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Rich nations’ farm subsidies help big landlords,companies

Rich nations’ farm subsidies help big landlords,companies

By Julio Godoy PARIS, Aug 6, 2010 (IPS) – Subsidies for agriculture in the industrialised countries of the world grew again in 2009, benefiting the largest companies and land owners, such as Prince Albert of Monaco and Queen Elizabeth of Britain. The...
Obama victory: Will he seize the moment?

Obama victory: Will he seize the moment?

By Praful Bidwai New Delhi: The election of Barack Hussein Obama as the President of the United States has electrified the world community and ignited hope. It is a matter of epochal significance that a Black man will live as the master of the White...
Hindutva’s Violent History in Orissa

Hindutva’s Violent History in Orissa

BY ANGANA CHATTERJI Anthropologist HINDUTVA’S PRODUCTION of culture and nation is often marked by savagery. On 23 August 2008, Lakshmanananda Saraswati, Orissa’s Hindu nationalist icon, was murdered with four disciples in Jalespeta in Kandhamal...
Manmohan’s tainted victory faciltates alignment with US

Manmohan’s tainted victory faciltates alignment with US

BY PRAFUL BIDWAI Manmohan Singh’s tainted victory facilitates India’s alignment with the U.S. and conservative domestic policies, completing the project he launched 17 years ago. INDIAN supporters of a close strategic alliance with the United...
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