2025

More than a century back, Vladimir Lenin described Imperialism as the highest state of capitalism, an outcome of the decay in capitalism. His analysis stands the test of time when we see a crisis-ridden capitalist order, which has failed to improve lives globally, resorting to desperate measures to ensure its survival, no matter what happens to the humanity. Consolidation of right-wing and far-right political forces globally in the tumultuous period post the financial meltdown of late-2000s (…)

Rise of rightwing politics all over the world has been encouraged by USAID, be it Egypt or India. Remember the funding of the Banana Republics? The famous American story writer O Henry coined the phrase more than a hundred years ago to describe the fictional Republic of Anchuria in the book

Following a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC), former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested on March 11 in Manila. This is in relation to his so-called war on drugs following which he faces charge of

Amartya Sen’s beautifully written autobiographical book, At Home in the World,[[Amartya Sen, Home in the World: A Memoir (Penguin Press, London 2021; American edition, New York 2022); cited below as

The Editor’s Guild of India
Press Statement
March 12, 2025
The Editors Guild of India expresses grave concern over reports of the arrest of Hyderabad-based journalist Ms. Revathi Pogadadanda by the city’s cybercrime police early on Wednesday morning.
Ms. Pogadadanda was reportedly taken from her home, along with her husband, at the crack of dawn. It is believed that this action followed the publication of a video on her YouTube channel, in which a farmer criticized the state chief (…)

[fond noir][blanc]BOOK REVIEW[/blanc][/fond noir]
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Birth of an Alternative Development Paradigm: Unfolding Transformative Mode of Production
by Sunil Ray
Germinal Publications Pvt. Ltd (Sharmistha Dutta on behalf of Germinal Publications Pvt. Ltd), Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
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Birth of an Alternative Development Paradigm: Unfolding Transformative Mode of Production by Sunil Ray introduces to us a novel development framework

* Toxic Masculinity & Backlash Against Women

Fifty years after the Committee on the Status of Women in India submitted its report

Remarks at the valedictory session of the three-day international conference

Navigating societal double standards in twenty-first century India, such as, Ladkon se galtiyan ho jaati hain and Ladkiyon ko chup rehna chahiye (Boys err, Girls should shut up), is a hazardous task even today. In this ancient land of Ardhanarishwara, Devi worship and temples adorned with erotic sculptures, Kinnars, Gandhavas (legally considered female) , Ganika