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• From Anne Mascrene to None: Lok Sabha and the Political Under-Representation of Women from Kerala | Sonu Vincent

  19 July 2024, by Sonu Vincent

  Amidst all the hype about the women’s reservation bill and ’Nari Shakti’ in the 2024 Lok Sabha election, the number of women elected to Lok Sabha has further decreased from 78 to 74. It has lowered the women’s presence to 13.6% of the total 543 elected representatives. Anne Mascrene was the first woman parliamentarian from Kerala to emerge successful as an independent candidate in 1951. It is to be noted that long before the formation of the state of Kerala (1956), there were many women who (…)

• Exam debate betrays India’s next generation of leaders | Deepanshu Mohan

  19 July 2024

  July 10, 2024
  Exam paper leaks cause immense damage to the psychological state of India’s younger generation in pursuit of a better, more progressive future.
  The NEET exam scandal has emerged as an enormous breach of trust and appears to have caused irreparable harm to the Modi government’s social and political contract with its citizenry, particularly aspiring youth.
  The rhetorical pitch for an alternative development model in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 2014 electoral pitch, away (…)

• It is time to Investigate the functioning of India’s jails / Love’s Prisoners | Humra Quraishi

  19 July 2024, by Humra Quraishi

  18 July 2024
  Once again I’m focusing on those jailed. Immediate provocation for this are these very recent news reports – Politician Mukhtar Ansari’s son Umar Ansari plea in Court that his father was given poisoned food whilst lodged in Uttar Pradesh’s Banda jail and there was no medical facility available to help save his life. AAP leader and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s blood sugar levels are a matter of concern as he sits imprisoned in the Tihar Jail; let’s not (…)

• India Should Deal With New Oli Govt Of Nepal With Open Mind Ignoring China Obsession | Arun Kumar Shrivastav

  19 July 2024

  (India Press Agency, July 18, 2024) In Nepal, a new government under CPN-UML leader KP Sharma Oli has assumed power. Oli is set to seek a vote of confidence on July 21 in the parliament. Together, the coalition of CPN UML and Nepali Congress holds a comfortable majority with a combined total of 167 seats in the lower house, surpassing the required threshold of 138 seats. This makes Oli’s confidence vote a seemingly straightforward process.
  Nepal, a small landlocked country known for its (…)

• Relative Economic Performance of UPA and NDA Governments | Ajit Kumar Singh

  19 July 2024

  Introduction
  The NDA government has now completed ten years in office. Before that the UPA government was in power for ten years. In this paper we have analysed the relative economic performance of the two governments based on key economic indicators using data from official sources. We first analyse the economic growth under the two regimes. We then examine the sectoral shifts in DGP. This is followed by a discussion of the fiscal performance of the two governments covering trends in (…)

• USA-China Trade Relations during 2018-2022: Issues and Challenges | Anil K Kanungo & Ujjvala Kanungo

  19 July 2024

  Introduction
  USA-China trade relations have often been at loggerheads. Last two to three decades have witnessed trade relations between the two ballooning to a higher degree bringing enormous benefits to consumers and creating frictions between the two governments. A glaring example of such dynamics in terms of benefits can be noticed in ‘Made in China’ brand which virtually captured the imagination of every consumer, and in terms of friction- the ‘Trade War’ with China engineered by (…)

• Trump Survives- Security “Lapses” &/or Apparent Assassination Attempt? | Nilofar Suhrawardy

  19 July 2024, by Nilofar Suhrawardy

  Considering that Americans have not apparently panicked nor is the country witnessing any chaotic situation, following the “apparent” assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, one gets the impression that democracy is not at stake there. However, what if the alleged shooter was not a White? What if he was Brown, Black, a Muslim, Hindu or Sikh? It is possible, the aftermath may have been totally different. He and his entire community may have most probably been instantly (…)

• Authoritarianism and Self-Creation | Silas Crane

  19 July 2024

  June 2008
  One of the first lessons to be learned upon entering the world of radical politics is that the craving for power is not exclusive to tribal warlords and right-wing politicians. Indeed, much of what passes for left-wing organizing today is driven by the same impulses towards tyranny, conquest, and domination that characterize the world’s most odious systems of mass enslavement. This pattern is evident in the centralized, hierarchical forms adopted by many anti-capitalist sects; (…)

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  NAPM condemns the horrific spree of mob lynchings across the country after the Lok Sabha election results

  19 July 2024

  National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM) National Office: A/29, Haji Habib Bldg., Naigaon Cross Road, Dadar (E), Mumbai – 400014
  Social Media: @napmindia | E-mail: napmindia[[at]gmail.com | Web: www.napm-india.org
  NAPM condemns the horrific spree of mob lynchings across the country after the Lok Sabha election results
  United Resistance needed against hateful communal politics, mob lynching of religious minorities and caste-based oppression
  Withdraw FIR filed against (…)

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  Withdraw Criminal Cases against Palestinian Solidarity | CPIM

  19 July 2024

  Communist Party of India (Marxist)
  Polit Bureau Press Communique:
  July 19, 2024
  Withdraw Criminal Cases against Palestinian Solidarity
  The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) demands the immediate withdrawal of criminal cases filed against people for waving Palestinian flags during Muharram processions. It has been reported that these cases were filed in Jammu and Kashmir, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand under stringent sections of Unlawful Activities (…)