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Michael Laxer
Jun 52 min read
Communists in India call election a "people's verdict" and "setback for BJP" while decrying lack of fairness
Flags wave at a CPI(M) rally in late April - image via the CPI(M) Both the Communist Party of India (CPI) and Communist Party of India...
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Michael Laxer
May 151 min read
India’s BJP Defends the Super Rich by Giving Wealth Redistribution Policy a Sectarian Color During General Elections
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an event in March, 2024 -- Prime Minister's Office, GODL-India <https://data.gov.in/sites/default/...
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Michael Laxer
Apr 2914 min read
Under Modi, the Northeast Is More United With India, but More Divided Within
India’s ruling BJP claims to have overcome the “tyranny of distance” that has plagued Northeast India, but its politics have created...
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Michael Laxer
Apr 266 min read
India’s Billionaire Wealth Is on Display as Nation Votes
India’s Ambani family has enjoyed flaunting its obscene wealth, a perfect reminder in the midst of an election, of the economic...
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Michael Laxer
Apr 258 min read
Modi Could Squander an Unprecedented Chance at Normalizing India-Pakistan Ties
Mired in economic and internal crises, Pakistan is primed for normalization and trade with India—but Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist...
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Michael Laxer
Jan 234 min read
'India Lurches Toward Full-Fledged Fascism' as Modi Opens Contentious Hindu Temple
"The people of India have struggled for decades to secure a democracy that is secular, just, and equal. Modi must not be permitted to rob...
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Michael Laxer
Dec 20, 20235 min read
The Suffocation of Democracy in India
By Vijay Prashad On December 18 and 19, 141 members of the two houses of India’s Parliament were suspended, as of December 19, by the...
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Michael Laxer
Oct 10, 20231 min read
Thousands of Women March in Delhi to Protest Modi Government’s Anti-Women, Anti-Poor Policies
Image via Twitter By Global News Service Thousands of women from across India gathered in the capital of Delhi on October 5 to protest...
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