In Bangladesh, the Government Agenda is Taking an Alarming New Direction

Bharat Bhushan The political dynamics are moving into uncharted territory in Bangladesh as the agenda of the leaders of the student movement becomes clearer. It seems to be shifting towards an accommodation of Islamic ideology within the structure of the state. In a strategically significant move, the political guru of the students’ movement, Mahfuz Alam, a 26-year-old… Read More In Bangladesh, the Government Agenda is Taking an Alarming New Direction

Elon Musk and his tech bros-in-arms are winning the global battle for the truth

Carole Cadwalladr It was a breaking news alert to lift the spirits and make the heart sing. A tech billionaire arrested as he stepped off his private jet and detained by the French authorities. Happy days! Because while the UK police have been charging individuals who incited violence online during this summer’s riots, the man who helped to fuel… Read More Elon Musk and his tech bros-in-arms are winning the global battle for the truth

Israel Exposes its Agenda: land, not ‘security’; Gaza as Prelude, West Bank as Prize / The Israel Lobby’s Demise & The Future of Gaza: Chris Hedges with Professor Ilan Pappé

now ‘the job’ is revealed to the more attentive public to be what it has always secretly been, a campaign to achieve the coercive incorporation of the West Bank into Israel. Richard Falk [Prefatory Note: Modified responses to questions posed by Rodrigo Craveiro, a journalist with the Brazilian newspaper, CORREIO BRAZILIENSE, on 29/8/24, addressing the concerted Israeli… Read More Israel Exposes its Agenda: land, not ‘security’; Gaza as Prelude, West Bank as Prize / The Israel Lobby’s Demise & The Future of Gaza: Chris Hedges with Professor Ilan Pappé

BJP’s Calculations to Get Democratic Legitimacy in J&K Are Falling Apart

Ajoy Bose The BJP appears to have dug itself into a hole ahead of the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir. The ruling party’s plans of manipulating to its advantage the fractured political scenario both in the Kashmir Valley and the Jammu region are rapidly getting unstuck. This may end up in either handing the upper… Read More BJP’s Calculations to Get Democratic Legitimacy in J&K Are Falling Apart

China-Xizang Himalayan Forum: The cynical ‘sinicisation’ of Tibet

The delegates invited, the agenda unveiled… indicate China’s efforts to convert Tibet (renamed recently as Xizang) into the fulcrum of sub-regional initiatives as well as to expand China’s influence… over a period of time, 7.5 million Han Chinese have come into Tibet, drastically altering the demographics of the region and making Tibetans a minority in… Read More China-Xizang Himalayan Forum: The cynical ‘sinicisation’ of Tibet