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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 05 > a-federal-middle-path-for-neet

A federal middle path for NEET

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (637+ words) Between complete centralization and complete abolition of NEET, there may exist a practical middle path, let individual states and Union Territories conduct NEET independently under a common national framework, common syllabus, and common question paper. The idea appears simple, but…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 05 > krishna-bandyopadhyay-torchbearer-of-liberation-struggles-till-the-very-end

Krishna Bandyopadhyay: Torchbearer of Liberation Struggles Till the Very End

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (445+ words) Born into a political family in the Bandel region of Hooghly district, she worked primarily to organize farmers in Gannegarh village of Hooghly. Krishna Bandyopadhyay played a pivotal role in the Naxalbari movement of the 1960s and 1970s. From the very beginning…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 05 > review-the-new-september-11th-questions-persist-over-trust-corruption-big-pharma-covid-19-pandemic

Review: “The New September 11th”. Questions Persist Over Trust, Corruption, Big Pharma & COVID-19 Pandemic

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (666+ words) Young people under 60 should have been better protected from negative aspects and consequences of the government responses to COVID-19 whereas people 60 and above should have been better protected from COVID-19 infection and its consequences. Soren Korsgaard gives shocking examples of…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 05 > strategic-selfhood-and-the-post-western-order-reimagining-indian-foreign-policy

Strategic Selfhood and the Post-Western Order: Reimagining Indian Foreign Policy

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (683+ words) Postcolonial theory also offers a critical lens to understand the continuing legacy of colonialism in shaping India’s foreign policy. As Chacko suggests, India’s foreign policy has often been a negotiation of colonial legacies and national identity, where historical memory of…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 05 > the-tax-system-that-works-for-everyone-except-the-people-who-need-to-pay-it

The Tax System That Works for Everyone Except the People Who Need to Pay It

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (952+ words) Ordinary working people often end up paying a larger share of their income in taxes than the ultra-rich a reality now supported by research, studies, and official tax records. The progressive tax system — the one that is supposed to make…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 05 > red-alert-urgent-peace-steps-needed-to-prevent-the-baltic-crisis-from-blowing-over-into-the-most-dangerous-war

Red Alert!–Urgent Peace Steps Needed to Prevent the Baltic Crisis from Blowing Over into the Most Dangerous War

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (399+ words) While the three Baltic countries are very small countries with a combined population of just over 6 million, it is their geo-strategic importance of bordering Russia and Belarus, and proximity to the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, which has given them a…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 05 > girijana-sangham-of-srikakulam-condemns-the-attack-on-tribal-peasants-of-billamaada-village-by-land-grabbers-backed-by-the-state-machinery

Girijana Sangham of Srikakulam condemns the attack on tribal peasants of Billamaada village by land-grabbers backed by the State machinery

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (950+ words) Condemn the illegal, unconstitutional and criminal attack on the tribal poor of Billamada village, destruction of their agricultural lands by the revenue officials, police officers and land grabbers of Seethampet Mandal on 21-05-2026! In the case of these lands, Vegesna Venkatapathi…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 05 > human-contradiction-and-the-unnecessary-suffering-of-our-time

Human Contradiction and the Unnecessary Suffering of Our Time

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (193+ words) by El Habib Ben Amara23/05/2026 Toward a New Water Culture in the MENA Region in the Age of Climate Instability Across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), water is far more than a resource.… SANTA MARTA, COLOMBIA — As the US…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 05 > pete-hegseths-desperate-crusade-for-masculine-validation-failed-wars-and-the-secretary-of-wars-flailing-identity

Pete Hegseth’s Desperate Crusade for Masculine Validation: Failed Wars and the Secretary of War’s Flailing Identity

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (723+ words) “Pete, I think you were the first one to speak up,” Trump recently recalled at a press event. “And you said, ‘Let’s do it, because you can’t let them have a nuclear weapon.’” Americans join the military for any number…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 05 > treating-the-body-neglecting-the-soul-indias-unfinished-healthcare-revolution

Treating the Body, Neglecting the Soul: India’s Unfinished Healthcare Revolution

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (566+ words) In hospitals spread across the national capital and two of India’s most culturally distinct states, a troubling pattern repeats itself. Patients arrive anxious, hurting, and often carrying invisible burdens of grief, faith, and family, and are met with a system…...