CATEGORIES
Power Of Patriarchy
The struggle for women’s emancipation cannot be separated from the fight against the hierarchical caste system which both perpetuates and strengthens Brahminical patriarchy in India.
Wages of aggression
The impact of Iran’s counter-attack following Qassem Soleimani’s targeted assassination has not been so light as the U.S. wants the world to believe.
Back to battle
After a brief lull, anti-CAA protests intensify in Tamil Nadu, with Muslims replicating the Shaheen Bagh agitation in north Chennai.
Anti-hero as icon
Kirk Douglas (1916-2020), one of the unlikeliest superstars of the Golden Age of Hollywood, opened up new creative possibilities for lead actors with his choice of roles and his craft.
IN THE NAME OF HONOUR
The spurt in the number of “honour killings” in Tamil Nadu in recent years is a stark indicator of the growing clout of patriarchal caste groups.
A case of vendetta
The targeting of Dr Kafeel Khan is part of a pattern of using security laws to harass and silence critics of the government.
A bastion breached
The Supreme Court overturns decades of patriarchal bias in the Indian Army to rule that women officers of the short service commission should be considered for permanent commissions.
Doha's Resilience
Qatar has suffered economically owing to the blockade imposed by Saudi Arabia, but it has responded to threats with diplomatic maturity. There are now signals that both countries are seeking a resolution.
The Curious Case Of Davinder Singh
The dramatic arrest of Davinder Singh, Deputy Superintendent in the Jammu and Kashmir Police, along with Islamist militants raises new questions about the murky relation between state actors and terrorism.
‘Netaji Would Not Like The Right To Appropriate Him'
Interview with Kabir Khan, film-maker.
Feet On The Ground
Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP seems poised to win Delhi again on the back of the perception of good governance among an electorate that is not moved by the BJP’s hyper nationalist propaganda.
The Missing Link
The question of why and how Davinder Singh escaped the radar when Afzal Guru, the convict in the Parliament House attack case, mentioned him as the person who made him accept the crime under duress remains unanswered.
World Affairs Deceptive Calm
After theprecise counterstrike by IranonU.S. bases in Iraq, the two countries have avoided further drastic action although there is a scaling-up of rhetoric.
Smoke And Mirrors
The arrest of DSP Davinder Singh, who was travelling with militants, reawakens questions on his possible link with the 2001 Parliament House attack case.
Troubled Relations
Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s views on Kashmir and the CAA upset the Indian government, which retaliates by stopping the import of palm oil from the country.
Encounters With Reality
The news of Davinder Singh’s arrest brings a strange hope, of closure of wounds, for the besieged eight million people of Kashmir whose memories are alive with the past injustices of the Macchil, Chattisinghpora, Pathribal and Barakpora massacres.
Debris Of Democracy
The overarching impression gained from a march from Jammu to Srinagar is that the people are hit hard by anguish, a sense of betrayal, uncertainty, loss of rights, financial distress and lack of accountability on the part of the authorities.
Targeted violence
The main targets of the masked assailants were Dalit and Muslim students and those with Left affiliation.
The JNU difference
Jawaharlal Nehru University’s unique admissions policy ensures that students come from all corners of the country, from all socioeconomic backgrounds. The JNU learning experience takes place both inside and outside the classroom, in the debates and discussions that the university is famous for, and in the struggles and agitations that make headlines.
TERROR ON CAMPUS
The brutal attack on JNU students by masked intruders and the ham-handed approach of the administration and the police in the entire episode draw widespread condemnation, strengthening support for the students and infusing more energy into the movement against the government’s suppression of dissent.
Spontaneous up surge
The government, in spite of the growing countrywide opposition to the CAA, takes a defiant stand.
Roots of a struggle
The JNU students’ protest against a recent massive hike in fees is part of a larger movement against the privatisation of higher education.
Post-democratic state
A historically novel kind of state seems to be arising in many corners of the world, which combines elements derived selectively from the two classic forms of the capitalist state, the liberal and the fascist. India under Narendra Modi too may be moving in that direction.
Political see-saw
With civic elections round the corner, the ruling Trinamool Congress appears to have gained an edge over the BJP in West Bengal.
Making it count
Women of Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh lead a silent revolution against the CAA, the NRC, and the NPP, braving cold weather conditions.
Muslims Ignore The Advice Of Their Religious Leaders On The CAA
Muslims ignore the advice of their religious leaders on the CAA.
Talking power
The policemen who assaulted students at Jamia Millia Islamia University were not out to disperse the protesters. They were showing Muslims that they were second-class citizens.
Secular unity
The widespread and continuing public support for the protests against the CAA, the NRC and the NPR has ensured that the issue does not remain a concern of just the minority communities.
Policy disaster
With the BJP leaders speaking in multiple voices on the NPR and the proposed NRC and distrust mounting within its own ranks, the party’s strategy seems to be coming apart.
WHAT IS THE BJP UP TO?
The Centre’s brutal crackdown on the protests against the CAA is a naked assertion of the dispensation’s larger aim to fulfil the Sangh Parivar’s Hindutva objective by subverting all institutions founded on the Constitution and nurtured through its ideals and values.