The Two-Faced Present – A conversation about the “short twentieth century” – and the paradoxical twenty-first with Wang Hui

Adam Tooze April 17, 2026 In March in Beijing I had the privilege of meeting and talking with Professor Wang Hui of Tsinghua. This edited transcript is published in cooperation with Equator Magazine (many thanks to the editorial team there) with an introduction by my friend Kaiser Kuo. Introduction by Kaiser Kuo To sit in Beijing in… Read More The Two-Faced Present – A conversation about the “short twentieth century” – and the paradoxical twenty-first with Wang Hui

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Women’s quota stir from July 20 with call to delink reservation from census, delimitation

Women’s quota stir from July 20 with call to delink reservation from census, delimitation Pheroze L. Vincent Multiple women’s rights groups on Friday jointly announced nationwide protests from July 20, coinciding with the start of the monsoon session of Parliament, to push for a constitutional amendment delinking the 33 per cent women’s quota from the… Read More Women’s quota stir from July 20 with call to delink reservation from census, delimitation

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‘More postmodern than ancient’: why the Odyssey is everywhere, from Oz to Westeros

Imagine then, for a moment, not the darkness of the cinema so much as the darkness of the king and queen’s pillared hall, where guests are gathered for feasting and for telling stories. Against the flickering fire, the bard strikes up with his harp and starts to sing, performing tales of adventure and loss, return… Read More ‘More postmodern than ancient’: why the Odyssey is everywhere, from Oz to Westeros

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The Quiet Dismantling of Liberal Education at Delhi University

Pravin Raj Singh At its core, a literature syllabus is more than a list of prescribed texts. It is a pedagogical contract, a space where students and educators commit to engaging with the world’s complexities, however uncomfortable. This contract enables critical engagement with power, history, caste, gender and the structures that shape our lives. It… Read More The Quiet Dismantling of Liberal Education at Delhi University

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The Forbidden View: ‘Satluj’ chases truth of Punjab’s bounty killings

Sutlej’s message is that a ‘cash-for-kill’ does not eliminate militancy, it end up killing innocents and spreading militancy. It makes criminals out of security force personnel Bharat Bhushan The allure of banned films often achieves the opposite of its intent. That is precisely what is happening with Satluj, pulled down by the government after 48 hours after it released… Read More The Forbidden View: ‘Satluj’ chases truth of Punjab’s bounty killings

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Extra-legal status of the RSS/BJP. Abhay Dubey & Vinod Sharma discuss the Ram Mandir scandal

NB: The rule of law has been replaced by the rule of ideology; moving the Indian Union toward totalitarian tyranny. The RSS is functioning as an extra-constitutional authority; a country within a country, answerable to no one but itself. When the accused can appoint themselves judges, it becomes a fixed match: even a child can… Read More Extra-legal status of the RSS/BJP. Abhay Dubey & Vinod Sharma discuss the Ram Mandir scandal

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IDF accused of ‘field execution’ of Palestinian driver bringing aid into Gaza

Seham Tantesh in Gaza and Julian Borger in Jerusalem A Palestinian driver bringing food aid from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) into Gaza has been killed by an Israeli soldier “in a field execution”, according to witnesses and the local truckers’ association, which said it may suspend operations in protest. Ahmad Esleem was shot in the head on… Read More IDF accused of ‘field execution’ of Palestinian driver bringing aid into Gaza

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नागपुर से सुप्रिया का सनसनीखेज खुलासा! – Supriya Shrinate on Ram Mandir / चंपत राय अभी कई लोगों के राज खोलेंगे, मोदी-RSS पर फटेगा ‘बम’? Abhay Dubey

नागपुर से सुप्रिया का सनसनीखेज खुलासा! | Supriya Shrinate | Ram Mandir Ram Mandir के चढ़ावे में डकैती को लेकर फायर हुईं Supriya Shrinate, RSS-BJP को सुनाई खरी-खरी चंपत राय अभी कई लोगों के राज खोलेंगे, मोदी-RSS पर फटेगा ‘बम’? Abhay Dubey

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