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Ibad Mushtaq
What Does ‘Citizenship’ Mean in India
21 Apr 2022
While we may have gathered a somewhat limited understanding of who is an Indian citizen, do we, as a people, understand what citizenship means and entails; more particularly, do the State and the so-…
Manolo De Los Santos
‘We Will Prevail’: A Conversation With Cuba’s President Miguel Díaz-Canel
08 Apr 2022
With myriad economic problems that Cuba faces, Díaz-Canel, in line with his predecessors Fidel and Raúl Castro, has renewed the principle of self-reliance. The vaccines are the biggest testimonies.
Charles Xu
How China Became Olympic Boogeyman for West
09 Feb 2022
The history of the Olympic Games shows both the struggle by China and the Global South to be accepted by the US and other imperialist nations, as well as alternative models to it.
Charles Xu
Hypocrisy of ‘Diplomatic Boycott’ of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
04 Feb 2022
Which human rights matter enough to put politics above sports? For decades, the US and its European allies have gotten to decide the answer at their convenience.
Sukhbilas Barma
The Dirty Politics Played on Rajbanshis of North Bengal
13 Jan 2022
Both the BJP and TMC have been trying to cash on sentimental mores of a section of Rajbanshi upper middle class, who have often believed in the bluffs played by the political leaders.
Vijay Prashad
Right-Wing Hate Speech Runs Rampant in India’s Elections
05 Jan 2022
A bizarre event took place in northern India between December 17 and December 19, 2021.
Paramjit S. Judge
Maulana Hasrat Mohani and the Persistent Minority Question
03 Jan 2022
As minorities feel insecure today, India must recollect the Constituent Assembly debates that warned of the harsh consequences of majoritarianism.
Charles Xu
US’s Recent Failures in War, Fighting Racism Should Serve as a Warning to its Allies
11 Sep 2021
The US has arm-twisted its Western allies into accepting the unmitigated defeat of a common imperial project, which it initiated, gravely harming its relations with its allies.
Shubham Sharma
Were Indian Elites Ever Secular Enough?
16 May 2021
Book review: Examining the effects of political mobilisations that question the hegemony of those above, without empathising with those who lag in the social hierarchy.
Heeten Kanti Kalan
I Am Not White, But Certainly Not ‘Non-White’, Too
10 Mar 2021
We have a dynamic and fluid vocabulary to match an increasingly pluralistic culture. So why do we still label people by what they’re not?