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Pakistan Suspends Bilateral Trade With India, Expels Envoy
Pakistan Suspends Bilateral Trade With India, Expels Envoy The Kashmir crisis triggered by India’s revoking of Article 370 from its constitution has exploded into a fast escalating renewed crisis between nuclear armed arch-rivals India and Pakistan. Merely within the last 24-hours Pakistan has recalled its ambassador while expelling its Indian envoy, and more importantly has taken the drastic step […]
Pakistan’s Army “Prepared” To Support Kashmir As PM Khan Warns “More Suicide Attacks” Coming
Pakistan’s Army “Prepared” To Support Kashmir As PM Khan Warns “More Suicide Attacks” Coming After yesterday’s unprecedented revocation of an over 50-year old constitutional article which gave Indian-administered Kashmir special autonomous status, Pakistan’s army has shot back in provocative statements saying it will “go to any extent” to support Kashmiris amid an Indian military crackdown. “Pakistan Army firmly stands by the Kashmiris […]
India Answers Pakistan’s Missile Test With Daring Raid On “Most Wanted Militant” In Kashmir
India Answers Pakistan’s Missile Test With Daring Raid On “Most Wanted Militant” In Kashmir After a couple months of uneasy calm following the late February crisis over Kashmir involving two down Indian jets which allegedly entered Pakistani-administered territory to raid a “terror compound” it appears the long disputed border region is heating up again. And this […]
45 Million Indians In Path Of Dangerous Cyclone Fani, Landfall Friday
45 Million Indians In Path Of Dangerous Cyclone Fani, Landfall Friday Cyclone Fani is crossing over the Indian Ocean with speeds above 200 km/h (127 mph), is expected to make landfall on Friday in the state of Orissa, an eastern Indian state on the Bay of Bengal that has a population of roughly 45 million, reported […]
Nuclear Nightmare: India and Pakistan are on the Brink
Nuclear Nightmare: India and Pakistan are on the Brink India and Pakistan are in the throes of the most serious military standoff between them since 2002. After years of absorbing terror attacks conceived by non-state groups based on Pakistani soil, India decided enough was enough after a February 14 vehicle-borne improvised explosive device killed forty […]
“This Is Unprecedented Territory” – Pakistan Shoots Down 2 Indian Fighter Jets In Dramatic Border Conflict Escalation
“This Is Unprecedented Territory” – Pakistan Shoots Down 2 Indian Fighter Jets In Dramatic Border Conflict Escalation Update and recap: After some initial confusion and conflicting statements about the number of aircraft involved in Wednesday’s hostilities, Bloomberg has produced this roundup of remarks from both sides that helps to clear things up. Indian and Pakistani fighter jets engaged each […]
India’s Military On High Alert, Stands Ready For “Possible Retaliatory Action” From Pakistan
India’s Military On High Alert, Stands Ready For “Possible Retaliatory Action” From Pakistan Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s response to Tuesday’s dramatic escalation with nuclear armed rival India was to direct his armed forces and the public to “remain prepared for all eventualities.” This after Pakistani officials confirmed that Indian fighter jets dropped “four bombs” in its sovereign territory while […]
Response to US global bullying: Iran, India ditch dollar to continue trading oil despite sanctions
Response to US global bullying: Iran, India ditch dollar to continue trading oil despite sanctions © Getty Images In an effort to circumvent US-imposed sanctions, India and Iran have reportedly ditched the US dollar and are trading oil in rupees. The reason becomes clear after considering the dynamics at play in the region. In mid-February […]
A Workers’ Struggle in India to ‘Make the Land Proud’ as Global Unrest Spreads
Struggles That Make the Land Proud: The Second Newsletter (2019) Over two days—Jan. 8 and 9—more than 160 million workers went on strike in India. This has been one of the largest general strikes in the world. The workers, exhausted by almost three decades of neoliberal policies and by the attack on their rights, came […]
India Just Staged The Biggest Strike In History As 200 Million Workers Took To The Streets
India Just Staged The Biggest Strike In History As 200 Million Workers Took To The Streets In what may be the largest worker strike in history, last week India came to a halt for two days when at least 200 million workers – about 16% of India’s 1.25 billion population – in the country’s public, […]
Commentary: 2019 will be the year of more state control
Commentary: 2019 will be the year of more state control A signature theme of the new year is the possibility of a malign confrontation between the world’s greatly enhanced capacity for electronic surveillance and the weakening of democratic control. The antidote to that risk is the democratic spirit and civil freedoms – both of which […]
The GMO Issue Reaches Boiling Point in India: Interview with Aruna Rodrigues
The GMO Issue Reaches Boiling Point in India: Interview with Aruna Rodrigues In a recent article published on the India-based News18 site (CNN), prominent US biologist Nina Federoff was reported as saying it is time for India to grant farmers access to genetically modified (GM) crops. In an interview with the site, she says there is no evidence that GM crops are dangerous […]
Agrarian Crisis: Father of Green Revolution in India Rejects GM Crops as Farmers Demand Justice in Delhi
Agrarian Crisis: Father of Green Revolution in India Rejects GM Crops as Farmers Demand Justice in Delhi Genetically modified (GM) cotton in India is a failure. India should reject GM mustard. And like the Green Revolution, GM agriculture poses risks and is unsustainable. Regulatory bodies are dogged by incompetency and conflicts of interest. GM crops […]
No! Falling Crude Oil Prices Are Not Good For Emerging Markets Like India
No! Falling Crude Oil Prices Are Not Good For Emerging Markets Like India Indian media and Portfolio managers always like to spin a bullish story and the current bullishness stems from the collapse in oil price. After all, rising oil prices for a country which imports almost all of its oil requirement is bad for […]
