A dirty war’s casualties
More attention needs to be paid to the Syrian Grand Mufti’s charges that the Middle East is being destabilised by Western forces
World
Buying ‘China-made’ dreams in Nepal
With China taking greater interest in the internal politics of Nepal and funding several projects in the country, all eyes in the neighbourhood are on the Himalayan nation. However, as most of the projects awarded to Chinese firms lie in limbo and mired in cost-overrun, it is time that Kathmandu pauses to evaluate its engagement with the dragon
Shalini Sharma
Revolutions should not live in Museums
Frida Kahlo attracted the attention of photographers, but what caught her attention was the revolution that promised to change the world, which now gathers dust in a museum down the road
Sanjay Kapoor
Hundred years on is it time for another Revolution?
Perhaps the principles that led the architects of the October Revolution have reasserted themselves with fresh relevance today
Sukumar Murlidharan
Those Who Should Be Named and the Feminist October Revolution
While some Feminists might stonewall the moment where young women are calling out their harassers, the compilation of the 'sexual predators' list is an important process in breaking the same fear as calling out Lord Voldemorts name did in Hogwarts
Ratna Raman
Time to rearm Marxist Theory
A hundred years after Red October, theory still lags behind in analysing and comprehending contemporary imperialism and capitalism and the changes they have wrought
Prakash Karat
Peace Day: ‘Turning refugees away will only harm the West’
As migration of people from conflict-ridden areas continues in several parts of the world and is met with racism and xenophobia in the West, the world must attempt to address global inequality and poverty without generating more violence
Jyotika Teckchandani Delhi
India-Japan-China: Strategic Goals and Partnerships
India needs partners who can put money where their mouths are. For now only China and Japan can provide the economic partnerships India needs
Mohan Guruswamy Delhi
‘The Hambantota deal is ruinous for us’
In this interview, former minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, who was sacked recently for criticising the deal, refuses to mince his words and lashes out against the government for mortgaging the future of the next generation with this deal
Sanjay Kapoor Colombo
‘We fought hard to secure Sri Lanka’s interest in the deal’: Arjuna Ranatunga
Sri Lanka’s legendary cricket captain, Arjuna Ranatunga, takes on issues on the front foot as when he questioned the controversial Hambantota port deal, which he feels is loaded in favour of the Chinese
Sanjay Kapoor Colombo