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Trump’s tariffs bring reality check to “Vishwaguru” image of Modi’s India
For all the talk of India’s “strategic autonomy”, Trump’s display of raw power on the global stage in recent weeks has brought Modi’s inflated global pretentions down to size. The latter’s bootlicking praise of Trump, far from countering that process,
Read MoreIndian Election: Fight For Democratic Rights! No Faith in BJP or INDIA Alliance in 2024
Since the BJP came into power in 2014, Hindutva ideology has gradually taken over the country’s political imagination. Violence, intimidation and harassment of religious minorities are their tools of choice. Hate mongering against Muslims and Christians is an everyday reality.
Read More8th July Public Meeting. Lessons From Seattle: How The 2023 Anti-Caste Discrimination Law Was Won
For the over a billlion people living in the Indian subcontinent, as well as crores in the diaspora around the world, jativaad, or casteism, is an ongoing present-day nightmare, not something consigned to our history books. Now, thanks in part
Read MoreSpotify Un-Wrapped: How The Music Industry Exploits Artists
The controversy over COVID denialist Joe Rogan’s $100 million deal with Spotify has led to widespread criticism and major artists such as Joni Mitchell and Neil Young pulling their catalogs from the platform. But Spotify’s issues in the music industry
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