India Watch Out!
Are we facing an open CIA Provocation via Pakistan in India, Why? Apparently, the U.S Intel saw that distracting Pak Nukes to concentrate on India will give Israel to nuke…
April 2025
Between Grief and Hope: A Peacebuilder’s reflection on the Pahalgam Terrorist Attack
The Pahalgam terror attack came as a big shock. The circulating images and videos of women staring at the lifeless bodies of their husbands, crying for help was heart wrenching.…
Seven-and-a-Half Propositions for Journalism in the Age of Trump-The Good and the Bad in Media Coverage Now
It’s not a good time to be an American journalist. Or a consumer of American journalism. Or, for that matter, even a skimmer of the headlines crawling across American phones.…
Strategic Crossroads: Beijing’s Calculated Moves and New Delhi’s Strategic Rebalancing
Introduction: China’s Strategic Pivot in South Asia The evolution of China’s role in South Asia, particularly within the context of the India-Pakistan rivalry, reflects a deliberate and sustained effort to…
Whither India’s Global Peace Making? A New Cold War Weaponizes Religious Diasporas in South Asia and the Indian Ocean Region
There have been several geopolitical developments in South Asia and the Indian Ocean region. These include United States Vice President J.D Vance’s visit with his Indian origin wife, Usha and…
Karl Marx’s life brought alive in sparking drama
Karl Marx is presented with a correct perspective in this sparkling , moving Marathi theatre production Marx in Soho. Staged last evening, it ended in a gentle dance in which…
Language is for Unity, Not Division
This is an excerpt from a talk given by Prof. G.N. Devy in a webinar organised by Countercurrents.org in memory of KP Sasi on the topic “Politics of Language &…
Pahalgam: The Story of Survival of Kashmiris
22 April 2025 adds another tragedy to Kashmir. The tragedy has shaken the whole of the world but has hurt Kashmir in particular . Nobody knew that the place where…
US airstrike massacres 68 people in migrant detention camp in Yemen
A US airstrike killed 68 people at a migrant detention facility Monday in Yemen’s Sa’ada province, in one of the greatest massacres of civilians to date in the Trump administration’s…
Kashmir’s Transformation: Centre’s Role in Fostering Peace and Protecting Fundamental Rights
We, the members of GASS, strongly condemn the terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22nd and extend our deepest condolences to the families of the deceased. Based on the information…
Who dies and wins in wars?
In an age marked by hyper-imperialism, jingoistic capitalism, and digital feudalism, the death toll from territorial wars, political, religious, and resource-based conflicts, as well as terrorism, continues to rise across…
Israel wipes out entire families in Gaza; over 94 percent of last week’s victims were civilians
Palestinian Territory – The sharp escalation in Israel’s targeting of civilians in the Gaza Strip is deeply alarming. Entire families, including women and children, are being killed at horrific rates, as the international community fails to stop the nearly…
US Led ‘Unprecedented’ Surge in Global Military Spending in 2024
Military spending worldwide soared to $2.718 trillion last year, meaning it "has increased every year for a full decade, going up by 37% between 2015 and 2024," according to an…
International Court of Justice Opens Hearings on Israel’s Responsibility for Starvation in Gaza
The Hague (Quds News Network)- The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has opened hearings to examine Israel’s responsibility for the humanitarian disaster in Gaza caused by its siege and starvation…
Many Sided Peace Efforts Needed to Heal A Violent World
The killing of 26 tourists in Pahalgam has caused great distress to people all over India extending for a long time. Now imagine the distress being caused every day at…
India-Pakistan Conflict: Proxy Wars and the Crisis of Global Stability in a Nuclear Age
In South Asia, the unresolved India–Pakistan conflict has long stood as a defining feature of regional geopolitics, with the world watching anxiously as two nuclear-armed nations teeter on the brink…
The Devastating Face of Rising Temperatures: Threats to Health, Food Security, and Life
Global temperature rise is not just an environmental issue—it is a complex and terrifying crisis that challenges the very existence of humanity. Over the past few decades, industrialization, deforestation, excessive…
Why I Am a Sufi Muslim-Because freedom was too precious to surrender at the altar of dogma
I was not born a Sufi Muslim. I was born, like most others, into a ready-made religion, handed down like an heirloom from generations before me. It came wrapped in…
Accelerating Our Ocean’s Protection
WASHINGTON, DC – Since 1971, the ocean has absorbed more than 90% of the excess heat caused by human-generated climate change, pushing it to the brink of collapse. The fact…
There Is No Right Way to Grieve: A Daughter’s Courage and a Society’s Misogyny
This is a personal reflective commentary inspired by the story of Arathy, a survivor of the Pahalgam attack from Kerala, intertwined with my own experiences of grief and loss. N.…
Guardians and Ghosts: Pakistan’s Unfinished Battle for Civilian Rule
Since its turbulent birth in 1947, Pakistan’s journey has been defined by a deep and persistent struggle between the promise of civilian governance and the realities of military dominance. Time…
How to Avoid Trade Wars – and World War Three
Not a day goes by without a new shock to Americans and our neighbors around the world from the Trump administration. On April 22nd, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) downgraded its forecasts…
Pahalgam: Modi-Shah should resign for failure to contain terrorism, Dialogue with Pakistan, not war is the only option
We hope the hubris of Bhartiya Janata Party leadership related to Pakistan on Kashmir would be finally broken with the terrorist attack in Pahalgam. Starting from Narendra Modi’s 56 inch…
To what extent is Pakistan involved in the Pahalgam terror attack, and how can India respond against terrorism without starting a war
The April 22 attack in the famous tourism resort of Pahalgam in Kashmir (India), which resulted in the killing of 26 tourists and a local person who had come to…
Pahalgam’s Stolen Season
When seismic events rupture the fabric of politics, culture, or collective memory, they do not merely alter circumstances—they fracture language itself. Words, apparently stable vessels of meaning, are wrenched from…
Israel Has Killed 18,000 Palestinian Children in Gaza Since October 2023
Gaza (Quds News Network)- Israeli forces have killed about 18,000 children, 12,400 women, 1,400 medics, and 212 journalists in Gaza since the start of the genocide in October 2023. As…
Interfaith Solidarity Against Oppression: An Abrahamic Perspective
Abstract This essay explores the theological and ethical foundations for interfaith solidarity against oppression from the shared perspective of the Abrahamic traditions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Building upon insights from…
Puncturing The Hyper-Real
One of the most pernicious legacies of postmodernism has been the idea of the 'hyper-real.' Its import,to put it bluntly,is modern man's immersion in the world of the images constantly…
Mass starvation looms in Gaza as World Food Program says stocks have run out
After seven weeks of a full blockade of food, water, medical supplies and electricity, the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) warned that it had delivered its last remaining food…
Disengage With Dignity
I saw this picture on the WhatsApp profile of a good friend of mine and was immediately struck by its acute relevance. I found this image to be extremely meaningful…
Fazlul Haq: An Appraisal of The Man
Introduction “I am the living history of Bengal and East Pakistan of the last sixty years. I am the last survivor of that band of unselfish and courageous muslims who…
If I were an Indian, a non-Indian’s thoughts on the Pahalgam terrorism
The Pahalgam protesters On Tuesday, April 22, terrorists opened fire on the tourists in the Indian Kashmir’s popular tourist destination, Pahalgam. Terrorists killed twenty-six, all men and all Indians except…
Book Review: Thoughts Of Gaza Far From Gaza by Soumyabrata Choudhury
Soumyabrata Choudhury’s “Thoughts Of Gaza Far From Gaza”published by Navayana in 2024 is a valuable intellectual inquiry into the discordances of seeing a genocide unfolding in Gaza in real time…
A Sit-In to Head off More Drastic Cuts
Early this morning on April 27, Senator Corey Booker (D-NJ) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) began a sit-in on the Capitol steps to call attention to tomorrow morning’s…
The Dark Side of Smartphones: A Deep Dive into Adolescents’ Mental Health Crisis
We still hear the echoes of the Netflix series Adolescence in the media. It has indeed sparked widespread discussions and debates about the dangers of smartphones and social media for…
Why Europe Must Reconsider its Policy Choices
It was widely understood till recently that many countries of Europe (in short Europe) basically are in favor of pursuing easier and faster economic and industrial growth on the basis…
The Scorpion in Its Own Backyard: How Pakistan Engineered Terror and Paid the Price
From Proxy Wars Against India to Internal Collapse — The Grim Legacy of Pakistan’s Strategic Miscalculations In the complex tapestry of modern terrorism, few states have played as pivotal —…
What’s Preventing a United Front Against the Trump Regime? Trump Won’t Change, But His Foes Must
America desperately needs a united front to restrain the wrecking ball of the Trump regime. While outraged opposition has been visible and vocal, it remains a far cry from developing a capacity to…
SFI AMU Statement: Nightfall and Rebellion – AMU’s Women Students Rise Against Patriarchal Neglect
The electricity failed at 1 in the night—not an anomaly, but part of a pattern. In Abdullah Hall, where 1,500 women students live, the power cuts are frequent and prolonged,…
Tagore Song: “Anek Kotha Jao’je Boley/ Kono Kotha Na Boli”
You say endless things / Without saying anything at all Translation by Zeenat Khan Singer: Chinmoy Chatterjee Parjaay: Prem (147) Upa-parjaay: Prem-Boichitra Taal: Dadra Raag: Bhairavi Written on: 1926 (4/4/1926)…
The Bloodshed in Pahalgam and the Revenge-Hungry Indian Media
Twenty-six precious lives were lost when a group of terrorists opened fire in the beautiful Baisaran Valley of Pahalgam on April 22. What remains are the anguish and nightmares of…
When Jailor Becomes the Judge : Muslim Women Getting Empowered
That tiny decorated hall at the far end of the city, was overflowing with people; women in particular. I got a chair due to the kindness of a woman. It…
School children, senior citizens speak out against Maharashtra government’s neglect of BEST bus network
It was an inspiring, learning, encouraging experience last evening. People from different communities, languages, income groups, different corners of Mumbai spoke the truth to authorities. About the harrowing experience they…
House Demolitions in Kashmir will be counterproductive
A spate of wanton house demolitions of alleged militants is extremely illogical, illegal, unfair, and could even be counter productive. The youth that join the militancy never do it under…
Top UN Official Warns Gaza on Brink of “Full-Scale Famine” Amid Ongoing Israeli Blockade
Gaza (Quds News Network)- Jonathan Whittall, head of the UN’s humanitarian agency (OCHA) in Gaza, has warned that the Palestinian enclave is on the brink of “full-scale famine conditions” as…
The Other Catastrophe: Genocide and Famine in Sudan
Two years have passed since the war broke out in Sudan between the two sides of the military regime that the country inherited from the infamous Omar al-Bashir. While the…
Yale, Ben-Gvir and Banning Palestinian Groups
Universities are in a bind. As institutions of learning and teaching, knowledge learnt and taught should, or at the very least could, be put into practice. How unfortunate for rich…
World Bank, IMF, Gaza and Immigration Protesters
Attendees at the Spring meetings of the WB (World Bank) and IMF (International Monetary Fund) on Tuesday this week while waiting to pass through security before entering the WB headquarters…
About Blocking Trump’s Deportation Command
On March 25th, Trump issued an order that he would end the legal status for over 500,000 Cubans, Nicaraguans, Haitians and Venezuelans - voiding their work permits and opening them…
Will there be a big change in the world’s balance of power, can this happen without a big war?
In historical terms when the situation is moving towards a significant change in the balance of power, possibilities of war can increase, although by no means war is inevitable in…
Identity, Networks, and the Quiet Whitewashing of Misdeeds in India
In India’s intricate social fabric, identity has always been a source of strength—binding communities, offering support, and preserving culture. Yet, this same force, when intertwined with loyalty networks, can also…
Was Lohia a Hindu Right-Wing Leader?
Several months ago, a professor at JNU came across my article on Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia. During our brief conversation near Ganga Dhaba, he expressed clear displeasure with Lohia’s personality…
Breathing Life Back In: The Vitality of Ecosystem Restoration
“The future of humanity and indeed, all life on earth, now depends on us." — David Attenborough (Biologist, broadcaster and writer) On January 6, 2025, a catastrophic incident occurred in…
Complaint Filed Against BJP MP Nishikant Dubey for Hate Speech Violating Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Provisions
New Delhi, 24 April 2025 – A formal complaint has been filed against BJP Member of Parliament Nishikant Dubey (Godda, Jharkhand) for making communal and inflammatory remarks on social media…
Independent and effective National Human Rights Commission?
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is the only human rights institution among the existing nine National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) in India to apply for membership to the International…
Atonement for my childhood association with the Sangh: Suresh Khairnar
The way BJP has openly come on communal polarization in the current elections, and most of all seeing their leadership people number one Narendra Modi and number two Amit Shah,…
The Ambedkarite Odyssey: A Journey to a New India
This article explores how Ambekar’s thoughts and experiments with social engineering can provide a foundation for a transformed India India is at crossroads. The country is beleaguered by rising inequality,…
Engage Pakistan in Dialogue, Address the political parties and civil society
We hope the hubris of Bhartiya Janata Party leadership related to Pakistan on Kashmir would be finally broken with the terrorist attack in Pahalgam. Starting from Narendra Modi’s 56 inch…
A Time for Consolidating Harmonious Integration of Kashmir with the Rest of India in a Framework of Peace, Justice, Democracy and Inter-faith Unity
On April 22 there was a most horrible attack on entirely innocent tourists from various parts of India in Kashmir in which 26 persons were killed. Pakistan’s instigation of this…
Babri Masjid sacrificed at the altar of Judiciary
The Supreme Court, under Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, has decided to pause ‘certain’ clauses of the blatantly anti-Constitution Waqf Act-2025, until May 5, which will stop government to…
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