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What is stopping the Government from Scrapping the Agnipath Scheme?
The Shekhavati region in Rajasthan is called 'Jatland' in informal discussion. A characteristic feature of this area which comprises of Sikar, Jhunjhunu, Churu and Nagore is that it sends largest number of recruits to Indian army. Apart from other issues…
Why Revival of Planning Commission Should Get More Attention in Election Debates
While a wide range of issues are being discussed in the ongoing election debates in India, one issue which has not received the attention it deserves relates to the possibilities of reviving the Planning Commission. The idea of planned economic…
India: Alarming assault on civic freedoms in Prime Minister Modi’s second term- CIVICUS
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second term in power was sustained by a pattern of repression to undermine democracy and civic space, the global civil society alliance CIVICUS said today. A new CIVICUS Monitor report, published ahead of the 2024 elections,…
US imposes new sanctions on Iran amid looming threat of Israeli attack
The United States and its imperialist allies will imminently announce new sanctions targeting Iran as the US-led war drive against Tehran continues to accelerate. In a statement Tuesday, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said the US and its G7…
US Asks Iran to Let Israel Strike it “Symbolically”
In what is seen as an unprecedented international diplomatic move, the White House has asked the Tehran government if it would allow Israel to engage in a “symbolic retaliatory strike” on Iran as a “face-saving formula” and to placate domestic…
PM’s speech in connection with “Surya Tilak” at Ayodhya Mandir- Does it violate the Model Code of Conduct?
ToShri Rajiv Kumar Chief Election Commissioner Shri Gyanesh Kumar Election Commissioner Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu Election Commissioner Dear Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, S/Shri Gyanesh Kumar/ Rajiv Kumar, Please refer to PM's speech in connection with "Surya Tilak" at Ayodhya Mandir, broadcast widely (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlGGtxh2ELY). He…
Faulty Assurances: The Judicial Torture of Assange Continues
Only this month, the near comatose US President, Joe Biden, made a casual, castaway remark that his administration was “considering” the request by Australia that the case against Julian Assange be concluded. The WikiLeaks founder has already spent five gruelling…
Europe Should Strive for an Independent Role of Peace
Europe is widely and generally seen by people all over the world as a region of high levels of education, scholarship and democracy. Certainly many reputed scholars and prestigious centers of learning are based here. In keeping with these valuable…
A Thing of the Future and a Thing of the Past, Robotaxis and Land Lines
Ahead of the 118th annual San Francisco 1906 Earthquake Commemoration on April 18, a speak-out/press conference was held across from historic Portsmouth Square in the City’s Chinatown to express grievous concerns regarding the state of preparation for the next earthquake…
Playing Russian Roulette with Middle Eastern Oil
Last September witnessed what used to be a truly rare weather phenomenon: a Mediterranean hurricane, or “medicane.” Once upon a time, the Mediterranean Sea simply didn’t get hot enough to produce hurricanes more than every few hundred (yes, few hundred!)…
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