-The Hindu The state has become exclusively concerned with the interests of globalised capital and the domestic corporate-financial oligarchy aligned with it. The income squeeze on peasants is one consequence Central to the “reforms” introduced in 1991 was not a “retreat of the state” in favour of the “market” as is commonly supposed, but a change in the nature of the state. This change was not necessarily a conscious decision; it was...
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Activists, Academics Write Open Letter to PM Modi on the Drought
-TheWire.in According to the central government’s statement to the Supreme Court last week, a third of the India’s districts are currently facing a severe drought. This means that at least 33 crore Indians are affected by ongoing the crisis. Expressing their deep concern on the issue and the impact it is having on rural populations of the country, and asking that the government take appropriate relief measures immediately, more than 150 academics...
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-The Telegraph The Narendra Modi government's decision to abolish the National Development Council is a further blow against the federal structure of our republic. True, the NDC did not have a constitutional status, and differed in this respect from the Inter-State Council, whose activation was often demanded by the Left, precisely because it was a constitutional body, for deciding inter alia on the composition and terms of reference of finance commissions....
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-Macroscan.com The abolition of the NDC adds a final touch to the Modi government's project of centralizing powers and resources, which is an essential element of the neo-liberal strategy. Please click here to access * This article was originally published in the People’s Democracy, Vol. XL No. 02, January 10, 2016. ...
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-NetworkIdeas.org The Nairobi ministerial meet marks a shift in the strategy of imperialism from multilateral trade agreements to regional trade agreements and from seeking grand agreements to negotiating only specific issues. Please click here to read more. * This article was originally published in the People’s Democracy, Vol. XXXIX No. 51, December 27, 2015. ...
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