2021

Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy (IMSD)
August 23, 2021
Press release:
Indian Muslims must reject the ‘Islamic Emirate’ in Afghanistan: IMSD
Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy (IMSD) rejects the very idea of a theocratic state anywhere in the world. It therefore questions the legitimacy of the “Islamic Emirate” the Taliban seek to impose on the war-torn, war-weary people of Afghanistan who are yearning for peace.
We are deeply disturbed by the euphoria evident among a section (…)

All India Democratic Women’s Association 2253-E, Shadi Khampur, New Ranjit Nagar, New Delhi – 110008 Phone: 011-25700476, 25709565 Email: aidwacec[at]gmail.com Website: aidwaonline.org
Date: 20 August, 2021
Support Women In Afghanistan And Oppose Imperialism
The AIDWA sees the recent developments in Afghanistan as a major betrayal of its people by the coalition led by US Imperialism active in the geo-politics of the region for several decades. Developments in the aftermath of (…)

Communist Party of India Central office: Ajoy Bhawan 15, Com. Indrajit Gupta Marg, New Delhi - 110002 cpiofindia[at]gmail.com website: communistparty.in
August 26, 2021
Press Release
D. RAJA, General Secretary, Communist Party of India issued the following statement today (on August 26, 2021):
Communist Party of India disapproves and deplores the New Monetization Policy of the Union government.
The Finance Minister has launched the National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP). It comprises (…)

* Coronacapitalism: Reverse the Reset [Part A] | Kobad Ghandy
* Taliban says it will respect women. But we Iranians have seen this movie before | Masih Alinejad
* Malala: I Survived the Taliban, I Fear for My Afghan Sisters
* Sudha Bharadwaj Speaks | Arup Kumar Sen

Letter to the Readers, Mainstream, Aug 21, 2021
As we marked the 75th Independence Day of India on August 15, 2021, there was a dramatic development in our neighbourhood. The war-hardened Taliban fundamentalists moved into Kabul and took control of the seats of power in Afghanistan. The prospect of this happening had long been in the air ever since American President Donald Trump had announced the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan. While over the past year the American (…)

IMPRESSIONS
What is Mamata Banerjee up to? That she is unlike any other chief minister is obvious. While others are confined to their respective states, Mamata stands out as a leader with an all-India profile. Every time she visits Delhi, there is speculation about a national coalition taking shape. On one visit she said that regional parties should lead the nation. Next time Narendra Modi fights elections, she said, it will be against a coalition that represents the country. "It (…)

Very recently, People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) has published a book, documenting Sudha Bharadwaj’s ‘Life in Law and Activism’ (A Life in Law and Activism: Sudha Bharadwaj Speaks, January 2021). While narrating the life struggle of Bharadwaj, Arvind Narrain, the editor of the book, observed: “...Sudha Bharadwaj’s life, which combined being a lawyer, an activist and an academic, was interrupted by her arrest. She was detained on 28 August 2018, under provisions of the UAPA...and (…)

This article seeks to give a reply to the World Economic Forum’s CEO, Klaus Schwab’s recent book : Covid -19: The Great Reset and his dystopian agenda. The article is divided into five parts:
Here we are publishing the first three parts the last two will come in the next issue
Coronacapitalism: Reverse the Reset
(1) The Great Recession & The rise of China
(i) Post WWII: Cycles of Crises
(ii) Enter the Dragon
(iii) (…)

by Masih Alinejad *
August 19, 2021
On Tuesday, the Taliban held a news conference in Kabul. Its spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, bent over backward to reassure the international community of the group’s benign intentions. He promised an inclusive government, hinted at elections and declared that today’s Taliban has changed considerably since it lost its grip on power 20 years ago. He insisted that the new Taliban government will protect freedom of speech, human rights and women’s rights — (…)

by Malala Yousafzai
In the last two decades, millions of Afghan women and girls received an education. Now the future they were promised is dangerously close to slipping away. The Taliban who until losing power 20 years ago barred nearly all girls and women from attending school and doled out harsh punishment to those who defied them are back in control. Like many women, I fear for my Afghan sisters.
I cannot help but think of my own childhood. When the Taliban took over my hometown in (…)