. The PPSS came together in 2005 to resist the development of…
Israeli drones, warplanes strike Iran and Syria
Israeli military and intelligence units carried out multiple acts of aggression over the weekend against Iran and Iranian forces in Syria. The attacks were the first offensive military operations under…
People Can Be Killed, But Not Their Voices…!
This holds true for millions who have fallen victim in their quest for their rights and for peace. And also for thousands targeted – killed and raped- during Gujarat-carnage in…
Gallows Humor in Washington and Brazil
Americans tuning into the television news on January 8th eyed a disturbingly recognizable scene. In an “eerily familiar” moment of “déjà vu,” just two years and two days after the…
Why the Doomsday Clock Statement This Year Should be Questioned Widely
The single most issue of our deeply troubled world today is that it is already in the middle of a very serious survival crisis. The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists has…
Moment of Reckoning
It may or may not be a coincidence,but it is surely striking that from two countries regarded as close allies of Prime Minister Modi two quite alarming missiles have exploded…
Mega Infrastructure project in Great Nicobar Island would be violative of the Constitutional mandate and adversely impact the lives of the local tribals
To Smt Droupadi Murmu President of India Rashtrapati Bhawan Respected Rashtrapati Ji, Subject:- A mega Infrastructure project being undertaken by the government in Great Nicobar Island, without prior consultation with the NCST,…
Greta Thunberg’s arrest shows why we must abolish the Energy Charter Treaty
Greta Thunberg made international headlines recently when she and other climate activists were briefly detained by police at a protest against the expansion of a coal mine in Germany. Thunberg was…
Support Iran Women struggle, but Avoid US Trap
The ongoing struggle of the women of Iran for equality and gender justice is a very justified struggle which deserves full support as the right to dress in accordance with…
Lives In Acting
A new, freely downloadable, book I would like to announce the publication of a new book, entitled “Lives in Acting”. The pdf file of the book may be downloaded and…
A Feminist Defense of Urfi Javed
Indian actress and social media influencer Urfi Javed has said that she is facing difficulties in finding a home on rent in Mumbai for being “single,” “Muslim” and an “actress”.…
India China Border Conflict-7: Arunachal : Demographic mess and ethnic strife
Opening Pandora's Box of CAA in northeast : Chakmas and Hajongs Protest in Jantar Mantar, Delhi, on January 8, 2023, against cancellation of Residential Proof Certificate (RPC) by the…
Multi-nation Holocaust Mourning Best be Followed by Remembering Why and How it was Allowed to Happen
Six million European Jews and the seventy million other men, women and children didn't die only because of Adolph Hitler, they perished because the wealthy in the US and Western Europe…
Why success of the movie ‘Pathan’ matters?
Recently the movie 'Pathan' was in the news primarily for two reasons. One was around being its supposed anti-Hindu content for usage of saffron colour in a song scene and…
Why Australia Should Quit Military Links With Serial War Criminal America
Australia became a fervent ally of the US after the fall of Singapore to the Japanese in 1942. Australia was thence involved in all post-1950 US Asian wars, atrocities associated…
Bursting of Adani Bubble Due to Hindenburg Impact; Can Modi Govt Absolve of Its Responsibility?
While these lines are being written, Adani group had already lost around more than $50 billion (more than Rs. 4 lakh crore), equaling almost 20 percent of its market value…
Violence begets violence!
After the raid in Jenin, there was a reaction from Gaza. Immediately, Israel sent in the airforce with its normal venom and brute force. More Palestinians were killed, more destruction…
Activists Take Over a Street to Protest Tyre Nichols Killing
Prior to the Memphis police release of the horrific video this evening showing the beating of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols, activists took over and shut down a block along the busy…
Doomsday Clock Jitters and “How to Fix a Broken Planet”
In January of every year for the past 75 years the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists publishes an updated setting of the Doomsday Clock. The clock is a metaphor for…
I Wrote this Myself and Enjoyed it
The excitement about ChatGPT has provoked the usual slew of profound rhetorical questions in technocratic circles. “Can Education stay the same?” “Will X job or Y profession survive the tide?” …
Why are whole grains important?
The Green Revolution greatly increased the country's food production; But due to this, the farmers started to turn more towards cash crops than conventional crops. For the last few years,…
Condemn the Indian Government’s attempt to stop screening of the BBC documentary
Condemn the Indian Government’s attempt to stop screening of the documentary movie by the BBC on the role of Narendra Modi in the Gujarat Riot of 2002. Condemn the JNU…
Must the motor car industry be so selfish, must the government neglect public transport ?
Mr R.C. Bhargava, the high profile chairman of Maruti Suzuki, and the likes of him owe an explanation to the public for the situation so visible in many places in…
Tempting the Banksters: Zelensky Courts US Companies
The transformation of Ukraine into untarnished, saintly victim, symbol of democracy and civil society savaged by brutish Russia, has been nothing less than remarkable. The endemic corruption of a state…
War And No War Against Russia: Contradictory Statements By European Leaders
Contradictory statements on war with Russia are coming. U.S. and EU officials have previously gone out of their way to claim they were not a party to the conflict in…
Considering the Invasions of Panama and Ukraine
The 26 January JTA Daily Briefing arrived in my mailbox with the subject: “Major Israeli Raid in Jenin Kills 9 Palestinians.” I was sadly dumbfounded by the imparted insensitivity and…
Why Checking Climate Change Needs an Entirely New Framework
Two most prominently stated facts about climate change are—firstly, it is extremely important to check climate change and secondly, that greenhouse gas emissions must be reduced very significantly at a…
Nuclear Fusion Won’t Save the Climate, But It Might Blow Up the World
I awoke on December 13th to news about what could be the most significant scientific breakthrough since the Food and Drug Administration authorized the first Covid vaccine for emergency use…
The U.S. Foreign Policy Establishment Proves in Ukraine That It Forgot the Lessons of Vietnam
Friday, January 27th, marks 50 years since the signing of the Paris Peace Accords by representatives from the United States, North and South Vietnam effectively ending American participation in the…
Why a Small City in Ukraine Is a Focal Point in the War
The small Ukrainian city of Bakhmut has seemingly limited strategic significance. But coupled with its growing psychological value, Russia will continue attempting to take the city, despite high casualties, by…
A State for Some of Its Citizens: Captured Black Soldier’s Saga Highlights Racism in Israel
“For how long will I be in captivity? After so many years, where are the state and the people of Israel?” These were the words, uttered in Hebrew, of a…
Legislators Called Upon to Pass the No Ban Act Now!
WASHINGTON (01-26) – A group of legislators in concert with a broad coalition of civil rights groups and immigrant justice organizations held a news conference at the U.S. Capitol House…
Is India still a Republic or a Monarchy?
On the 74th anniversary of its formation a specter haunts the Indian Republic – the specter of Monarchy. For those who want to see or hear or feel it, the…
Game of Chess, India Bangladesh Enclaves, Constitution Amendment and Godda Power Plant
I must confess that I am a great fan of the present BJP-RSS government, its intelligence and the manner it executes various projects for the so-called “national interest”. From demonetization…
What Can the United States Bring to the Peace Table for Ukraine?
by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies The 2023 Doomsday Clock statement - Image credit: the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has just…
Ukraine War To Cost Germany 4.5% of GDP In 2024, Finds Study
The war in Ukraine will cost Germany, Europe’s largest economy, €175 billion ($190 billion) this year, which equates to €2,000 per inhabitant, German media outlet Deutsche Welle reported on Monday,…
Burkina Faso Ejects French Troops
On January 18, 2023, the government of Burkina Faso made a decision to ask the French military forces to depart from the country within a month. This decision was made…
Positive Tipping Point Disinformation
Dr. Tim Lenton is one of my fav climate scientists. His work on the physics and maths of tipping points and the implications of tipping points within the earth systems…
McKinsey goes Global
The world’s most influential management consultancy firm – McKinsey – not only prides itself as a truly global company – even though it remains distinctively American – but it even…
Vaddakandal Massacre
The history of massacres against Tamils had started long before the Tamil youth took to the weapons. All the successive regimes in Colombo were backing the genocidal massacres against Tamils.…
CPI (ML)Leader Ranajit Singh passes Away
Ranajit Singh expired on 24-1-2023 at the age of 82 in Jaipur. His body is going to be handed over to SMS hospital in Jaipur.For 4 decades he selflessly served…
Why and How the Homes of Tughlaqabad’s Workers Should be Protected from Demolition
Thousands of people in Tughlaqabad, Delhi, will become homeless if the demolition notices served by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) are carried out within the next few days. These…
We are letting down the legacy of architect B.V.Doshi
Mr B.V. Doshi, renowned architect who passed away in Ahmedabad on January 24 at the age of 96, was a big institution builder but towards the end of his life…
A time of unprecedented danger: It is 90 seconds to midnight
This year, the Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moves the hands of the Doomsday Clock forward, largely (though not exclusively) because of the mounting…
China Rebukes U.S. For Brinkmanship Over U.S.’s Catastrophic Debt Problem
China has rebuked the U.S. for its brinkmanship over the nation's “catastrophic debt problem as Washington approaches a statutory debt ceiling this week that could see the country defaulting on its…
Dharavi, Asia’s Biggest Slum to become the El Dorado of Adani, India’s Biggest Crony Capitalist?
Dharavi is Asia’s biggest slum that became world famous through the Oscar-winning movie Slumdog Millionaire (2008). Located in Mumbai, the financial capital of India, it symbolises India’s stature as the…
Air India Employees protest Tata collection of rent
After the capture of Air India by Tata group, which was a government airline, now the difficulties of the employees have deteriorated further. Tata Group has started reducing the salary…
Sahir Ludhianvi – Making of Dreamer – Freudian Poet of the Indian Cinema
‘Phir Subah Hogi’ (New Morning will be born” is dream which anticipates Birth of New Future from the womb of the darkest Night which has overshadowed the Struggles of the…
Republic Day is the Right Time to Re-Confirm Commitment to a Path Based on Justice, Equality, Peace, Harmony, Genuine Democracy and Environment Protection
Republic Day is the right time to re-confirm commitment to a path based on justice, equality, peace, harmony, genuine democracy and protection of environment, in keeping with the spirit of…
Marx, Christ and Other Passions
Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-1975) would have been a centenarian this year had he not fell foul of an extreme-Right conspiracy at the age of 53. Murdered on the beaches of…
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