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• Footprints of Militant Hindu Nationalism | Arup Kumar Sen

  21 January 2023, by Arup Kumar Sen

  The cover story of the latest issue of The Week began with the following observation: “As a response to the belligerence of Pakistan and lately China, a military-industrial complex seems to be fast taking shape in India” (January 22, 2023). This observation bears testimony to the dominant discourse of Hindu nationalism.
  In fact, the signature of militant Hindu nationalism is distinctly visible in the recent statement of the RSS Chief, Mohan Bhagwat: “You see, Hindu society has been at war (…)

• 4 ways Netanyahu’s new far-right government threatens Israeli democracy | Boaz Atzili

  21 January 2023

  by Boaz Atzili *
  January 5, 2023
  Democracy is not just about holding elections. It is a set of institutions, ideas and practices that allow citizens a continuous, decisive voice in shaping their government and its policies.
  The new Israeli government, headed by Benjamin Netanyahu of the state. This government presents a major threat to Israeli democracy, and it does so on multiple fronts.
  Here are the four ways that Israel’s democratic institutions, customs and practices are (…)

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  CPI condemns move to stop food grains to poor

  21 January 2023

  New Delhi,
  Communist Party of India
  January 17, 2023
  Press Release
  The National Secretariat of the Communist Party of India issued the following statement today (on January 17, 2023):
  The National Secretariat of the Communist Party of India has expressed its deep concern about the recent government decision to stop giving food grains being given to the poor under the Food Security Act.
  The decision will adversely impact the poor and compel them to go to market for their food (…)

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  Editors Guild of India concerned over take down rules on ’Fake’ news

  21 January 2023

  The Editors Guild of India
  PRESS STATEMENT
  January 18th, 2023
  The Editors Guild of India is deeply concerned by the draft amendment made to the Information Technology Rules, 2021, by the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MEITY) that gives authority to the Press Information Bureau (PIB) to determine the veracity of news reports, and anything termed ‘fake’ will have to be taken down by online intermediaries, including social media platforms. The amendment was uploaded on the Ministry’s (…)

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  The Rafale Deal: A Chit on Our Conscience | Papri Sri Raman

  21 January 2023, by Papri Sen Sri Raman

  BOOK REVIEW
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  The Rafale Deal-Flying Lies:
  The Role of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in India’s Biggest Defence Scandal
  by Ravi Nair & Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
  Publisher: Paranjoy
  Pages:560
  Price: Rs 795
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  IN 1987, VP SINGH, the ruling party’s Rajya Sabha leader and a sitting minister (who had held powerful portfolios like finance and defence) in a popularly elected government went around pointing to a chit in his pocket. My parliament reporter friends used to (…)

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  Review of Sainath’s The Last Heroes | KS Subramanian

  21 January 2023, by K S Subramanian

  Reviewed by KS Subramanian
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  The Last Heroes: Foot Soldiers of Indian Freedom by P Sainath
  (Penguin India) 2022
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  The book is dedicated to the author’s mother whose stories of freedom fighters including those of her father who spent years in British jails inspired him. The author’s grandfather was VV Giri who became President of India after its independence.
  While at university, the author had learnt that almost all the major uprisings against the British had begun in the (…)

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  Valour and Distress in India-Pakistan Wars | M.R. Narayan Swamy

  21 January 2023, by M R Narayan Swamy

  BOOK REVIEW
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  1971, 1999 War Stories
  by Air Commodore Nitin Sathe
  Vitasta
  Pages: 223; Price: Rs 525
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  Air Commodore Jawahar Lal Bhargava survived Pakistani custody in the 1971 war because — believe it or not — he had a cricket coach who had helped him once play for the Ranji Trophy.
  Bhargava was flying an Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter jet over Pakistan when it got hit by ground fire and he ejected using a parachute. He was captured after hitting the land.
  “Dalle nu (…)

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  Video: US biotech cartel behind Covid origins and cover-up | Jeffrey Sachs

  21 January 2023

  Play
  Jeffrey Sachs: US biotech cartel behind Covid origins and cover-up by The Grayzone https://youtu.be/morj-3rdWwM

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  Our History, Their History or Whose History? | Lecture by Prof Romila Thapar

  21 January 2023

  Dr CD Deshmukh Memorial Lecture 2023 | 14 Jan 2023 held at IIC, New Delhi Play
  Dr. C.D. Deshmukh Memorial Lecture 2023 by IIC Programmes https://youtu.be/DjyyezAoB80

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  Video: India - The Modi Question: Part 1 (BBC 2 documentary)

  21 January 2023