Bastar, Chhattisgarh: India’s Mullaitivu In The Making?
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Bastar, Chhattisgarh: India’s Mullaitivu In The Making?
By Sreekumar Kodiyath
http://www.countercurrents.
The fourth and final phase of war between Sri Lankan Government and the LTTE of 2009 was marked by a systematic program from Sri Lankan Government’s side to make the affair a private one. One after the other, humanitarian agencies, international organisations, reporters and human rights activists were asked to leave or were expelled from the war zone. Activists and reporters who stubbornly remained either disappeared or were detained by the security forces. They called it, a “War without witnesses”. It is in this context that one has to analyse the developments in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Human rights activists and journalists are being forced out from the area. In the latest incident Adivasi leader Soni Sori was attacked near kodenar in bastar. About three men threw some some substance on her face causing intense burning and pain. She is now being treated in Delhi. Bastar is now more or less free of any limitations as far as the security forces are con
cerned.
The stage is set and the time is ripe. It can begin the carnage without witnesses
"Our Integrity Lies In Tatters": Zee Journalist's Resignation Letter
By Vishwa Deepak
http://www.countercurrents.
We succeeded in tarring Kanhaiya and many other JNU students as anti-national in the eyes of the people. If one of them is lynched tomorrow, who will be accountable for it? We have not just prepared the ground for somebody’s killing and the destruction of the lives of a few families; we have created conditions fertile for the spread of riots – even civil war. What kind of love for the country is this? What kind of journalism is this?
Looking Back, And Ahead: Dark Days Or Acche Din?
By Admiral Ramdas
http://www.countercurrents.
Far more than saluting a flag [which of course I continue to do with honour and respect] – it is the thoughts articulated by young idealists like a Rohit Vemula, a Kanhaiya Kumar, a Shehla Rashid and yes a Umed Khaled all of whom together with the many unnamed and unsung women and men across this country, embody the true spirit of nationalism and patriotism. We must collectively ensure that we not only protect those who have not yet been pushed to take the extreme steps like Rohith Vemula, but ensure that justice is promised and done to those presently in custody or forced into hiding, for fear of their lives
On February 22: Channeling Sophie Scholl
By Romi Mahajan
http://www.countercurrents.
It’s impossible for most of us to even contemplate what it might have been like to be a humane, decent, and courageous progressive under Nazism. More amazing still to speak out, to protest so openly and happily in the public sphere- in 1942/43 Munich. And yet we see students being beaten up, imprisoned, academics being blacklisted, even killed. In 2016 India. The Rohith Vemulas and Kanhaiya Kumars are our White Rose movement. One we lost, the other we must save. Let us all channel the courage of Sophie Scholl and in her honor, act now before it is too late
Modi's Internal Threat
Analysis by CPI(MR) News Service
http://www.countercurrents.
When Narendra Modi accused 'foreign-funded NGOs' of destabilising his government it turns out he was referring to the RSS, the largest foreign-funded NGO in this country! Truth is - according to highly displaced sources - Modi's biggest enemies are from within the Sangh Parivar itself. Mostly the upper caste fellows in his cabinet who Modi made a veiled reference to as being 'unhappy about a chaiwallah's son becoming Prime Minister'
Deadline Passes In Negotiation To Save Palestinian Hunger Striker
As He Faces Imminent Death
By Charlotte Silver
http://www.countercurrents.
Lawyers from the Palestinian Prisoners Club gave Israel a hard deadline on Sunday night to accept an offer from Muhammad al-Qiq to be transferred to al-Makassed hospital, a Palestinian medical facility in occupied East Jerusalem. Al-Qiq’s wife, Fahya Shalash, and lawyers believe the bolstered security outside his hospital means Israel is preparing for his imminent death
Hillary Clinton's Six Foreign-Policy Catastrophes
By Eric Zuesse
http://www.countercurrents.
Many commentators have mentioned (such as here and here and here and here) that Hillary Clinton left behind no major achievement as the U.S. Secretary of State; but, actually, she did. Unfortunately, all of her major achievements were bad, and some were catastrophic. Six countries were especially involved: Honduras, Haiti, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, and Ukraine. The harm she did to each country was not in the interest of the American people, and it was disastrous for the residents there
America's Opium War In Afghanistan
By Alfred W. McCoy
http://www.countercurrents.
How a Pink Flower Defeated the World’s Sole Superpower
Increasing Tension Within German Society And Its Media Coverage: A Case Study
By Melanie Peters
http://www.countercurrents.
The question remains how long the media and officials will be able to disregard these problems that are growing within German society, especially the increasing propensity towards violence on the political right. It has come close to killing people and I hope that officials will finally take stronger action against extremists, instead of playing down these tensions in the media
Man-Elephant Conflict: A Cause Of Concern In Udalguri Of Indian State Assam
By Shajid Khan
http://www.countercurrents.
With over 22 people killed and several houses damaged during the last few years, the human-elephant conflict has taken a serious turn in Udalguri district of Assam along Indo-Bhutan border. As many as 22 people and eight wild elephants were killed during 2014 in Udalguri district while in 2015 under Harisinga Revenue circle of 33 Nonwi Serfang BTC constituency, 108 houses constructed by the government under Indira Awaas Yojana belonging to poverty ridden villagers were destroyed by wild jumbos. Out of which include 25 in Nonaikhuti, 23 in Bamunjuli, 8 in Khagunbahi, 16 in Tukhibasti, 23 in Rajagarh, 16 in Bhulatara and seven in Kali-Khola villages of Udalguri district
Dear Friend,
If you think the content of this news letter is critical for the dignified living and survival of humanity and other species on earth, please forward it to your friends and spread the word. It's time for humanity to come together as one family! You can subscribe to our news letter here http://www.countercurrents.
In Solidarity
Binu Mathew
Editor
www.countercurrents.org
Bastar, Chhattisgarh: India’s Mullaitivu In The Making?
By Sreekumar Kodiyath
http://www.countercurrents.
The fourth and final phase of war between Sri Lankan Government and the LTTE of 2009 was marked by a systematic program from Sri Lankan Government’s side to make the affair a private one. One after the other, humanitarian agencies, international organisations, reporters and human rights activists were asked to leave or were expelled from the war zone. Activists and reporters who stubbornly remained either disappeared or were detained by the security forces. They called it, a “War without witnesses”. It is in this context that one has to analyse the developments in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Human rights activists and journalists are being forced out from the area. In the latest incident Adivasi leader Soni Sori was attacked near kodenar in bastar. About three men threw some some substance on her face causing intense burning and pain. She is now being treated in Delhi. Bastar is now more or less free of any limitations as far as the security forces are con
cerned.
The stage is set and the time is ripe. It can begin the carnage without witnesses
"Our Integrity Lies In Tatters": Zee Journalist's Resignation Letter
By Vishwa Deepak
http://www.countercurrents.
We succeeded in tarring Kanhaiya and many other JNU students as anti-national in the eyes of the people. If one of them is lynched tomorrow, who will be accountable for it? We have not just prepared the ground for somebody’s killing and the destruction of the lives of a few families; we have created conditions fertile for the spread of riots – even civil war. What kind of love for the country is this? What kind of journalism is this?
Looking Back, And Ahead: Dark Days Or Acche Din?
By Admiral Ramdas
http://www.countercurrents.
Far more than saluting a flag [which of course I continue to do with honour and respect] – it is the thoughts articulated by young idealists like a Rohit Vemula, a Kanhaiya Kumar, a Shehla Rashid and yes a Umed Khaled all of whom together with the many unnamed and unsung women and men across this country, embody the true spirit of nationalism and patriotism. We must collectively ensure that we not only protect those who have not yet been pushed to take the extreme steps like Rohith Vemula, but ensure that justice is promised and done to those presently in custody or forced into hiding, for fear of their lives
On February 22: Channeling Sophie Scholl
By Romi Mahajan
http://www.countercurrents.
It’s impossible for most of us to even contemplate what it might have been like to be a humane, decent, and courageous progressive under Nazism. More amazing still to speak out, to protest so openly and happily in the public sphere- in 1942/43 Munich. And yet we see students being beaten up, imprisoned, academics being blacklisted, even killed. In 2016 India. The Rohith Vemulas and Kanhaiya Kumars are our White Rose movement. One we lost, the other we must save. Let us all channel the courage of Sophie Scholl and in her honor, act now before it is too late
Modi's Internal Threat
Analysis by CPI(MR) News Service
http://www.countercurrents.
When Narendra Modi accused 'foreign-funded NGOs' of destabilising his government it turns out he was referring to the RSS, the largest foreign-funded NGO in this country! Truth is - according to highly displaced sources - Modi's biggest enemies are from within the Sangh Parivar itself. Mostly the upper caste fellows in his cabinet who Modi made a veiled reference to as being 'unhappy about a chaiwallah's son becoming Prime Minister'
Deadline Passes In Negotiation To Save Palestinian Hunger Striker
As He Faces Imminent Death
By Charlotte Silver
http://www.countercurrents.
Lawyers from the Palestinian Prisoners Club gave Israel a hard deadline on Sunday night to accept an offer from Muhammad al-Qiq to be transferred to al-Makassed hospital, a Palestinian medical facility in occupied East Jerusalem. Al-Qiq’s wife, Fahya Shalash, and lawyers believe the bolstered security outside his hospital means Israel is preparing for his imminent death
Hillary Clinton's Six Foreign-Policy Catastrophes
By Eric Zuesse
http://www.countercurrents.
Many commentators have mentioned (such as here and here and here and here) that Hillary Clinton left behind no major achievement as the U.S. Secretary of State; but, actually, she did. Unfortunately, all of her major achievements were bad, and some were catastrophic. Six countries were especially involved: Honduras, Haiti, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, and Ukraine. The harm she did to each country was not in the interest of the American people, and it was disastrous for the residents there
America's Opium War In Afghanistan
By Alfred W. McCoy
http://www.countercurrents.
How a Pink Flower Defeated the World’s Sole Superpower
Increasing Tension Within German Society And Its Media Coverage: A Case Study
By Melanie Peters
http://www.countercurrents.
The question remains how long the media and officials will be able to disregard these problems that are growing within German society, especially the increasing propensity towards violence on the political right. It has come close to killing people and I hope that officials will finally take stronger action against extremists, instead of playing down these tensions in the media
Man-Elephant Conflict: A Cause Of Concern In Udalguri Of Indian State Assam
By Shajid Khan
http://www.countercurrents.
With over 22 people killed and several houses damaged during the last few years, the human-elephant conflict has taken a serious turn in Udalguri district of Assam along Indo-Bhutan border. As many as 22 people and eight wild elephants were killed during 2014 in Udalguri district while in 2015 under Harisinga Revenue circle of 33 Nonwi Serfang BTC constituency, 108 houses constructed by the government under Indira Awaas Yojana belonging to poverty ridden villagers were destroyed by wild jumbos. Out of which include 25 in Nonaikhuti, 23 in Bamunjuli, 8 in Khagunbahi, 16 in Tukhibasti, 23 in Rajagarh, 16 in Bhulatara and seven in Kali-Khola villages of Udalguri district
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