Opinions
Indian Agriculture: Maladies and Remedies
By Asad Mirza A more holistic and pragmatic approach needs to be adopted by the policy makers to make Indian agriculture sector more competitive and profitable. Since Independence agriculture sector has remained the main source of national income and occupation in India. In 1947, 72 per cent of the total working population was engaged in […]
India
Are RSS fraternal ties with military junta behind India’s soft stand on slaughter of people in Myanmar?
By Prof. Shamsul Islam If a shameful act means an action which is criminal and nauseating; it would be an understatement to describe the attitude of the present RSS-BJP rulers of India towards the demolition of democracy and large scale killing of the people of Myanmar by the military [tatmadaw] junta which took power through […]
World
Fears over the rising militant Hindutva influence in US politics
By Vijaylakshmi Nadar There is tremendous excitement as well as grave concern amongst the Indian community in the US, as names of several Indian Americans are being announced for key staff positions in the White House, by the newly elected US President Joe Biden and his team. Pressure is also being built on the Biden […]
Human Rights
Outraged by the injustice meted out to Sanjeev Bhatt : Shashi Tharoor
New Delhi/Washington: Several civil rights activists and organizations from India and the US on Monday urged the Supreme Court to give bail to former police officer Sanjiv Bhatt. At a virtual press conference organized by the Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) and Hindus for Human Rights, the organizations and activists argued that conviction of Bhatt […]
Media
Julian Assange and the fight against digital capitalism
By Yanis Iqbal Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, is facing potential extradition to the United States for exposing the US empire’s war crimes. Assange faces charges under the US Espionage Act and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. The warrant lists 17 counts of violating the Espionage Act on which he could be jailed for up to 175 years, […]