The Indian PM is trying to restore a degree of sanity to his country’s statecraft and diplomacy.
Continue readingWhy Kashmir Is Suddenly a Potential Global Point of Conflict
The Indian government’s move on Jammu and Kashmir should not merely be seen as an internal matter.
Continue readingWhy China Might Have the Trump Card in a Looming Conflict Between India and Pakistan
Beijing has a lot of influence over Pakistan and indirectly is in a position to leverage the next moves by Islamabad.
Continue readingU.S., Pakistan Move in Tandem to End Afghan War
Ghani government prepares for meeting with Taliban while U.S. hunts for a deal on a “face-saving” withdrawal.
Continue readingThe U.S. Is Sleepwalking Into a Real War With Iran
We are sleepwalking to a new war in the region with disastrous consequences.
Continue readingBurnt Workers Are the Newest Wave of Climate Casualty
Climate change is making working conditions intolerable for many, including the already disadvantaged and unprotected by unions.
Continue readingIndia’s Government Has All but Actually Declared a War on Its Own People
The human and material costs will be massive, and possibly insurmountable.
Continue reading100 Years Later, Britain Still Won’t Apologize for One of Its Worst Colonial Massacres—What Will It Take for Reparations to Be Considered?
Events like these keep people in fear. And it is easy to take things from people who are scared for their life.
Continue readingAs National Elections Draw Closer, Millions of Farmers Facing Economic Despair Could Turn the Tide Against India’s Right-Wing Regime
As India’s 2019 general election approaches, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is attempting to garner support among the country’s rural populace, which represents around two-thirds of the country’s total population.
Continue readingHere’s What a Real Strike Looks Like: 150 Million Say No to Despotism in India
If a new trade union law goes into effect, India will essentially abandon any commitment to workplace democracy
Continue readingThe Cuban Revolution, 60 Years On
Over six decades the United States has tried to undermine the will of the Cuban people. It continues to do so.
Continue readingIndia’s Ruling Hindu Right Wing Is Using Doublespeak
The right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that presently leads the coalition government in India and its ideological parent, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), are frequently accused of a politics laced with hypocrisy, deceit and doublespeak.
Continue readingYou Can Smell Teargas in the Streets as Oil Industry Squabbles
Last week, two important meetings took place: in Buenos Aires, of the Group of Twenty, and in Vienna, of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and other oil producers.
Continue readingHere’s How a Right-Wing Political Party Devolves Into Murder and Assault When It Doesn’t Get Its Way
The growing cycle of violence in Tripura, India, is a lesson to us all.
Continue readingThe Historic Victory for Gay Rights in India Was Long Overdue—And Just the Beginning
LGBT activist Arif Jafar sums up the judgement in a few simple words: “I am not a criminal anymore.”
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