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A student at the University College Dublin, positions his experience of the Indian external affairs minister recent visit to the country where he studies; the author sensitively probes the worrying dichotomy of unconcern with the situation back home that the majority Indian diaspora experiences, even as India and Indians falter on the human rights indices test

There is a big difference between Islamic and Islamist/Islamism

On the occasion of the 142nd death anniversary of Karl Marx, as has happened each year since March 17,1883 when Frederick Engels had delivered his historic speech at the graveside of his closest comrade and friend at the Highgate Cemetery in London, Ashok Dhawale, CPI (M) Polit Bureau and AIKS National President, along with others delivered a Marx Oration. We reproduce the text below

When a country or region is known to be...

The killings by the Islamists are fuelled by an ideology of religious sectarianism and extremism. Heading same as in statement. It would be great if you could attach full statement the way you always do.

Many years ago, there was a popular American song...

An in-depth overview of the Polis Project’s report exposing the corporate and transnational funding behind Hindu nationalist politics, its impact on minorities, and the urgent need for global accountability.

While the rise of the right across Europe and USA is rooted on economic distress and social alienation, the challenges facing these right-wing coalitions are significant. Their agendas—marked by climate denialism, opposition to immigration, and scepticism toward international cooperation—often clash with urgent global priorities

Argentina becomes the first of several nations approached under the principle of universal jurisdiction on the issue of justice for Rohingyas of Myanmar; while Germany has rejected another complaint, the United Kingdom is examining evidence and Turkey and the Philippines have yet to respond

“No God, gods, goddesses, prophets or saints may be invoked to justify the killing and/or terrorising of fellow human beings”.