The Ease of Killing a Policeman in Adityanath’s Uttar Pradesh A warning shot has been fired. The bullet that killed inspector Subodh Kumar Singh in Bulandshahr carries a chilling message for every policeman and policewoman across the nation: don’t mess with the Hindutva warrior, he is armed with a gun. And this is New
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The Maratha Agitation for Reservations: Part II
The Maratha Agitation for Reservations: Part II In the previous article, we had analysed how the demand for reservations being raised by the Maratha community and the government bowing to their demand and granting them 16% reservation is not going to result in the creation of any significant jobs for these youth. In this
Open Letter to Senator Bernie Sanders
Open Letter to Senator Bernie Sanders [On Wednesday, November 28, 2018, over 100 US scholars, intellectuals and activists published the open letter to Senator Bernie Sanders below and invited others to add their names to it.] Sanders was working to force a new Senate vote on ending, or at least reducing, US participation
The Protests in Argentina and France: Where is the Co-relation?
The Protests in Argentina and France: Where is the Co-relation? What do Argentinian protesters have in common with French protesters? They both strongly dislike their governments, and their leaders. The protests in Argentina against the upcoming G20 meeting and around the IMF are just a pretext for an overall malaise—which is an understatement—vis-à-vis
Another Time, Another Mosque
Another Time, Another Mosque Gandhi’s Last Fast: January 13–18, 1948 From September 1947, the communal situation in north India became grievous. Massacres were taking place in Punjab and Sindh, sparking off the migration of over ten million Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims. In September, hundreds of Muslims of Delhi had been killed in
Climate Activists Take Civil Disobedience World-Wide
Climate Activists Take Civil Disobedience World-Wide Chloé Farand More than 100 people were arrested during a week of action across the UK as protesters demanded the government treat the threats posed by climate change as a crisis and take drastic steps to cut emissions to net zero by 2025. Thousands of people
Manifesto of Indian Farmers
Manifesto of Indian Farmers Adopted by an assembly representing the farmers of India on the occasion of the historic Kisan Mukti March organised by the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee, Delhi, 30 November 2018. We, The Farmers of India, The producers of primary agricultural commodities; including women, dalit, nomadic and adivasi farmers;
Babri Masjid: What Should Muslims do?
Babri Masjid: What Should Muslims do? A section of Hindu supremacist organisations are once again mobilising to demand the construction of Ramjanmabhoomi temple (RJT) in Ayodhya on the spot where Babri Masjid once stood and was demolished on 6 December 1992. Provocative speeches are being made and threats are being issued. Sentiments of Hindus are
Making of the Indian Constitution
Making of the Indian Constitution By and large, it can be said that most constitutions of the world have been made in two different ways—the democratic–consensual way and the elite–bureaucratic way. In the first way the constitution is made by the genuine representatives of the people keeping in mind popular aspirations. In the second way,
Atrocities Upon Minorities in China
Atrocities Upon Minorities in China I recently read the story of torture and exploitation of followers of Falun Gong in China, ‘The SOS in my Halloween decorations’, by Jon Kelly. When I visited the US for the first time in 1997 I came across information in this regard by the local Chinese people. Initially, I