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Socialism and the Indian Constitution (part of a series of short volumes that Neera Chandoke and I are editing for the Centre for Equity Studies
Rooted in anti-colonial struggle, Indian socialism, despite its limitations, helped progress towards an egalitarian society. Can that pathway be reclaimed? India’s immensely respected economist and public intellectual Prabhat Patnaik masterfully assembles in the pages of a short monograph the sweep of India’s post-colonial economic history. This is in his forthcoming Socialism and the Indian Constitution (part of…
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The Spanish Civil War has often been called the “dress rehearsal for World War II”. And yet, this consequential and fascinating conflict is something many of us have never even heard of. William C. Fox Dec 08, 2024 Here’s a nice, long read on the reasons people should find the Spanish Civil War fascinating. Soon,…
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Pranoy Roy Elephants are truly the most amazing creatures. Caring and loving. I have always felt elephants are the greatest animal in the wild. Lovely to see this video. Thank you.
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Kavitha Krishnan I’m thinking about Indian friends who call Assad a secular leader. What does that term mean to them?1) Assad killed so many Syrian civilians for the crime of opposition, that the UN stopped counting the toll. Eventually the UN estimated the toll to be 4 lakh. These include 4000 Palestinians killed in the…
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Yuliana Dlulaj It is time for an honest discussion about Turkey’s role in destabilizing the Middle East. Erdogan’s foreign policy began as a bold, rebellious, neo-Ottoman vision—an ambitious attempt to restore Turkey’s influence over former Ottoman territories. However, this vision was eventually co-opted to serve Western interests in the region. What proved intolerable to the…
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By The Tricontinental (Posted Nov 29, 2024) Originally published: Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research on November 26, 2024 (more by Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research) | Capitalism, ImperialismAfricaCommentaryFeatured The dossier was researched and written under the leadership of Professor Grieve Chelwa of The Africa Institute, Global Studies University, through Tricontinental Pan Africa. The artwork in this dossier attempts to illustrate the true face of…
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