Mainstream Weekly

Most recent articles

• Women Of Manipur | Sagari Chhabra

  5 August 2023, by Sagari Chhabra

  To strip women,
  parade them naked
  and then assault;
  was this the civilization
  that brought the Empire to a halt
  by making salt?
  In Manipur, the Ima market
  led solely by women,
  dressed in lungis:
  red, blue and green,
  had been the cynosure of all eyes;
  who created the divide, o fie,
  between Meiteis and Kuki Zos;
  who turned neighbours
  into warring foes?
  Is it the greed of minerals
  and malachite,
  buried in this land,
  that propelled the powers
  to occupy and mine;
  but (…)

• Illegal Migration Act: Implications for asylum seekers and migrant populations in the UK | Sona Singh

  5 August 2023

  The UK Parliament passed the Illegal Migration Bill in July, after amendments suggested by the House of Lords were resolved over three sessions of what is known in legislative parlance as “parliamentary ping pong.” It is a process of discussions and suggestions before amending a bill between the two houses of parliament. Soon after discussions were completed, the Illegal Migration Bill was sent for royal assent, thereby vindicating prime minister Rishi Sunak’s promise earlier this year to (…)

• Thai democracy faces the elephant in the room | Pavin Chachavalpongpun

  5 August 2023

  24 July 2023
  After the ’judicial coup’.
  The court alleged that Pita, the leader of the Move Forward Party that won the most seats in May’s election in an apparent attempt to undermine political opponents of the old establishment. The future of Pita is unknown at best, or bleak to be more accurate.
  Thai politics was already in a precarious position in the post-elections period after the Senate also blocked the premiership of the progressive leader.
  Pita must secure at least half of (…)

• Reducing the Risks of Nuclear War — The Role of Health Professionals | Kamran Abbasi, Parveen Ali, Virginia Barbour, et al

  5 August 2023, by Arun Mitra

  In January, 2023, the Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the hands of the Doomsday Clock forward to 90 s before midnight, reflecting the growing risk of nuclear war. The danger has been underlined by growing tensions between many nuclear armed states. As editors of health and medical journals worldwide, we call on health professionals to alert the public and our leaders to this major danger to public health and the essential life support systems of the (…)

• The Story of an Atomic Bomb Survivor in Hiroshima | Masaya Nemoto

  5 August 2023

  On August 6, 1945, the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. The nuclear bomb exploded over the center of the city, completely devastating it. The area within 1.2 miles of the hypocenter was entirely leveled and burned. According to the city of Hiroshima, approximately 140,000 people had died by the end of December 1945

• 

  AIKS Press Release on Communal Violence in Haryana (Aug 3, 2023)

  5 August 2023

  All India Kisan Sabha
  36 Pt .Ravi Shankar Shukla Lane (Canning Lane) New Delhi-110001, email- kisansabha[at]gmail.com
  AIKS condemns Communal Violence in Haryana
  Ensure Stringent Action Against Culprits
  AIKS Urges People to Ensure Peace and Communal Amity
  The All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) expresses grave concern over large-scale violence in Mewat and neighbouring areas of Gurugram, Palwal, Nuh and other towns on 31 July and the following days.
  The widespread arson and use of arms (…)

• 

  CPI Condemns Killings of Train Passangers and Haryana Riots - Press Release Aug 2, 2023

  5 August 2023

  Communist Party of India
  New Delhi,
  August 2, 2023
  Press Release
  CPI Condemns Killings of Passengers, Haryana Riots
  The National Secretariat of the Communist Party of India issued the following statement today (on August 2, 2023):
  The National Secretariat of the Communist Party of India condemns the recent killings of passengers in Jaipur-Mumbai train which is being dubbed as mental derailment of the offender. This is over simplification of the fact and is aimed to derail the (…)

• 

  CPI(M) Press Release on Communal Violence in Haryana (Aug 1, 2023)

  5 August 2023

  Communist Party of India (Marxist)
  Strongly Condemn Communal Violence
  Date: Tuesday, August 1, 2023
  The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement:
  The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly condemns the communal conflagration in the Mewat region of Haryana, starting with Nuh and which has now spread to Gurugram, leading to the death of five persons and incidents of arson. The state government by its acts of omission and commission is (…)

• 

  Press Release from Progressive Parties (Maharashtra) 28 July 2023

  5 August 2023

  Progressive Parties (Maharashtra)
  Press Release
  28 July 2023
  Progressive Parties Plan Public Meetings, Jail Bharo and March to Mantralaya around Peoples’ Burning Problems in Maharashtra
  The front of 13 Progressive Parties in Maharashtra has decided on a plan of united struggle around the burning problems of the people in Maharashtra, at a meeting held in Mumbai last week.
  These issues include remunerative price for agricultural produce, minimum wage and social security to (…)

• 

  The Crisis of Higher Education in India - Press Release and the Resolution adopted at the FEDCUTA (24 July 2023)

  5 August 2023

  Press Release and the Resolution adopted at the FEDCUTA’s National Convention on “The Crisis of Higher Education in India”
  The National Convention on The Crisis of Higher Education in India, organised by the FEDCUTA on 24 July 2023 at JNU was attended by a large number of Teachers’ Associations from across the country including Nagaland University Teachers’ Association, Assam University Teachers’ Association, Jamia Teachers’ Association, Delhi University Teachers’ Association, Aligarh (…)