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On the farmers' protests in Delhi against the farm laws.
In this issue
01-01-2021
30 STORIES
West Bengal
Trinamool Congress in Bengal faces hard times as leaders rebel against Mamata Banerjee ahead of Assembly election
The ruling party in West Bengal faces a hard time as leaders, including the influential Suvendu Adhikari, rebel against Mamata Banerjee ahead of the A
Conservation
Shrinking tree cover and increasing tourist arrivals create an existential crisis for the lion-tailed macaque and other denizens of the forest in Valparai
A shy, exclusively fruit-eating, arboreal primate endemic to the Western Ghats, the lion-tailed macaque has been classified by the International Union
Literature
"Seemantha" by H. Nagaveni: A Kannada short story in translation
The piercing quality of a child’s perspective is juxtaposed with the power of money in this short story by Kannada writer H. Nagaveni, translated into
Personality
M.N. Deshpande: Archaeologist as miracle worker
M.N. Deshpande, affectionately called Kaka, belonged to that rare breed of archaeologists who carried out path-breaking excavations and restorations i
Surveillance in police stations
CCTV cameras in police stations: An eye in the sky for cops
The Supreme Court orders installation of CCTV cameras and video recording equipment at all police stations in the country in a bid to prevent the occu
Armenia&Azerbaijan
Armenia and Azerbaijan sign a ceasefire agreement in November, bringing a tenuous peace to the long-disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region
The Russia-brokered ceasefire agreement ends the bloody 49-day conflict. The war, which saw many casualties on both sides, resulted in Azerbaijan rega
West Asia
Iranian nuclear physicist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh's killing points to Israel's murderous game plan
The assassination of the Iranian nuclear physicist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who was on the Israeli and U.S. hit list for some time, was apparently part of
COVID-19 Update
Safety concerns delay vaccine approval in India
No vaccine has yet been approved for public use in India on account of inadequate data on safety and efficacy of the candidates, but that has not stop
Karnataka politics
Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa creates development boards for Maratha and Lingayat communities with an eye to winning byelections and to get one up in his tussle with the BJP central leadership
Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa pampers dominant communities by creating caste-based authorities in an attempt to win elections and widen hi
Jammu and Kashmir
The BJP’s diatribe against the Roshni scheme and the Manoj Sinha administration’s eviction of nomads from forest dwellings signal that the party fears a setback in the DDC elections
With the abrogation of Article 370 losing its emotional appeal, the odds against the BJP in the DDC elections are not confined to Jammu; its entire ga
Farm Laws
P.V. Rajagopal: ‘The minimum courtesy should be to consult people whose lives are affected’
Interview with P.V. Rajagopal, social activist and founder, Ekta Parishad.
No gains for farmers
High costs hurt farmers in lockdown year
Although agricultural output has increased this year, greater operational costs and poor prices for produce have deprived the Indian peasantry of any
The Odisha experience in agri marketing
Odisha govt dithers on policy regarding agri marketing
The Biju Janata Dal government in Odisha, which has been ambivalent in its approach to the liberalisation of agricultural marketing arrangements, must
Agricultural intermediaries
Punjab’s small farmers need access to institutional finance in order to end their dependence on arhatiyas
Little is achieved by painting the arhatiya in Punjab as a villain or as a saviour of the peasantry. Instead, his presence reflects the abandonment of
Farmers' protests
The Kerala government’s policy interventions—expanding price support and ensuring direct procurement of farm produce—present an alternative course for agricultural policies in India
Kerala offers an alternative to the neoliberal logic that has driven the Narendra Modi government’s attempt to abandon state intervention and support
Maharashtra
Maharashtra's failed marketing experiment
Maharashtra is the perfect example of reforms in agricultural marketing gone awry.
Farmers’ protests
Madhya Pradesh farmers join the growing resistance against the new farm laws
The protests against the farm laws are expected to be more intense in the coming days.
Farm Laws
Inderjit Singh: ‘Modi regime the most anti-farmer government we have seen’
Interview with Inderjit Singh, vice president, All India Kisan Sabha (Haryana).
Farmers' Protests
On the endemic contradictions in India’s path to modernisation of agriculture
The escalating standoff between the peasantry and the government is not merely about dissent over isolated policy measures; it is also an expression o
Farmers' protests
Long march to peasant unity
The unprecedented unity among peasant organisations is not a sudden development. It has been built over several struggles, which have expanded the bas
Rajinikanth political entry
The 'chosen' one: Can Rajinikanth break the monopoly of Dravidian politics in Tamil Nadu?
After much wavering and keeping his fans in suspense for over two decades Rajinikanth has decided to enter politics. Does he have the political, ideol
Farmers' protests
Why farmers from Haryana and Punjab are expressing heightened anger over farm laws
Peasants in two States protest the Centre’s neglect of long-standing marketing arrangements crucial since the Green Revolution.
Interview: Jagmohan Singh, BKU
Jagmohan Singh: ‘This Prime Minister lies like nobody else’
Interview with Jagmohan Singh, general secretary, Bharatiya Kisan Union, Dakaunda, Punjab.
The Delhi siege
Political impact of the farmer unions’ Delhi siege and Modi government’s deceitful games
Farmers emerge as a major political entity as their Delhi siege mounts a concrete challenge to the BJP and the Narendra Modi government even as the Pr
Scenes from the farmers' protest
At ground zero: Determined farmers protest at Delhi borders
Braving cold weather, official antipathy and media hostility, lakhs of farmers arrived at the national capital’s borders to oppose farm laws.
C.P. Chandrasekhar
RCEP and China: A deal that can make a difference
By opting to withdraw from the 15-nation RCEP agreement citing national economic interests, India has lost an opportunity to counter China’s growing
Farmers' protest
Farmers' protests in India turn into a tidal wave of anger
The unprecedented protests by the Indian peasantry against the three new laws that blatantly favour the interests of big business in agriculture win s
Books
Fresh perspectives on medieval Deccan history
Two recent books, which focus on the Deccan Sultanates of the 16th and 17th centuries, and which chart the connections between the Deccan and Iran, se
Gender inequity
Marginalisation of women and the social exclusion discourse
The book makes a sincere attempt to identify the predicament of suppressed women who find themselves in a quagmire of ordeal set up by the majoritaria
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