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Prabhat Patnaik
Opening India’s Food Economy to Demands of Imperialism
13 Jun 2020
Every step in the direction of opening agriculture to global trade – as announced in the three ordinances by the Modi government – is a step towards reducing domestic food availability.
Newsclick Sports
Newcastle Takeover Bid In Jeopardy; Indian Women's Football Team Player Indumathi Busy in Police Uniform and More (Football Round-up)
27 May 2020
Short Passes (Football News Round-up): Newcastle United’s Saudi based takeover bid in jeopardy over illegal streaming service | Indian women's football team player Indumathi busy enforcing lockdown…
Prabir Purkayastha
US Declares Vaccine War on the World
23 May 2020
What prevents any country from making drugs and vaccines, once developed? Is it the threat of the US, or the belief that in the US-China vaccine war, they need to be on the US side?
Prabir Purkayastha
Public Health and Private Profits Under COVID-19 Pandemic
24 Apr 2020
The pandemic might be devastating countries, the people and their livelihoods, but is good for some companies and their stockholders, like the ones that hold patents for N95 masks, lifesaving…
Pooja Chaudhuri
Is Classification as ‘Developed Nation’ by US Good News for India? – A Fact-Check
17 Feb 2020
On February 12, National General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Ram Madhav tweeted in celebration – “US classifies India as developed nation” – drawing close to 13,000 likes.
PTI
EU, 16 WTO Members Sign Pact for Interim Appeal Arrangement
25 Jan 2020
The pact will allow participating WTO members to preserve a functioning and two-step binding dispute settlement system.
AFP
BRICS Hits Out at Protectionism, Takes a Swipe at US
15 Nov 2019
In a joint declaration, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa said “trade tensions and policy uncertainty” had taken a toll on confidence, trade, investment and growth.
Praneta Jha
WTO Wants India to End Exports Subsidy, Will Modi Government Comply?
04 Nov 2019
The crisis in WTO’s Appellate Body means the diktat is unlikely to have legal standing, as long as India appeals in time and does not willingly cede its ground — the way it was reported earlier in…
Benny Kuruvilla
India’s RCEP Dilemma: Is There a Way Out?
19 Oct 2019
India’s difficulty in acceding to the mega regional free trade agreement, RCEP, currently being negotiated among 16 Asia-Pacific nations, is reflective of a deep malaise in not just its trade policy…
Tejal Kanitkar
Modi’s 450 GW Renewable Energy: Who Will Foot the Bill?
26 Sep 2019
Why is Modi rushing into high-cost renewable energy pledges when developed countries are reneging on their commitments?