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Jorg Haider to Geert Wilders : Far-right Normalised in Europe

Jorg Haider. Image Courtesy: Wikimedia Commons Jorg Haider, a far-right Austrian politician who died in 2008, is largely forgotten. It is also forgotten that merely two decades ago, he was considered a very dangerous man in Europe, whose ascent to power had prompted rare European Union unity aimed to thwart his ambitions. Twice elected as … Continue reading Jorg Haider to Geert Wilders : Far-right Normalised in Europe →

CAMPAIGN AGAINST STATE REPRESSION (CASR) DEMANDS THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF NEELAM VERMA, SAGAR SHARMA, MANORANJAN D AND AMOL SHINDE CHARGED UNDER UAPA!

The following statement was issued by the CAMPAIGN AGAINST STATE REPRESSION (CASR) yesterday, 14 December 2023 It has come to light that the police have slapped the draconian UAPA on Neelam Verma, Sagar Sharma, Manoranjan D, Amol Shinde, and Vishal Sharma, the five persons held for releasing gas canisters in both the outside premises and … Continue reading CAMPAIGN AGAINST STATE REPRESSION (CASR) DEMANDS

 The Leaching of Constitutional Democracy : Mani Shankar Aiyar

Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar, Ex Union Minister, author and eminent political personality will be delivering the 27th lecture in the  Democracy Dialogues Series,organised by  New Socialist Initiative (NSI) Theme : The Leaching of Constitutional Democracy Speaker : Mani Shankar Aiyar Former Union Minister, author of books, a Social Commentator,  Time : 6 PM ( IST) … Continue reading  The Leaching of Constitutional Democracy : Mani Shankar Aiyar →

Palestine lives! (But do you condemn Hamas?)

This post is based on a presentation at a panel discussion on “Israeli war against Palestinian people in Gaza” organised by Janhastakshep in Delhi on October 20, 2023. Palestine solidarity protest in Bangalore But do you condemn… We are expected to begin every discussion on the latest phase of the ferocious 75 year old war … Continue reading Palestine lives! (But do you condemn Hamas?) →

INDIA’S DEMOCRATIC LONGEVITY AND ITS HUGELY TROUBLED TRAJECTORY : PROFESSOR ASHUTOSH VARSHNEY

Democracy Dialogues Lecture Series (Online )Organised by New Socialist Initiative 25th Lecture ( Sunday, 15 th October 2023) Theme: India’s Democratic Longevity and its Hugely Troubled Trajectory  Speaker:  Professor Ashutosh Varshney ( Sol Goldman Professor of International Studies and the Social Sciences at Brown University ) Theme :India’s Democratic Longevity and its Hugely Troubled Trajectory Summary India celebrated 75 years of … Continue reading IND