Friday, March 29, 2024

Opinion

Gangs, kidnappings, murders: Why thousands of Rohingya are desperately trying to escape refugee camps by boats

Ruth Wells, UNSW Sydney and Max William Loomes, UNSW Sydney Late last week, a boat crammed with Rohingya refugees fleeing a squalid camp in Bangladesh capsized off the coast of...

Electoral Bonds: A game theoretic enquiry into who gains at whose cost?

Shirin Akhter and Vijender Singh Chauhan The debate around electoral bonds in India has brought to the fore a...

Should you be concerned about flying on Boeing planes?

Doug Drury, CQUniversity Australia The American aerospace giant Boeing has been synonymous with safe air travel for decades. Since...

Watching ‘Dune’ from the East

Second part of the 'Dune' film series, adapted from Frank Herbert’s novel of the same title and directed by Denis Villeneuve with a stellar cast of globally acclaimed actors like Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya and Javier Bardem, is gaining attention worldwide. Rising Box office collections and high ratings have made it a remarkable success. 

WTO conference ends in division and stalemate – does the global trade body have a viable future?

Jane Kelsey, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau The 13th World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial conference in Abu Dhabi...

Homophobia in the land of Kamasutra: The paradox

So the queer community of India can be optimistic, they may even start preparing for celebrations. But when you celebrate the ultimate victory on your big day, make sure that you pay Mr. Suresh Kumar Koushal a visit and make his day.

‘Your disguise and dramas cannot fool us.’ From Pondicherry University

I live in the hostel that is historical for its stories of protests and sleepless nights. Yet for the past two months, the bathrooms on my floor doesn't have proper lights or exhaust system. We don't have a proper way to dispose of our sanitary napkins and the purifier in the floor doesn't supply water anymore. There are days we find worms and flies in the food provided to us.
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The man who taught Indians to read ‘Between the Lines’

A fatherly figure in the Indian media, Kuldip Nayar, breathed his last on Thursday early morning.  A doyen of Indian journalism, he etched his name in the minds of readers by his columns and memoirs. His demise comes at a time when the corporate media houses in India are more obsequious to their political masters.

Kerala Floods: Modi Government’s open refusal to help

Kerala is busy pledging together #weshallovercome.
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Kalaignar: An exceptional performer of poetic and politic for equity

His life is indeed an event – variously as a poet, script-writer, politician, administrator, scholar, and also as a man of families – that belie an eventual death. Some two-hundred years lived within the counted nineties, probably.

Real stakes and villains in Muslim League building a home for Rohith’s family

A great moment in the history of Dalit and Muslim relations has suffered another serious setback.
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India has lost a fearless journalist who risked his life, every day, every hour and every minute.

I salute you, Shujaat Bukhari, for your fearless journalism and may you be an eternal source of inspiration for the warriors of truth. Amen

Kaala: Multiple voices that take on Capitalism and Hindutva: A Review

Kaala is not about creating one large icon like Hari Dada but celebrating the thousands of icons of Dharavi who face the brutality of capital, caste, and religious bigotry.
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Mayawati and Sonia Gandhi: sisters in revolution?

One of the photos that have gone viral is the photo showing clear affection between two leading politician women in India: Mayawati and Sonia Gandhi. The photo is important for Indian politics.

Normalizing Israeli claims: Nas Daily attempts to misconstruct Palastinean resist

This is what the face of Nas Daily, Nusseir Yassin who has more than 6 million followers in facebook said in his Wednesday's video. This points out to the position that he neither stands with the oppressed nor addresses the real issue. The equal footing policy he has taken in his previous political based videos is evident over here too.
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India’s Prisoner of Conscience. A Letter To Lalu Prasad Yadav

We have used the term for Dr Binayak Sen, Soni Sori and Irom Sharmila. It fits you well because you are in jail only because you were the only one who did not compromise with the ruling dispensation and whom the Sangh Parivar fears. 

Can the Bahujan walk freely in the Progressive Island called JNU?

Regardless of the 40 plus year history of Left/Progressive culture, intimidating Bahujan’s is the saga of Progressive “Debate and Dissent” JNU!! For the Bahujan activists who exist in JNU as students, the question or the existential crisis is “Can the Bahujan walk freely in the Progressive Island called JNU?”
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