Justice still eludes 1984 victims, only 39 convictions in 650 cases / Forty-one years on: 13 murder convictions, 253 acquittals

NB: In the period October 31 till November 2, 1984, mass violence in Delhi following the assassination of Mrs Indira Gandhi resulted in the deaths of thousands of Sikhs resident of Delhi. The official figures were just under 3000; but many believe this to be an understatement. In the links beneath this article, there is… Read More Justice still eludes 1984 victims, only 39 convictions in 650 cases / Forty-one years on: 13 murder convictions, 253 acquittals

Exclusion, streamlined

Yogendra Yadav The madness now has a method. The second, nationwide, edition of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is no longer a knee-jerk solution in search of a problem, an afterthought in search of a rationale, a man-made disaster constantly in need of a coverup. The SIR has seen improvements. A crude… Read More Exclusion, streamlined

How far would I have gone to get away? Mukul Kesavan remembers the 1984 violence against Sikhs

The faintest of all human passions is the love of truth: A. E. Housman (1859-1936) Protestors in Amritsar with photographs of relatives who were killed in the 1984 riots. | Narinder Nanu/AFP NB: Today is the forty-first anniversary of the assassination of Mrs Indira Gandhi and the beginning of the massacre of innocent Sikh residents of… Read More How far would I have gone to get away? Mukul Kesavan remembers the 1984 violence against Sikhs

DU Cancels Delhi School of Economics Seminar Without Formal Reason, Convenor Resigns

NB: No wonder lacs of Indian students do their best to go abroad for higher studies. This government wishes to abolish the thought process completely. This is not national rejuvenation but a national disaster. DS ‘Since I can no longer guarantee the intellectual integrity of the research colloquium and that it will not be cancelled… Read More DU Cancels Delhi School of Economics Seminar Without Formal Reason, Convenor Resigns

Monstrosity in the Mediterranean before which Spain humiliates itself 

Why does Spain allow, applaud, and humiliate itself in the face of this unbridled Trumpist bullying that, so clearly and dangerously, could lead us to a third, and final, (atomic) war? What nobody understands is why an army of gorillas is sailing in our Mediterranean (https://as.com/…/el-buque-de-guer…) dedicated to threatening everyone, bombing left and right, directly… Read More Monstrosity in the Mediterranean before which Spain humiliates itself 

Gaza ‘temporary’ ceasefire line could become permanent new border

NB: Two weeks into the ceasefire, more than 20 Palestinians are still being killed on average each day, many of them close to the yellow line. Consequently, very few of the displaced are returning to the area under Israeli control. Settler colonialism and ethnic cleansing continue, aided and abetted by the US and UK. They… Read More Gaza ‘temporary’ ceasefire line could become permanent new border