Is India on the Path to Dictatorship?
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,…
Fascism In India
Why Is Fascism Growing?
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…
Rising Tide of Far-Right Neofascsim at a Global Level Including India and Task Before People
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…
The Amazing Indian Mind- Part 1
· 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…
The Invasion of Toxic Modi-fied Views in the Civic Space of Whatsapp
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: 48th Anniversary of Emergency – Equating Fascism with ‘Undeclared Emergency’ is Depoliticisation
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…
On Understanding RSS Neo-Fascism as India’s Biggest Threat and the Immediate Task of Building up the Anti-Fascist Movement
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…
Copyright of Hitler’s agenda, infringed upon by Narendra Modi
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 …
Hindutva Social Contract in India
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…
Wake Up and Smell the Fascism
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…
Biden’s Summit for Democracy: International NGOs express concern that Summit will ignore India’s descent to fascism
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…
Is India A Fascist State Like Germany or Italy Earlier or Turning Into One?
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…
Cyber Crime Volunteerism and the Unfolding of an Orwellian India
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…
Disha Ravi, Sophie Scholl And The Unravelling Of Indian Fascism
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…
The Corporate Cannibals
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 In 2020: Democracy, Justice and Secularism Is Being Reduced to Populist Whims
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…
Democracy without debate
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,…
Lynching of democracy in India
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…
“The Fourteen Characteristics of Fascism” and We
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…
Fascism: Classical and present form – differ only in method and strategy
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…
Lorca And A Certain Left Sentiment
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…
“The Love For Your Underwear Is Not Patriotism”: Malayalam Actor Alancier’s Plea For Communal Harmony
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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