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Understanding the growth of European-style nationalism in India

The pages of Indian Express are carrying a very thoughtful and in-depth discussion on the rise and dominance of Hindu Nationalism in India by...

Pushed Back, Let Down: How the state has let down the marginalised in Assam

Assam is witnessing a sweeping and arbitrary deportation drive targeting "suspected" illegal immigrants. Justified through selective readings of Supreme Court orders, the campaign bypasses due process and violates fundamental rights under the Constitution and international law. This piece examines the legal flaws behind the drive and the troubling role of Foreigners Tribunals in enabling it.

Periyar: Caste, Nation and Socialism

Periyar: Caste, Nation and Socialism published by People’s Literature Publications, Mumbai is a fascinating conversation between S V Rajadurai and Vidya Bhushan Rawat which...

Two decades on, hunger still haunts Gujarat: Survey exposes stark gap behind poverty claims

A Niti Aayog report, released about two years ago, estimated that in Gujarat — which our powers-that-be have long considered a model state —...

Contradictory Calls: SC halts one Tamil refugee’s deportation, denies another citing ‘not a Dharamshala’

While the Viswanathan-Kotiswar bench of the Supreme Court on June 24 stayed the deportation of a Sri Lankan Tamil refugee and entertained his plea to approach the Swiss Embassy, a different bench led by Justice Dipankar Datta had, on May 19, refused similar relief while asserting India cannot host refugees from across the globe

Manipur Violence: Two years down, health rights activists demand restoration and spread of essential services all over state

Marking two years of the Manipur violence and unrest, health rights activists and movements across India have appealed to President of India, Draupadi Murmi for the immediate creation/restoration of an effective public health infrastructure, personnel, services with safety and appropriate budgetary allocation– in the valley, hills and relief camps of Manipur

Hegemony by might: Gaza, Iran and the failures of nuclear power politics

Without a transformation of global governance mechanisms, peace will not be the right of all nations and peoples, weak or powerful, but a privilege of the powerful

J&K High court orders repatriation of 63-year-old woman deported to Pakistan without due process

Court invokes humanitarian grounds and constitutional duty to direct urgent return of Long-Term Visa holder Rakshanda Rashid, citing her decades-long residence in India and deteriorating health

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