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“An armed revolution is not by choice but the only option”

by Gauri Noolkar-Oak15 September 202115 September 2021 5 min read

Last week, Myanmar’s underground government raised an open, nationwide call, urging citizens to resist against and overthrow the military rule. Would it take the country towards a fresh wave of unrest, or does it mean that change is on the cards?

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Turkey’s Betrayal of Uyghur Muslims

by Mark Kinra & Lokmaanya Connect29 July 202129 July 2021 < 1 min read

Turkey has ethnic and historical relations with Uyghurs, and yet it actively helps the Chinese government in their genocide. It uses Uyghur refugees and their families as canon fodder in Syria and then deports them to China for “deradicalisation”

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Brand Dalai Lama vs Brand CCP

by Amogh Oak6 July 202129 July 2021 5 min read

Today on 6th July 2021, as the Dalai Lama turns 86 years old on the heels of the CCP’s 100th anniversary, I am tempted to do a classic comparison of these two vastly different brands – the CCP and HH the Dalai Lama.

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Embracing Deep Ecology in Environmental Justice

by Arnab Basu15 March 202110 April 2021 6 min read

If we really want to save this planet with its existing life forms and diversity, then we must shift our thinking from human superiority to nature superiority.

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What Modi Govt Should Look at in 2021

by Subrajoti Paul26 January 202126 January 2021 5 min read

The ghost of demonetisation still haunts GDP growth and is responsible for the cash crunch in the market.

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Why Some Indian States Will Descend in Their Economic Rankings

by Dr Mukul Asher7 January 20215 February 2021 4 min read

All four States have given priority to catering to their core vote base and to subsidising for them electricity, water, and other utilities.

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Reclaiming Gilgit-Baltistan, A Key Region Along the Emerging Asian Axis

by Shailendra Kumar6 January 202128 January 2021 4 min read

Quite simply if India doesn’t control Gilgit-Baltistan, someday, China will.

IndiaSociety

Top 13 Developmental Projects That Can Transform Uttar Pradesh

by Dr Mukul Asher23 December 202030 December 2020 4 min read

Uttar Pradesh has an ambitious vision to raise its GSDP to USD 1 trillion by 2025, when India aims to become a USD 5 trillion economy.

IndiaSociety

India’s Agriculture Sector Grows Despite Covid-19 and Climate Change

by Vijay Jayaraj21 December 202024 December 2020 3 min read

Contrary to popular belief, the effect of anthropogenic climate change on India’s rainfall, and hence on its agriculture, has been insignificant.

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Iran and UAE

by Sugandh Priya Ojha, Mark Kinra, Jacob Zucker & Lokmaanya Podcasts20 December 202024 December 2020 < 1 min read

Mark Kinra, Jacob Zucker and Sugandh P Ojha discuss the natural rivalry between Iran and UAE induced by geography, the Abraham Accords signed by UAE and Israel, and Iran’s shifting of gears in response.