Dear Friend,
The assassination of dissenting voices has been going on in India for so long. There are new targets emerging each day. How do we counter it? By speaking out. Priti Gulati Cox expressess her anguish and anger through a wonderfully done pictorial depiction of recent assassinations that happened in India. She also puts a responsibility on us all to protect the life of the great intellectual Kancha Ilaiah.
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The Assassination of Dissent, at Point-Blank Range
by Priti Gulati Cox
The link that connects seven of India’s bravest dissenters — Ram Chander Chhatrapati, Narendra Dabholkar, Govind Pansare, M. M. Kalburgi, Gauri Lankesh, Shantanu Bhowmick and Kancha Ilaiah, is the coward state, with its strong arms hanging limp at its sides, watching the country’s extremists play out their dream (nightmare for Dalits, Adivasis, along with countless women, Muslims, other religious minorities, journalists, rationalists, and others) of mutating India into a Hindu nation-state by hook or by crook.
Can A Single Person Make A Worthwhile Difference?
by Sally Dugman
In the end, literally everything has values and principles as its foundation. As such, we, both through our actions and inactions, show what type of world we want to create and exist in. In this regard, it seems constructive to foster the awareness that everyone gains when working together to raise standards to improve quality of life across the board
Wrongful Rhetoric And Trump’s Strategy on Iran
by Kathy Kelly
Yesterday, reading about President Donald Trump’s new strategy on Iran, Vanunu’s long isolation and sacrificial commitment to truth-telling came to mind. Donald Trump promised to “deny the Iranian regime all paths to a nuclear weapon.” But it is Israel, which possesses an estimated 80 nuclear warheads, with fissile material for up to 200, which poses the major nuclear threat in the region. And Israel is allied to the nation with the world’s largest nuclear arsenal: the United States.
Dirty Ties: The University of New Haven And Saudi Arabia
by Dr Binoy Kampmark
In June last year, the Office of Marketing and Communications at New Haven noted the agreement which involved “experts from UNH’s Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences [advising] their counterparts at KFSC on the creation and accreditation in the Kingdom of a baccalaureate degree in security studies with three specialization tracks: criminal justice, homeland security and intelligence studies.”
America to Rethink of its Role in Global Affairs
by Dr Mahboob A Khawaja
America under President Trump continues to foster an agenda of extreme perplexity, triviality and confusion in dealing with urgent global affairs. If the administration were to learn from the history, it must be candid, focused and redirect its strengths and weaknesses from the past and usher a new strategic direction of change and adaptability to the present and futuristic challenges of collaborative understanding with all the global powers. This should include the conflict in Syria, Iran nuclear deal, agreement on climate change and pursuing a balanced approach to Israel-Palestine issues.
The Poor Need Savings, Not Credit
by Moin Qazi
Access to the right financial tools at critical moments can determine whether a poor household is able to utilise an opportunity to move out of poverty or absorb a shock without being pushed deeper into debt. The poor don’t need simple banking tools; they need tools that can help them navigate their complex financial condition that is marked by inconsistent income.
Islam and Terrorism: Compatible or Incompatible ?
by Junaid Mushtaq Lone
This article has been jotted down in response and not in reaction to an Anti-Terrorism Day (ATD) speech in India.
Mental Health In The Valley Of Kashmir- A Gloomy Scenario
by Iqra Wani
At present there are 1 in 4 people with mental illness but if we don’t talk about it and keep ignoring them there will be a time when the ratio changes to 4 in 4.For the sake of humanity we need to work together. In order to achieve mental health for all, we need to involve all.
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