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Sarwar: Stop War, Play Tennis
Znet Article, September, 30 2010
Beena Sarwar
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Who would have predicted that an Indian and a Pakistani would team up for tennis doubles.
Surya: The Betrayal of Kashmir
Znet Article, September, 30 2010
Radha Surya
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Defenseless or armed only with the ammunition of the powerless, the stone-pelting Kashmiri youngsters took on the lethal weapons of India’s paramilitary forces.
Shapiro: Governing Kashmir: Critical Reflections on the Historical Present
Znet Article, September, 28 2010
Richard Shapiro
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The Indian state's refrain to the people of Kashmir is as follows: Indian rule of Kashmir is legitimate because India is a secular democratic republic, organized by rule of law and constitutionally guaranteed human rights.
Raina: We abuse Ram when we spill blood in his name
Znet Article, September, 19 2010
Badri Raina
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One of my most soothing childhood memories is of my mother reading aloud the Ram Katha (the story of the ancient, mythical or not, King of Ayodhya).
Roy: India is a corporate, Hindu state
Znet Article, September, 13 2010
Arundhati Roy
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At the end of a week when the Maoists have been on the front pages practically every day, we present a completely different perspective to that of the government's...
Raina: What a piece of work is man
Znet Article, September, 13 2010
Badri Raina
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The Indian state displays its faculties of innovation and spending in the works it gets made at less than minimum wage, and, on the other side, plays the beast to man, woman, and child who have, alas, not inherited the pedigree of Renaissance Hum...
Raina: So, What Colour Is Terror?
Znet Article, September, 01 2010
Badri Raina
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Currently, one of the “burning issues” on media channels here in India is what colour we may ascribe or not ascribe to terror. A conundrum, if there ever was one.
Raina: Kashmir Now Or Never
Znet Article, August, 13 2010
Badri Raina
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If the prospect, that is, of the secession of the valley—since other parts of the state of Jammu & Kashmir desire, contrarily, not secession but more complete integration with the Union of India-- were not fraught with incalculable negative conse...
Sainath: India's "Paid News" Scandal Blotted Out by Press Lords
Znet Article, August, 10 2010
P. Sainath
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Presented with a chance to make history, the Press Council of India has made a mess instead. The PCI has simply buckled at the knees before the challenge of 'Paid News.'
Raman: Kashmir in Turmoil
Znet Article, August, 09 2010
Akhila Raman
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Kashmir Valley has been in turmoil over the past two months with tens of thousands taking to the streets in protest against killings of civilians by the Indian State which is seen as an occupying power by many of the people in Kashmir valley.
Ali: Multiple Crises In Disaster Management
Znet Article, August, 03 2010
Mahir Ali
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IT’S somewhat odd that whereas there were any number of voices calling for President Asif Zardari to cancel his state visit to Britain on account of remarks made by Prime Minister David Cameron in Bangalore, hardly anyone bothered to suggest that ...
Raina: The Nation at Stake
Znet Article, August, 01 2010
Badri Raina
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As the skeletons tumble in droves out of the house of horrors in Gujarat, right-wing Hindutva forces which now openly include the “main opposition Party” in parliament, the BJP, is up in arms at what it suits them to call a Congress-inspir...
Mishra: When Extremes Meet
Znet Article, August, 01 2010
Girish Mishra
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The growth of Naxalites … is only more evidence of total breakdown of the delivery of public goods to the poor.
Ali: Not Crushed, Merely Ignored
Znet Article, July, 23 2010
Tariq Ali
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Tariq Ali on the recent killings in Kashmir...
Sanhati: The Political Economy Of Oil Prices In India
Znet Article, July, 22 2010
Sanhati
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Based on the recommendations of the Kirit Parikh Committee, the Government of India (GOI) on 25 June, 2010 announced the full deregulation of the prices of two crucial petroleum products: petrol and diesel.
Nadal: Predatory Growth in India
Znet Article, July, 18 2010
Alejandro Nadal
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The Indian economy has maintained high levels of growth for several years and for many is an example worth following. It is even said that the experience of the subcontinent shows that neo-liberalism can certainly function. The reality is otherwis...
Qureshi: The Kashmiri Intifada
Znet Article, July, 15 2010
Yasmin Qureshi
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The images bring back memories of the first intifada (uprising) in Palestine in the late 1980s: Young protesters in jeans and bandanas hurling rocks at Indian troops, people blocking roads with burning tires to stop the Indian police, banners re...
Raina: GDP vs GDP
Znet Article, July, 15 2010
Badri Raina
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India’s GDP is set to grow at 9.4%, sayeth the oracle of the World Bank.
Raina: Food Or Nutrition?
Znet Article, July, 07 2010
Badri Raina
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As the Indian government contemplates a Right-to-Food Act, whereby some rice and/or wheat might be given to those below the “poverty line” (which, in diverse computations by the “experts” ranges from some 27% of Indians to some 77%) at nominal r...
Quigley: Double Standard: BP and Bhopal
Znet Article, July, 03 2010
Bill Quigley
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When President Barak Obama went after BP and demanded a $20 billion dollar fund be set up for victims of the Gulf oil spill, the people of India were furious. They saw a US double standard. The US demonstrated it values human life within the US ...
