Ram Puniyani The film is yet another one based on distorting the truth to strengthen Hindu nationalist politics, with an eye on the forthcoming elections. Films are a powerful medium which create a social understanding in various ways. Till decades ago we had films which reflected social realities and promoted progressive values. Mother India, Do Bigha Jameen and Naya…

For decades, Saddam Hussein confused and misled the United States. After 9/11, the fear of further terror attacks and the misperception of Iraq’s support for al-Qaeda set in motion a war that would transform the Middle East.Iraqi protestors set a fire at the base of a statue of Saddam Hussein, April 2003. Credit: Associated Press…

What happened to the 21st-century city? KATE WAGNERSHARE This article appears in the March 2024 issue. When I was younger, growing up in the rural but rapidly developing small town of my youth, I believed that cities were the place where one could find freedom. The greatest disappointment of my young adulthood has been the discovery…

Omair Ahmad 26/Mar/2024 5 min read The most spectacular failure of Modi’s stint has been in foreign policy. When Manmohan Singh demitted office, India had enough standing that Modi could invite all SAARC prime ministers to his inauguration. India was not only the pre-eminent country in the region, other South Asian countries did not mind…

An excerpt from ‘The Incarcerations: Bhima Koregaon and the Search for Democracy in India’, by Alpa Shah. Alpa Shah Yesterday · 08:30 am Amnesty International India and Oxfam India released a joint response the day Sudha Bharadwaj, Gautam Navlakha, Arun Ferreira, Vernon Gonsalves and Varavara Rao were arrested. “The nationwide crackdown on activists, advocates and…