Rahul Varman

Nov 3, 2024 | countercurrents.org | Rahul Varman |Kevin Reed |Mohd Khan |Brett Wilkins

To Shri A K Lahoti Chairman TRAI Dear Shri Lahoti, I write this letter in continuation of my earlier letter of July 10th, 2024 on how unilateral tariff hikes by the two telecom service providers, without any regulation whatsoever either by TRAI or the Department of Telecommunications (DOT) has adversely affected the interests of millions of customers across the country...

Oct 26, 2024 | countercurrents.org | Rahul Varman |Vikas Meshram |Raed Jarrar |Shamsul Islam

To Dr. Neeraj Mittal Secretary Department of Telecommunications (DOT) Government of India Dear Dr Mittal, I refer to the latest notification of October 21st, 2024 issued by DOT (https://dot.gov.in/sites/default/files/PPP-PMI%20order%2021102024.pdf), amending the Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order 2017, which has the following stipulation: “This Notification shall be applicable in respect of the procurement made by all attached or subordinate offices or autonomous bodies...

Oct 22, 2024 | countercurrents.org | Rahul Varman |Mazin Qumsiyeh |Bharat Dogra |Marwan Asmar

ToShri A K LahotiChairmanTRAIDear Shri Lahoti,I write this in continuation of my earlier letter of 10th July 2024, questioning the unilateral action on the part of private telecom operators to hike tariffs, with both TRAI and the Department of Telecommunications (DOT) behaving as though they had no concern whatsoever to safeguard the customers’ interests.

Nov 13, 2023 | portside.org | Rahul Varman

What Do We Learn About Capitalism From Chip War? Published November 12, 2023 It would not be an exaggeration to say that the chip has become an essential commodity for economic development, just as steel was a century ago. The subtitle of Chris Miller’s Chip War itself refers to “The World’s Most Critical Technology.” Chips are central to the technology making our lives better—personal computers, mobile phones, the Internet.

Nov 1, 2023 | monthlyreview.org | Rahul Varman

is on the faculty of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India, where he teaches and writes about corporations and the neoliberal order. The author is grateful to Manali Chakrabarti for helpful suggestions on earlier drafts. It would not be an exaggeration to say that the chip has become an essential commodity for economic development, just as steel was a century ago.