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countercurrents. org > 2026 > 04 > indias-next-civic-revolution-begins-beyond-the-metros

India's Next Civic Revolution Begins Beyond the Metros

2+ hour, 38+ min ago  (421+ words) If India is to become prosperous, democratic, and socially balanced, the next civic revolution must emerge from beyond the metros. India's demographic advantage is often celebrated in numbers. But population size alone guarantees nothing. A young population excluded from public…...

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countercurrents. org > 2026 > 04 > baramullas-lost-green-corridor

Baramulla's Lost Green Corridor

3+ hour, 23+ min ago  (176+ words) by E A S Sarma14/04/2026 Instead of harassing a whistleblower apprising APPCB of pollution by Electrosteel Castings Ltd. , Kalahasti, APPCB should contact the local people, investigate complaints and act, if necessary, against the polluting unit" Apart from establishing a society based…...

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countercurrents. org > 2026 > 04 > ambedkarism-memory-to-movement

Ambedkarism -Memory to Movement

22+ hour, 3+ min ago  (1030+ words) If justice is indivisible, then Ambedkar cannot walk alone'his path demands a collective march against caste, class, and communal power." Before he became the principal architect of India's Constitution, before he emerged as the most formidable critic of caste, Dr....

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countercurrents. org > 2026 > 04 > how-many-people-have-the-us-and-israel-killed-in-iran

How Many People Have the US and Israel Killed in Iran?

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1162+ words) After the breakdown of talks in Pakistan, the ceasefire between the US and Iran is more fragile than ever, and now seems likely to give way to a new phase of the war. The ceasefire and talks have failed to…...

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countercurrents. org > 2026 > 04 > 107th-anniversary-of-jallianwala-bagh-massacre-glorious-heritage-of-joint-martyrdoms-of-hindus-muslims-sikhs-which-rss-bjp-rulers-want-to-wipe-out

107th Anniversary of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre: Glorious heritage of joint martyrdoms of Hindus-Muslims-Sikhs which RSS-BJP rulers want to wipe out

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (1015+ words) The barbarism of the British rulers The records narrated the story of newly married Rattan Devi had spent the night of April 13-14, 1919 by the side of her husband. Only, he was dead, lying amid the hundreds strewn all over the…...

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countercurrents. org > 2026 > 04 > israel-strikes-police-post-in-central-gaza-killing-four

Israel Strikes Police Post in Central Gaza, Killing Four

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (587+ words) Gaza (QNN)- At least four Palestinians were killed last night in an Israeli airstrike targeting a police post in central Gaza, despite the so-called ceasefire, amid an apparent escalation in attacks on police aimed at creating chaos and insecurity. Local…...

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countercurrents. org > 2026 > 04 > washingtons-overreach-meets-irans-calibrated-resistance-from-shock-and-awe-to-strategic-embarrassment

Washington's overreach meets Iran's calibrated resistance: From "shock and awe" to strategic embarrassment

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (1072+ words) When arrogance replaces diplomacy, even powerful nations negotiate only their own decline." In the early 1800s, the US failed to achieve its objectives of conquering Canada and faced the humiliation of having the White House burned. While a battle rather than…...

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countercurrents. org > 2026 > 04 > no-farewell-to-arms-the-empire-sent-a-lot-of-arms-to-the-iranian-protesters

No Farewell to Arms: The Empire sent a Lot of Arms to the Iranian "protesters.

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (1190+ words) It does not matter to imperialism whether or not Hemingway wrote A Farewell to Arms. Imperialism always uses arms, actively or passively, directly or indirectly, through mercenaries or proxies. In Iran, as in some other countries in recent time, the…...

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countercurrents. org > 2026 > 04 > meeting-with-an-octogenarian-political-prisoner-in-lucknow-jail

Meeting with an octogenarian political prisoner in Lucknow jail.

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (691+ words) Last month, 83-year-old Shivraj Singh Bagadwal from Almora [Uttarakhand] was sentenced to 10 years in prison by a Lucknow ATS/NIA court. The accusation was the usual generic one'that he incited people against the government. The evidence presented was so-called Maoist…...

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countercurrents. org > 2026 > 04 > islamabad-empires-endgame

Islamabad: Empire's Endgame

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (223+ words) by Hugh J Curran12/04/2026 Two millennia ago a man who gained a fortune in real estate speculation had a major role to play in the Roman Republic. Marcus Lucinius Crassus, who began his public career" Notwithstanding the fact that there is…...