India has seen the fascist rise with RSS-BJP led government in power since 2014. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is a cadre based organization with its inspirations from Mussolini’s fascist movement…
India will and should never forget that infamous night of 25/26 June 1975, when, the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had a state of emergency declared all over the country.…
A belated meeting of intellectuals called at the behest of the public. Ladies and gentlemen, since history is being manufactured in India, academicians have been busy resolving a dilemma around…
In the tumultuous landscape of Indian political history, themes of betrayal, vengeance, invective, and apostasy have persisted. A recent example is the arrest of the sitting Chief Minister of Delhi,…
To understand the emergence and growth of far-right parties around the world, and especially in Europe, we need to go back to the end of the First World War and…
Background Emergence of the "new global far-right" or "ultra-right" or "radical right" integrating itself with neofascism is on the ascendance today. Though the term “far right” is used to refer…
· In the land of “Atithi devo bhava,” to suggest that Pakistani cricket fans should not be treated poorly is to be labeled an anti-national and a “Pakistan Lover,” whatever…
WhatsApp, a convenient cross-platform to stay connected and build community, has unfortunately gained notoriety because of getting attached to the pejorative term “Whatsapp University” that refers to much spurious fake…
June 25, 2023 is the 48th anniversary of Emergency Declaration that lasted for 21 months. Meanwhile, addressing the 102nd episode of the monthly radio show Mann Ki Baat on June…
Approaching RSS Fascism BJP with 180 million-membership (as claimed by it in 2019) and wielding India’s state power today is the political tool of RSS, the longest-running and biggest fascist…
I am raising a serious issue that touches upon a person’s legal right of exclusive possession of his/her personal creation - whether a scientific formula, or a literary piece, or …
The Hindutva euphoria in legitimizing authoritarian state power with the help electoral democracy is another success story in the history of fascism. The liberal, constitutional and secular democracy is falling…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuY8HcqohnU It is no coincidence that a wave of schools in Karnataka suddenly began banning students from wearing hijab at the exact same time that the state government was passing…
Groups extend offer to Biden to provide input to help make the summit a success WASHINGTON, DC (Dec. 7, 2021) – A consortium of 34 international multi-faith human rights NGOs…
India is not a fully-fledged fascist state or on the verge of turning into one like Hitler’s Germany, but proto-fascist. Even if turning into a fascist state it will have…
That the existence of democratic space and liberal discourse is shrinking in today’s India is a naked truth. Rabid polarization, communal disharmony, crony capitalism and stringent crack down of all…
When I founded Countercurrents.org in 2002, Disha Ravi who was arrested for sedition yesterday was a two-year-old toddler. In 2002, the CO2 level in the atmosphere was 370 ppm. Now…
First they came for the corner shops And I did not speak out Because I was not a shopkeeper Then they came for the taxis And I did not speak…
India entered the year 2020 when the world was grappling with Coronavirus (Covid-19). There were only a few hundred cases when India hosted U.S. President Donald Trump and people assembled…
Today farmers all over the country have been protesting against the bills passed in the name of 'strengthening' them and giving them 'free access' to 'market. In the Narmada Valley,…
Mr Narendra Damodardas Modi is a consummated practitioner of remorseless Hindutva politics of hate. He does not spare a moment to capture the headlines with his diversionary tactics, which makes…
India, the largest parliamentary democracy in the world, celebrated its 73rd Independence Day on Saturday, August 15. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as per the protocol, addressed the 1.3 billion people…
In recent times, the term ‘fascism’ has become so widely used that it has become difficult to define it precisely. It is often used as a metaphor by the fiercest…
About 85 years ago, Spanish fascists murdered Federico Garcia Lorca (1898 – 1936), the most important Spanish dramatist of the twentieth century who said “Spain is the only country in…
Malayalam actor Alancier Ley Lopez made a unique plea for communal harmony in a one man protest show in Kasarkod, Kerala. He staged the show to express his protest against…
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