Tag: current affairs – India

Aruna Roy: All citizens should stand with the protesting farmers. At stake is India’s food self-sufficiency and sovereignty

The farmers’ protest is our protest, in a more direct sense than we imagine. Food is basic to our lives and farmers have made us self-sufficient in food. Were it not for the public distribution system (PDS), grain procurement at minimum support price (MSP), and bumper harvests, we would have continually faced widespread hunger and… Read More Aruna Roy: All citizens should stand with the protesting farmers. At stake is India’s food self-sufficiency and sovereignty

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Ramachandra Guha: Gandhi said RSS was ‘communal with a totalitarian outlook’ – and that’s still true

The members of the RSS who control the Union government have subjugated the press, allegedly tamed the judiciary and used bribery and coercion to undermine or overthrow state governments run by other parties. The new laws aimed at curbing NGOs are animated by the desire to reduce to insignificance all voluntary organisations that do not… Read More Ramachandra Guha: Gandhi said RSS was ‘communal with a totalitarian outlook’ – and that’s still true

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URGENT APPEAL by Kisan Ekta Morcha

The protesting farmers at Delhi’s borders have started a new YouTube channel called called Kisan Ekta Morcha. Please subscribe, share and like. Kisan leaders want to challenge the agriculture minister’s claim that only 100,000 farmers are protesting. Please forward and share. Kisan Ekta Morcha Discussion on Indian Agriculture and the ongoing Kisan agitation Amit Bhaduri:… Read More URGENT APPEAL by Kisan Ekta Morcha

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10 economists write to Tomar, cite reasons why Centre should repeal ‘flawed’ farm laws

Amid an unprecedented agitation against the Centre’s farm laws by farmers across the country and particularly around the nation’s capital, 10 economists of various universities have written to Union Minister for Agriculture Narendra Singh Tomar, demanding that the laws be repealed.  “We do believe that improvements and changes are required in the agricultural marketing system… Read More 10 economists write to Tomar, cite reasons why Centre should repeal ‘flawed’ farm laws

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Arvind Kala – LOVE JIHAD LAW WILL FAIL. Seasoned Indian journalist speaks his mind on current issues

LOVE JIHAD LAW WILL FAIL    HINDUTVA IS OUTDATED, POINTLESS    Bakvaas: Muslim Hindu Se Zyada Ho Jaaenge    SONIA A DISASTER RAHUL A CATASTROPHE    Arvind Kala Speaks: Bandarr Hamare Baap / Sushant Singh Rajput Case ki Faaltu Baatein / Mere Khayal Hindu Dharam Per / I Like Hinduism, I am an atheist   … Read More Arvind Kala – LOVE JIHAD LAW WILL FAIL. Seasoned Indian journalist speaks his mind on current issues

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Shyam Saran: If Modi really sees India as a democracy, then he must stop the labelling exercise / Sukhbir Badal says BJP is ‘real tukde tukde gang, has smashed national unity’

At the foundation stone-laying ceremony for the country’s new Parliament building, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared that in a vibrant democracy like India, there was room for differences, but not disconnect. This is a welcome acknowledgement of the Argumentative Indian who loves debate, who is curious about the world around them and is open to… Read More Shyam Saran: If Modi really sees India as a democracy, then he must stop the labelling exercise / Sukhbir Badal says BJP is ‘real tukde tukde gang, has smashed national unity’

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Discussion on Indian Agriculture and the ongoing Kisan agitation

NB: Here are some observations which I have received from friends (or passed on by them) on Indian agriculture. The observations have been provoked by the current farmer agitation. The comments are placed in the order I received them. Some are in the public domain, and helped spark off the debate. Five of these are listed… Read More Discussion on Indian Agriculture and the ongoing Kisan agitation

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