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1 week ago | 
countercurrents.org | Hiren Gohain |Suresh Khairnar |Bharat Dogra |Ram Puniyani
Many in this country are likely to shake their heads at the SC’s judgment on Tushar Gandhi’s petition against the Government of India’s decision to spruce up the Sabarmati Ashram.The site is intimately associated not only with Gandhijee’s life work,but also with his vision and philosophy.Austerity and simplicity,his concept of ‘bread labour’,the obligation of everyone to discharge his share of manual labour to the national labour in order to deserve the services and goods produced by his...
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1 month ago | 
countercurrents.org | Ram Puniyani |Biju Negi |Suresh Khairnar |Hiren Gohain
IntroductionChaudhary Khaliquzzaman in his Pathway To Pakistan (1961) has quoted Maulana Azad to assert the role of Muslim elites of UP. He quotes Azad who says- “students of Indian politics know that it was from the U.P. that the League was re-organized.
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1 month ago | 
countercurrents.org | Michael Albert |Hiren Gohain |Ellen Isaacs |Bruce Lerro
At times like these—who am I kidding, when were there times like these?—one wants to stay in bed, bury one’s head, dream another dream. Or perhaps to privately twist and shout. Or what? I am not going to report what Trump and his lackeys are doing, nor even the ramifications of what they are doing yet again. Such reports are abundant. More, the broader implications have begun to register. Events are no longer just academic factoids. Implications have become felt awareness. Our condition is serious.
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1 month ago | 
countercurrents.org | Hiren Gohain |Vijay Prashad |Mubashir Vp |P J James
There is not much point really in hair-splitting debate on the degree of fascism of a party in power.I think we should direct more attention to the balance of forces in the nation,the degree of indoctrination of the masses,the condition of the media,the state of institutions that limit power,the strength of organizations opposing fascism,the attitude of the monopoly houses etc.
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2 months ago | 
countercurrents.org | Hiren Gohain |Sanjay N. Parate |Andre Damon |Ashish Reddy
Since 2019, according to wildlife experts 200 elephants have been put in trucks with feet shackled by heavy chains and transported to Ambani’s new wildlife resort.It appears to be quite a wild venture as these poor beasts are kept confined to an enclosure and maintained under a strict routine.Some of them must be newly captured and given a short training in domesticated life.
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2 months ago | 
countercurrents.org | Amit Sengupta |Hiren Gohain |Niranjan K S |Vidya Bhushan Rawat
Today, 30th of January, 2025, is the 1600th day that the historian and activist Umar Khalid has spent in Delhi’s Tihar prison. It also happens to be the 77th anniversary of the assassination of Mohandas Karmachand Gandhi at the hands of a Hindutva fanatic. We, the undersigned, are not unaware of this synchronicity. Nor do we wish to see it pass un-noticed.
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2 months ago | 
countercurrents.org | Srinivas Katherasala |Madabhushi Sridhar |Hiren Gohain |Ram Puniyani
The Constitution of India, adopted on January 26, 1950, stands as a testament to the vision of a democratic, just, and inclusive society. As India celebrates its 76th Republic Day, it is imperative to reflect upon the journey of the Constitution over the past 75 years, its achievements, and the challenges that lie ahead. The adoption of the Constitution marked the dawn of a new era for India, a country that had just emerged from the shadows of colonial rule.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
countercurrents.org | Mohd Khan |P J James |Hiren Gohain |Nilofar Suhrawardy
The weakening Indian rupee has recently become a pressing topic of discussion among economists and policymakers. An insightful article by former Chief Economic Advisor Dr. Arvind Subramanian, along with economists Josh Felman and Abhishek Anand, sheds light on the challenges facing the rupee and its potential repercussions on the Indian economy, particularly for companies with large USD borrowings.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
countercurrents.org | P J James |Hiren Gohain |Suresh Deman |Countercurrents Collective
As Modi regime is continuing with its no holds barred rhetoric on “Amrit Kaal” and “Viksit Bharat”, IMF, the postwar neocolonial economic arm of US, and global corporate agencies like Bloomberg have already come out with their predictions on a sharp drop in India’s GDP in the days ahead. And, specifically related to this negative trend, that is comparable to the pandemic days, is the ongoing unprecedented rupee depreciation, which as of now, has crossed 86 per dollar.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
countercurrents.org | Immanuel Ness |Raju Das |Hiren Gohain |Carlos L Garrido
This article was originally published in International Critical Thought journal, and you can access it here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21598282.2024.2431960. We are reproducing the article with the permission of the author. ABSTRACTMany Western Marxists have jettisoned the concepts of imperialism while retaining opposition to actually existing socialist projects of the Global South.
