Rising Peaks of Wealth and the Deepening Abyss of Hunger
Through campaign financing, control over media, and influence on policymaking, billionaires are hollowing out democracy from within.
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Rural India Lost in the Dream of a “Vishwaguru”
The ambiguity of the VBG–Ram Ji scheme, the inadequate funding for the MGNREGA transition, financial pressure on states, and cuts in welfare programs send a single message: the interests of ordinary people come last.
Indian Agriculture Trapped in Global Geopolitics
The concept of free trade agreements (FTAs) may appear attractive on the surface, but the political economy and social consequences behind them are often unequal and controversial.
CF Andrews and his ‘Delhi Renaissance’
Andrews got closely associated with its icons like Rabindranath Tagore and MK Gandhi. He empathised with India’s freedom struggle.
Inequality, Malnutrition and the Crisis of Democracy in India
The top 10 percent of people in India have concentrated a whopping 65 percent of the country’s total wealth. This means approximately 140 million people control two-thirds of the country’s wealth, while the remaining approximately 1.36 billion people are left with only 35 percent of wealth.
How Hannah Arendt can help us understand this new age of far-right populism
Totalitarianism, she argued, was a radically new form of government distinguished by its ideological conception of history. For the Nazis, history was a clash of races; for Stalinism, it was class war. Either way, totalitarian leaders sought to execute historical “laws” by forcibly reshaping the humans they ruled.
Remembering Ghalib and his Delhi
Born on 27th December 1797, Mirza Asadullah Khan ‘Ghalib’ is considered as the greatest Urdu poet of…
Bhashani’s 145th birth anniv today
A lifelong voice against injustice, Bhashani led many movements against imperialism and oppression during both the British and the Pakistani rules.
Economic and Political Impact of Trump’s Tariffs on India
India must be cautious. It cannot afford to be dragged into the orbit of U.S. economic and military designs, particularly when it comes at the cost of its own sovereignty.
Targeting Marginalized Bengali Muslim Migrant Workers
Bangla speaking Muslim migrant workers from West Bengal are detained and deported to Bangladesh, as they are alleged to be Bangladeshi.