A Primer for the Indian Elections
India’s Communist Rally for 2014 by VIJAY PRASHAD In March, 788 million Indians will be eligible to cast their ballots in the general election. For the 15h Lok Sabha (Parliament) elections in 2009, […]
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Delhi voters install anti-corruption chief minister
NOVANEWS Proletarian issue 58 (February 2014) But it remains to be seen how much impact a reforming capitalist politician can have, when the system itself thrives off and breeds the corruption he is trying to fight. […]
Land, conflict and injustice in India
NOVANEWS By Graham Peebles There are many fires raging in India. The agrarian crisis is one of the most shocking and destructive, and it sits at the heart of a range of interconnected calamities. The agrarian crisis is […]
In India, a Spectre is Haunting Us All
NOVANEWS by JOHN PILGER In five-star hotels on Mumbai’s seafront, children of the rich squeal joyfully as they play hide and seek. Nearby, at the National Theatre for the Performing Arts, people arrive for the […]
Indian Diplomat’s Arrest Exposed US Double Game
NOVANEWS By Sajjad Shaukat During his visit to India in 2010, US President Barrack Obama signed multiple agreements with New Delhi in various fields such as $10 billion in trade deals and creation of […]
Devyani Khobragade, India diplomat, says she faced cavity search in NYC
NOVANEWS An Indian diplomat said U.S. authorities subjected her to a strip search, cavity search and DNA swabbing following her arrest on visa charges in New York City, despite her “incessant assertions of immunity.” The […]
Indian Scheme of ‘Great Wall’ along LoC in Kashmir
NOVANEWS By Sajjad Shaukat With the technological advancement, new era of economic development has changed the world in a global village. Long-awaited agreement which was concluded between Iran and six world powers on November 24, […]
India: sick from distorted development
NOVANEWS By Graham Peebles India has recorded two decades of around 9 per cent growth, which has produced umpteen rupee billionaires who live in decadent luxury in the cities. Along with the government, which is seduced […]
General Elections in India: The Choice is “Globalization” or “More Globalization”. The Role of the Wall Street Lobby
NOVANEWS By Colin Todhunter Global Research 2014 will witness India’s general election. And the choice available from the two biggest national parties seems to be more globalisation or more globalisation. In other words, continued acquiescence to Wall […]
'Enjoy rape' remark puts India's top investigator under fire
NOVANEWS AFP Photo / Noan Seelam The director of India’s top investigation agency faces fierce criticism over his controversial comment, “if you can’t prevent rape, you enjoy it”. Rights campaigners demanded the resignation of the […]