Manipur needs healing touch and Trust building – Not AFSPA
That the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) has been extended to the hill areas for more time, while the valley and a part of the state which has border…
September 2023
Mass migration from Nagorno-Karabakh continues as breakaway republic dissolves
Following the one-day offensive launched by Azeri forces against Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh on September 19, it was announced that the number of Armenian civilians who had fled the region…
Commemoration of Swaminathan Calls for a Revisit of Green Revolution
In commemoration of Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, who is acclaimed as the “Father of Indian Green Revolution”, the standard mainstream explanation is that at a time when India had been passing…
Antarctica Hits Records as Global Heat Looms Large for 2024
“Climate breakdown has begun. Our climate is imploding faster than we can cope,” UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. (Source: 2024 Likely to be Hottest Year on Record, Phys.org, September 6,…
Book Review: Building A Just World Order
Alfred De Zayas, Building A Just World Order, Atlanta, GA, USA, Clarity Press, Inc., 2021, pp. ix + 466. ISBN: 978-1-949762-42-6, EBook IBSN: 978-1-949762-43-3. Happiness depends on being free, and…
Canada Needs Urgent Reforms to Bring Long-Delayed Justice to its Indigenous People
Canada is in an exceptionally good position to adopt a justice-based policy towards its indigenous people. It has plentiful land and it is a sparsely populated country. Canada’s area is…
Ukraine: Peace Comes through Mutual Respect
While Europe and the world face one of the most serious threats of largescale war since World War II due to the armed conflict in Ukraine, our leaders in NATO…
Canada’s Proclivity To White Wash Its Nazi Citizenry & Nazi Affiliation Past
This writer has spent the past year and a half, mostly on his own dime, ignored, ridiculed or dismissed by friends and colleagues alike, while nevertheless persisting to exhaustively-research any…
Clamour for Teachers Grows in Jharkhand – Parents Write to CM
Hundreds of agitated parents, children and concerned citizens took out a rally and staged a dharna outside the Block office in Manika (Latehar district) today to protest against the rampant…
Rifts in INDIA Alliance
Rahul Gandhi's campaign to sew back the torn fabric of the country is in danger of coming unstuck with two senior leaders of the alliance suddenly breaking ranks and turning…
At the Brink? Contemplating the Unimaginable Costs of a Nuclear War
Despite Russian hints about the use of nuclear weapons in the war in Ukraine, consider it strange — amid other world-endangering possibilities — how little attention nuclear destruction gets anymore.…
Cruel Prerogatives: Braverman on Refugees at the AEI
Suella Braverman has made beastliness a trait in British politics. The UK Home Secretary, fed on the mush and mash of anti-refugee sentiment, has been frantically trying to find her…
The Perilous Path From Western Domination to De-Dollarization
Two interesting things happened at the BRICS summit in South Africa in August. Several new members were invited to join BRICS in 2024: Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and…
From the Contemporary History of the Balkans: Greece and Slavo-Macedonians (1913-1993)
After the division of Macedonia in 1913 (according to the Bucharest Peace Treaty) neither Serbia, Bulgaria nor Greece recognized the existence of a Macedonian ethnolinguistic nation and, therefore, an assimilation…
The Ethnic Violence in Manipur, India, Explained
The ethnoreligious violence in the Indian state of Manipur between Meiteis and Kukis has been ongoing since May, but it was only in July 2023 when a video went viral…
New Report Exposes Grave Injustice to Villagers in the Name of Expanding Tourism and Parks in Tanzania
Despite the fact that several highly respected conservationists have been repeatedly advising that the best way of achieving success and sustainability in conservation efforts is by involving local communities in…
Ending Opioid Addiction and Deaths through Creative Strategies
Citing horrific statistics that “An estimated 221 Americans die every day (80,564 in the past 12 months) from an opioid overdose, and an estimated 5.6 million experience an opioid use…
Solitude: A Source of Empowerment
Today was a quiet Sunday morning, I sat by the window sipping masala chai looking at the dew on the jasmine leaves spread across the backyard window, I noticed an…
Dr.K.S.Sharma Turns 90
Dr.K.S. Sharma’s 90th Birthday is being organized jointly by Dr.K.S. Sharma 90th Birthday Committee, Sanjeevini Ayurvedic Medical College and Sharma Educational Institutions on 30th September 2023 at 11-30 a.m.…
The Unholy Origins of Castes in India
Adi Shankaracharya, reflecting on the sublime mysteries of non-dualism, the undifferentiated reality and the irrevocable principle of oneness governing all existence, emerged from the waters after performing his daily ablutions…
Union Health Ministry placing a cap on new medical colleges in States on the basis of the population criterion violates federalism
To Respected Chief Ministers Dear Respected Chief Minister, Kindly refer to my earlier letter of August 24-8-2021 on how some States lose out on delimitation for Parliamentary constituencies as a…
Reflections on the Revolutionary Legacy of Makhan Singh in Kenya
Photo Credit: Amarjit Chandan and Manmit S. Jabbal This is an extract from a revised version of earlier articles on Makhan Singh. It will be published in Reflections on…
Armenian civilians flee Nagorno-Karabakh after new offensive by Azerbaijan
At least 28,000 Armenians have fled the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region since September 20, when Azeri forces attacked Armenian forces and Russian peacekeepers in the enclave and forced Armenian troops to…
Manipur: a statement of concern and suggestions for peaceful resolution
Vikalp Sangam Core Group's response to the Manipur crisis is based on the fundamental principles of peace and of the wellbeing of all people and of the earth and all its…
Global Leaders Plead for Peace in Ukraine at UN
by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies President Gustavo Petro Urrego of Colombia addresses the UN General Assembly/Photo credit: UN As it did last year, the 2023 United Nations…
Ghosts of the Past: For Israel, War on UNESCO is an Existential Battle
Jericho does not belong to the Palestinians alone. It belongs to the whole of humanity. For Israel, however, the recognition by UNESCO of Jericho as a “World Heritage Site in…
Keeping Cattle on Public Land Is Bad for People, Cows, Wildlife, and the Planet
The U.S. beef industry is destroying the American Wild West and worsening the climate crisis. When conservationist Aldo Leopold persuaded the U.S. Forest Service in 1924 to establish the nation’s first federally…
The United States in the World: Making Sense of the Past Forty Years (1981-2023)
The United States of America has been the pre-eminent country on Earth for over 40 years.[1] There are many competing analyses of these developments, different understandings, etc., and with all…
Canadian Youth At Risk and the Discrimination of Marginalized Demographics
Youth crime stories across Canada are depictions of youth who are unusual and are designed to sensationalize crime and dysfunction. These depictions appeal to people’s sense of despair by focusing…
While Searching Worldwide for Terrorists, Uncle Sam Should Also Look in a Mirror
In the 1980s the Sandinista government in Nicaragua was attracting wide attention with achieving very significant improvements in health, education and small peasant based farming cooperatives. Some of the development…
American Abrams tanks roll into Ukraine
M1 Abrams tanks from the United States have arrived in Ukraine, the Pentagon confirmed Monday, in the latest escalation of US involvement in the war against Russia. The United States…
An open letter to JNU VC – Your association with RSS defies humanism, anti-colonial struggle Indian democracy!
Respected VC of JNU, Santishree Pandit Madam, Namaskaar! I hope the following report in one of the leading English dailies of India did not misreport you when it stated that…
From Education to Incarceration
Not long after moving to Topeka, Kansas, in the early 1980s, community organizer Curtis Pitts learned about a hidden slice of that city’s history that would come to shape his…
Tunakataa! Saying ‘No’ to Capitalism and Imperialism in Kenya
Preface to the book by Durrani, Nazmi: Tunakataa! We Say No! Resistance Poems in Kiswahili and English Reflecting Life in Kenya in the 1980s. Forthcoming: Nairobi: Vita Books. [Tunakataa: Kiswahili…
Rising Islamophobia and Communal Discord: An Alarming Trend in BJP-Ruled States
In recent years, India has witnessed a concerning surge in hate speech and Islamophobia, particularly within states governed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). This unsettling trend, highlighted In a…
Speak Truth to Power and Pay the Price!
These are critical times in India’s history: in fact, whether we would like to accept it or not, it is a break or make moment! At stake is the future…
USA’s Wars Took 12 Million Lives in The Last 25 Years
One of the most important characteristics of a democracy, one of its defining features, is that it reflects the views and understanding, aspirations and expectations, of its people on the…
US to send long-range ATACMS missile to Ukraine
Over the weekend, multiple media outlets reported that President Joe Biden told Ukrainian officials that the United States would send long-range missiles capable of striking nearly 200 miles inside Russian…
In Jawan, Shah Rukh Khan makes us an offer we can refuse
Cast of Jawan Shah Rukh Khan: Hindi-speaking North Indian Rajput army-man Vikram Rathore and his son, the ‘casteless’ policeman Azad Nayanthara: Hindi-speaking upper caste (Bhumihar, Brahmin or probably Rajput given…
Nijjar affair poses an existential dilemma
The raging controversy over alleged involvement of the Indian government in the killing of Sikh plumber-cum-religious activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in faraway Canada is snowballing. Sensing that our elites are…
On the Brink of Famine
In a recent report ( March 2023) the World Food Program (WFP) stated that hunger in the world is at higher levels compared to any other time since the creation…
Appeal to withdraw the notification for the public hearing for the proposed Sijimali Bauxite Mining Project
To Shri Ganeshi Lal The Hon'ble Governor Raj Bhavan, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha Email: [email protected] Sub: Appeal to immediately withdraw the notification for the public hearing on 16.10.2023 for the proposed Sijimali…
“Making a thriller from grain”
Grain is an old tool, weapon is the appropriate term, of imperialism. Once, the weapon was widely used by imperialism; and the weapon was used against countries in the Southern…
Key Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) Likely To Collapse In 2025-2095
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) moves warm water from the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean and the South Atlantic into the North Atlantic where it cools, sinks and flows…
Global Biofuel Alliance at G20: Land vs Water vs Food Security- Has the government addressed the trade-offs?
Global Biofuel Alliance (GBA): India has launched a Global Biofuel Alliance (GBA) at the recent G20 meeting in Delhi. The official declaration of it, as reported, reads as follows: "The…
The Nijjar Murder and Indian Government’s alleged “involvement”: Reactions and Reflections
The murdered Hardeep Singh Nijjar was an Indian-born Canadian Sikh leader who was actively involved in the Khalistan movement, a separatist Sikh movement that views India as a tormentor and…
France Will Pull Out Its Diplomats And Military From Niger, Says Macron
France will pull its military and diplomats from Niger after a successful coup by anti-French forces, President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday. The move will see around 1,500 soldiers leave…
Imperial Footprints in Africa: The Dismal Role of AFRICOM
No power in history has exercised such global reach. With brutal immediacy, forces from the United States may be dispatched and deployed within hours to combat any designated adversary. From…
Hunger in Africa has its roots in a History of Colonialism and Neo-colonialism
Soon after many countries of Africa became free from direct colonial rule, it was noticed that distorted patterns of trade allied to big business growth were resulting in perpetuation of…
The Climate March: Magnificent and Misdirected
At least 75,000 marched in New York City on September 17, quite impressive, inspiring to be a part of. As compared to previous marches, last seen pre-Covid, there were more…
Imagining a Progressive Pentagon
A progressive Pentagon? Talk about an oxymoron! The Pentagon continues to grow and surge with ever larger budgets, ever more expansive missions (for example, a Space Force to dominate the heavens and yet more bases in…
“Lost Voices of Fentanyl” Rally at the White House
An all-day “Lost Voices of Fentanyl” rally was held here September 23 to bring attention to the ongoing and escalating Fentanyl crisis that according to government statistics is the leading…
Indian Government Must First Evict Dalai Lama & his Followers before Admonishing Canada for Separatist Activities
PIL Watch Group is watching with concern serious developments in Canada in recent months and the statements of Union Ministers and even opposition MPs; also the corporate press which is…
Peasant-rebels: lineages of insurgency
Hidden behind the dark, despotic aura oozing over India is a racial minority that holds power who defines the norm by imposing the social slavish mentality over the nation’s religious…
Mission to Free Assange: Australian Parliamentarians in Washington
It was a short stint, involving a six-member delegation of Australian parliamentarians lobbying members of the US Congress and various relevant officials on one issue: the release of Julian Assange. …
Bayer-ICAR Collaboration Raises Serious Concerns Regarding Indian Farm Policy
It is not too long ago that a prolonged farmers’ movement in India to resist three new laws aimed at increasing corporate control over Indian farming had captured the imagination…
Place of Minorities as Allotted by Savarkar, Golwalkar and Upadhyaya
Hindutva ideologue Golwalker had outlined the place of the minorities in the country in his much talked about book, We, or Our Nationhood Defined (1939), There are only two…
What is in the name? Attempt to stop the usage of ‘India’ by the Government
Coincidentally after the opposition parties came together to form INDIA (Indian National Democratic Inclusive Alliance), the ruling BJP is desisting from the use of word India in official communiqués and…
Poona Pact: A Reappraisal
Special on Poona Pact Day on 24th September Caste is considered the cornerstone of Indian Hindu society. In this structure of hierarchical inequality, the untouchables were at the bottom and…
Hate Speech Inside Parliament: Reaching a New Low
Recently the BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri made a hate speech against Danish Ali MP from BSP in parliament. The words used against Danish Ali being a Muslim were urgrawaadi (militant),…
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