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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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1 month ago | 
countercurrents.org | Vijay Prashad |Mubashir Vp |P J James |Ram Puniyani
Complaints came fast on social media after the Communist Party of India (Marxist), or the CPI(M), publicised a document for internal discussion amongst its members. The main grouse was that the CPI(M) had not used the term ‘fascism’ to describe the current situation in Indian (although, for the first time, the term ‘neo-fascism’ has been used). The Communist Party of India and the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation entered the discussion as well.
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2 months ago | 
countercurrents.org | G Naveen |Manas Jena |Ram Puniyani |P J James
In his recent Lok Sabha speech during the budget session, the leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi made an important observation about the OBC (Other Backward Caste) population of India. He quoted the caste survey conducted by Telangana government that showed the OBCs as comprising 56% of the state population, SCs (Scheduled Castes) ~17% and STs (Scheduled Tribes) ~10%. Thus, together, the three communities account for more than 80% of the state’s population.
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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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Oct 26, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Manas Jena |Ram Puniyani |P J James |A K Shiburaj
Caste census will show economic status ,demography of various castes and layers of inequality for better execution of affirmative policyWay back in 1881, the British government had a caste census till 1931, which was not in practice in Independent India from 1951 to 2011, except for SC and ST. The caste data of 2011 socioeconomic and caste census by the Ministry of Rural and Urban development has not been made public due to a number of mistakes in enumeration.
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Oct 6, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Binoy Kampmark |George Capaccio |Bharat Dogra |P J James
It was a spectacular example of a non-event, alloyed by pure symbolism and cynicism. Here was a British government offering – how generous of them – to return sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, whose residents had been brutally displaced between 1965 to 1973, to Mauritius. In an October 3 joint statement between London and Port Louis, all but one of the Chagos Islands will be relinquished to Mauritian control.
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Oct 5, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | P J James |Anuraj Ennai |Farooque Chowdhury |Yanis Iqbal
It was in January 2017 that CPI, the second largest ally of the LDF government in Kerala led by CPM Polit Bureau member Pinarayi Vijayan, had accused the latter as “Modi in mundu” (dhoti-clad Modi). However, the developments since then have reached a stage now such that instead of BJP, Vijayan’s links with RSS which currently uses BJP as its principal political tool, are becoming well-defined and deep-rooted in Kerala.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Ram Puniyani |P J James |A K Shiburaj |Nilofar Suhrawardy
One of the major issues during the last General Elections (April-May 2024) was about conducting a caste census. The INDIA Alliance put it forward very strongly, while BJP is opposing it. This opposition is very clear-cut and unambiguous. The issue of caste has been the core issue in strengthening of Hindu right wing politics. The awareness of exploitation by the downtrodden was recognized by the likes of Jotirao Phule and Bhimrao Ambedkar.
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Jul 15, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | S G Vombatkere |P J James |Arun Kumar |PJ James
Governments and other beneficiaries of economic growth are blind and deaf to People’s problemsPeople’s protests – almost all peaceful – all across India, have been active for decades, many of them morphing into people’s movements for advancing their demands, needs and aspirations to governments. These protest movements demand the rights to which people are entitled by law, but are not given or snatched away, due to state or central governments’ development policies, proposals, plans and projects.
