by Avani Chokshi Clifton D’ Rozario 9 years of Indian Judiciary in Modi’s India “In the center of the counter-revolution stood the judiciary. Unlike administrative acts, which rest on considerations of convenience and expediency, judicial decisions […]
by Maitreyi Krishnan Avani Chokshi Clifton D’ Rozario The fascist project of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) which constitutes a concerted effort to undermine democratic institutions and to promote Hindutva nationalism, also engages in overt class warfare of […]
Governance in India today is driven by a relentless aggression of the executive which has reduced the legislature to a loyal instrument of law making. Any corrective measure coming from the judiciary is being disdainfully […]
by Dipankar Bhattacharya If there has been one single day in the nine years of Modi government that has most tellingly encapsulated the essential character of the regime and its future game plan, it was May […]
by Lekha Adavi Popular cinema plays an important role when we examine the development of a society. While it is necessarily true that popular culture like cinema reflects society and its values, its ideas also leave […]
Posted by: John Phoenix Dockworkers’ unions and civil society groups across the world, responding to the call of Palestinian trade unions and Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement have initiated ‘Block the Boat’ action against Nazi ZIM […]
An old man hailing from Sugo village of Bhadrak district in Odisha is walking among the hundreds of bodies placed in a school compound. One by one he lifts the cloth over dead bodies to […]
Since 2014 we have often heard the term ‘double engine government’ in BJP election rallies. It is the most favoured Modi-Shah metaphor used to seek votes in states on the basis of the BJP’s control […]
By Lawrence Davidson Back in November 2003 President George W. Bush told the country that the invasion of Iraq was the part of an effort to “spread democracy throughout the Middle East”. Initially, of course, the president had […]
By Lawrence Davidson In the halls of Congress and confines of the Oval Office, the perception is that the US is at war with an enemy called Al-Qaeda. Is this actually the case or is the […]