The anti-SIR and anti-CEC agitation is now set to become a pro-democracy movement

Yogendra Yadav No one expected Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar to resign after the massive INDIA bloc rally this Sunday. Yet, despite the churlish debate over how many attended the rally, the protest has achieved more than anyone expected. At the same time, this success places greater responsibility on everyone involved in this month-long… Read More The anti-SIR and anti-CEC agitation is now set to become a pro-democracy movement

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Dr. Subir Sinha: India’s Youth Anger Is Unraveling Modi’s Authoritarian Populism

In an in-depth interview with the ECPS, Dr. Subir Sinha, Director of the SOAS South Asia Institute, examines how India’s emerging Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) is challenging Narendra Modi’s authoritarian-populist hegemony. Situating youth mobilization within broader crises of unemployment, neoliberal restructuring, electoral legitimacy, and Hindu majoritarianism, Dr. Sinha argues that Modi’s strategies for containing generational… Read More Dr. Subir Sinha: India’s Youth Anger Is Unraveling Modi’s Authoritarian Populism

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PM, Shah Rush To Discredit INDIA Vote-theft Campaign

Modi posted: “MLC elections in 28 seats across four big states — Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar and Karnataka. Elections held using ballot papers. Guess how many seats Congress won?” A monocled emoji at the end of the post emphasised his sarcasm suggesting that this was the obvious conclusion after a close examination of the results.… Read More PM, Shah Rush To Discredit INDIA Vote-theft Campaign

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French pupils resume school blockades as country braces for more protests

Angelique Chrisafis in Paris Dozens of high schools across France were blockaded again on Monday as the government braced for another tense week of protests over school conditions and the high cost of living. The protests come amid warnings that weeks without lessons are putting some pupils’ school year and final exams at risk. As… Read More French pupils resume school blockades as country braces for more protests

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Special Intensive Revision (SIR, 2025-26) is a brazen assault on India’s universal adult franchise

NB: This is a shameless assault on the most fundamental guarantee of the Indian Constitution, and if the Supreme Court cannot see it as such, we are free to draw the most sinister conclusion. This is the centenary of the RSS; and this, is the clearest evidence of what they wish for as their utopia.… Read More Special Intensive Revision (SIR, 2025-26) is a brazen assault on India’s universal adult franchise

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Gen Z protests spread to Germany as hundreds of thousands march again in France

Pierre P Bairin, Sophie Tanno Cost-of-living protests that began in France have spread to Germany where demonstrations to coincide with Halloween took place on Saturday, with tens of thousands of people turning out across the country. The new German youth-led movement dubbed “Gen Z has got this!” protested against the high cost of living, underfunded… Read More Gen Z protests spread to Germany as hundreds of thousands march again in France

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‘The tree against hunger’ could feed millions. So why is it only cultivated in one place?

Jack Bantock Nicknames for crops can be highly complimentary. Cotton, for example, has basked in its “White Gold” reputation since the 19th century, while wheat rules across many regions as the “King of Cereals.” As monikers go, though, few can match the level of flattery bestowed upon “the tree against hunger,” the “banana on steroids”… Read More ‘The tree against hunger’ could feed millions. So why is it only cultivated in one place?

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With ‘Largest Coordinated Port Action Ever,’ Dockworkers in 22 Countries Strike Against Gaza Genocide

“We, the workers in the ports, know very well that without us nothing moves. Without our hands, containers remain still, ships are not loaded, the war machines are blocked.” Jake Johnson Common Dreams Dockworkers in more than 20 countries—from France to India to Greece—are withholding their labor on Friday to demand an end to Israel’s… Read More With ‘Largest Coordinated Port Action Ever,’ Dockworkers in 22 Countries Strike Against Gaza Genocide

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