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countercurrents.org > 2025 > 12 > pesa-celebrations-in-vizag-resolve-to-enforce-pesa-100-in-mineral-leases-and-projects-if-the-celebrations-are-to-be-credible

PESA celebrations in Vizag- Resolve to enforce PESA 100% in mineral leases and projects, if the celebrations are to be credible

PESA celebrations in Vizag- Resolve to enforce PESA 100% in mineral leases and projects, if the celebrations are to be credible3+ min ago Dear S/Shri Bharadwaj and Nayar, I understand that a 2-day "celebration of PESA" is being held in Visakhapatnam. You are aware that neither the Centre nor the States have cared to comply with PESA provisions while granting mining leases…...

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countercurrents.org > 2025 > 12 > israeli-forces-push-deeper-into-jabalia-shift-yellow-line-and-occupy-new-areas

Israeli Forces Push Deeper Into Jabalia, Shift “Yellow Line” and Occupy New Areas

Israeli Forces Push Deeper Into Jabalia, Shift “Yellow Line” and Occupy New Areas2+ hour, 1+ min ago Gaza (QNN)- In a new violation of Trump's ceasefire agreement, Israeli military vehicles advanced into several areas of Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza on Sunday amid heavy gunfire." Witnesses said the incursions targeted the neighborhoods of al-Trans, al-Hawja, Nassar,…...

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countercurrents.org > 2025 > 12 > palestine-and-how-scripture-was-turned-against-the-people-among-whom-it-was-born-christian-liberation-theology-vs-zionism

Palestine, and How Scripture Was Turned Against the People Among Whom It Was Born; Christian Liberation Theology vs Zionism

Palestine, and How Scripture Was Turned Against the People Among Whom It Was Born; Christian Liberation Theology vs Zionism2+ hour, 28+ min ago For this I was born" to testify to the truth." " John 18:37 The Bible has been used to justify the dispossession of the Palestinians " the very people among whom the Bible was born." " Naim Stifan Ateek" Their claim is not that…...

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countercurrents.org > 2025 > 12 > arab-muslim-leaders-episode-of-sham-and-drudgery

Arab-Muslim Leaders: Episode of Sham and Drudgery

Arab-Muslim Leaders: Episode of Sham and Drudgery2+ hour, 37+ min ago The American-Israeli collaborative war on Gaza and its immediate consequences made the Western world and all of its institutions shamefully redundant and void in the 21stcentury global norms of civility, human rights, freedom, justice and safety of civilians- whereas crimes against…...

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countercurrents.org > 2025 > 12 > the-destruction-of-ex-yugoslavia-the-case-of-croatia-and-serbo-croat-relations

The Destruction of ex-Yugoslavia: The Case of Croatia and Serbo-Croat Relations

The Destruction of ex-Yugoslavia: The Case of Croatia and Serbo-Croat Relations3+ hour, 23+ min ago [2] On the psychopolitical character of Broz's cult of personality and dictatorship, see [" ", " ", ", ", ": " ", ": Informatika, 2008, 445610]. [3] Jeffrey Haynes, Peter Hough, Shahin Malik, Lloyd Pettiford, World Politics, LondonNew York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011, 3443. [5] For information on Serbocide in the ISC and the direct cooperation…...

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countercurrents.org > 2025 > 12 > state-crafted-informality-worrying-about-the-axiom-of-welfare-state

State Crafted Informality: Worrying About the Axiom of Welfare State!

State Crafted Informality: Worrying About the Axiom of Welfare State!3+ hour, 44+ min ago As a matter of fact, eight decades down, it didn't! In the contemporary times, backed by numbers and factual observations, it is the informal sector of the Indian economy which is serving as the major social security cushion for millions....

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countercurrents.org > 2025 > 12 > who-gets-to-go-home-safely-manipurs-rehabilitation-measures-and-the-missing-rules-for-return

Who Gets to Go Home Safely? Manipur’s Rehabilitation Measures—and the Missing Rules for Return

Who Gets to Go Home Safely? Manipur’s Rehabilitation Measures—and the Missing Rules for Return3+ hour, 57+ min ago Public reporting through 2025 continues to describe displacement at scale'tens of thousands of people living across hundreds of relief camps. At that scale, the difference between a deadline-driven approach and a rights-based approach is not theoretical. It determines whether families return…...

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countercurrents.org > 2025 > 12 > mufti-shamail-nadwi-is-a-raging-misogynist

Mufti Shamail Nadwi is a Raging Misogynist

Mufti Shamail Nadwi is a Raging Misogynist4+ hour, 17+ min ago The recent public exchange between Javed Akhtar and Mufti Shamail Nadwi, mediated by Saurabh Dwivedi and hosted under the banner of The Lallantop at the Constitution Club, has been widely praised as a model of civil, academic dialogue. Applause, restraint,…...

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countercurrents.org > 2025 > 12 > when-democracy-dies-by-stealth-the-urgent-need-for-extra-electoral-resistance-in-india

When Democracy Dies by Stealth: The Urgent Need for Extra-Electoral Resistance in India

When Democracy Dies by Stealth: The Urgent Need for Extra-Electoral Resistance in India4+ hour, 26+ min ago India's soul hangs in the balance. It is time to rise'not tomorrow, but now'with unyielding resolve. The alternative is irreversible tyranny. Shakeel Mohammed P A'is a social activist based in Kochi. Email :'[email'protected] by Arundhati Dhuru and Sandeep Pandey16/12/2025 The last…...

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countercurrents.org > 2025 > 12 > observations-from-visiting-24-villages-in-30-days-vast-potential-of-people-based-initiatives

Observations from Visiting 24 Villages in 30 Days—Vast Potential of People Based Initiatives

Observations from Visiting 24 Villages in 30 Days—Vast Potential of People Based Initiatives5+ hour, 14+ min ago The immense development potential existing in our villages can be best realized by achieving the unity and cooperation of communities based on equality of all people and complete denial of any discrimination based on caste, religion, gender or any such…...