Guest post by SABA SHARMA From the crisis in Iraq, a story is emerging of 40 construction workers in Mosul who have gone missing, some reports claim because they were trying to escape from the city and were captured by militants in the process. Many of these workers, feared kidnapped by ISIS, refused both their […]
Author: Aditya Nigam
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From Baghdad to Bolangir – Labour Laws in India: Saba Sharma
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Ideas to Occupy Economics – A Note on Michal Kalecki: Pranjal Rawat
Guest post by PRANJAL RAWAT A revolution of sorts is on the cards for the students of economics amidst a great surge of international support for radical restructuring of the subject and its pedagogy. From the politically incorrect ‘Non-Autistic Economics’ movement to the Post-Crash Society in Manchester to the Jadavpur University Heterodox Economics Students’ Association […]
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Media Freedoms, Coercive regimes and Blasphemy-mania: M. Amer Morgahi
Guest post by M. AMER MORGAHI [What the corporate interests have done to the Indian media the military is doing in Pakistan. In the continuing face-off, the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has suspended Geo TV’s license for fifteen days and imposed a fine of $ 104, 000 on it. See report here] Media […]
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Religion, Modernity and Politics – Some Reflections on ‘Secularism’
I am grateful to Ravi Sinha for his post responding to the question of religion and politics that arises out of the brief exchange between Subhash Gatade and myself on Subhash’s post some time ago. Much has happened since the first draft of this response was written and with the advent of Narendra Modi as […]
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Looking back – and forward – from Modi’s election: Shashank Kela
Guest post by SHASHANK KELA So now the gloves are off. For the BJP, that is, whose victory in these elections gives India not only its most right-wing government, but, more to the point, a prime minister to the right of his party – more laissez faire, openly contemptuous of minorities, authoritarian in style. What […]
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Beyond the Elections – Need for a Vibrant and Credible Left
The Peaceful Counter-revolution It may not be an exaggeration to say that what has just transpired is nothing short of a peaceful counter-revolution. Counter-revolution, not because there was an imminent threat of revolution that has been put down, but because the big bourgeoisie has finally put an end to the challenge from mass struggles that […]
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Shazia Ilmi – Why Her Exit is Such a Blow: Jyoti Punwani
Guest post by JYOTI PUNWANI Shazia Ilmi’s exit marks a real blow for AAP supporters. Her frequent TV appearances as AAP spokesperson made her out to be an articulate, confident woman who didn’t need to assert her religious identity to prove a point, which is a rare thing in today’s politics. Her participation in the […]
