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Abhishek Anand
Pegasus Project: International Revelations
29 Aug 2021
Confirmed Pegasus infection found on phones of 9 activists allegedly targeted by Bahraini govt and 2 dissident Azerbaijani journalists; 245 numbers allegedly targeted by Azerbaijan govt identified;…
Richa Chintan
Big Fish Eats Small Fish, Be It WTO Negotiations Or Domestic Marine Fisheries Bill
31 Jul 2021
The developments regarding fisheries at home and international levels raise concerns that the ensuing policy changes may end-up harming domestic small fisher-folk as well as marine resources.
Jaime Amorim
Food Sovereignty: 25 Years in the Making
29 Jul 2021
Jaime Amorim of La Via Campesina discusses the importance of food sovereignty as the pandemic induced global economic crisis has sent millions back to situations of hunger and misery.
AP/PTI
EU to Unveil Tough Climate Rules with Tax on Foreign Firms
14 Jul 2021
The proposals by the European Commission – the EU's executive branch – will cover everything from tougher caps on car pollution to new national limits on gases from buildings.
Prabhat Patnaik
G-7 Offers Crumbs from its Table to ‘Developing’ Countries
19 Jun 2021
As of now the total unvaccinated population in the world numbers 6.8 billion. The one billion doses promised amounts to mere 7.4% of this requirement.
Meenuka Mathew
Negotiations on TRIPs Waiver Reveal Limitations of Global Structures to Address Covid-19 Pandemic
15 Jun 2021
India and South Africa’s proposal to the WTO on waiving the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) comes as a hope in addressing the vaccine shortage.
Prabhat Patnaik
Human Life in a Poor Country is as Precious as in a Rich Country
13 Jun 2021
To ask for international cooperation while denying this assumption amounts to sheer chicanery. If universal vaccination is to become a reality before millions more die, there has to be a massive…
Richa Chintan
COVID-19 Vaccines: Inching Towards Text-based Negotiations on TRIPS Waiver Proposal – Anything Concrete?
12 Jun 2021
Although the TRIPS waiver proposal gathers support and the negotiations move forward, the process appears to be getting caught in a maze. A concrete outcome anytime soon is anybody’s guess, though…
PTI
COVID Vaccines: Garment Unions, Labour Groups Urge UK, EU, Others to Support TRIPS Waiver at WTO
20 May 2021
Public appeal issued by Clean Clothes Campaign, a network of labour rights groups across 44 countries, citing pandemic impact on workers’ health and livelihoods
Prabir Purkayastha
A Caring World Needs to Share Knowledge to End the Covid-19 Pandemic
15 May 2021
A virus that mutates forever is a perpetual money-making machine for Big Pharma. Everybody else wants all people vaccinated within a year and an end to this pandemic.