R epublic TV’s hounding of rights activist shows ‘urban Naxal’ is convenient label to crush dissent  https://scroll.in/article/885664/republic-tvs-hounding-of-rights-activist-shows-urban-naxal-is-convenient-label-to-crush-dissent  08 Jul 2018 

https://www.idsa.in/askanexpert/What-is-Urban-Naxalism. ( manhohar Parrikar Institute...the Maoists contend that the urban movement should be conducted through various types of mass organisations; the wider the organisations, the better. These organisations are of different types –– secret revolutionary mass organisations, open and semi-open revolutionary mass organisations, and open legal mass organisations which are not directly linked to the CPI (Maoist). The last of these would include Maoist-inspired cover organisations and legal, democratic organisations.

  https://organiser.org/2023/10/10/200763/bharat/unraveling-the-urban-naxals-nexus/ Quadriga is referred to as the collaboration of radical Islamic organisations, Maoists and evangelical missionaries and organisations, with the set of select intellectuals, legal professionals, NGOs, Bollywood stars, other cultural groups and media platforms.

All the groups (in the so called quadriga) mentioned in the organiser article must agree that there are a biraadari and at least not work against each other....

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/law-to-combat-urban-naxals-to-be-enacted-soon-fadnavis/articleshow/105323674.cms At least 84 frontal organizations in Maharashtra are under the radar.

 Iin the context of the ongoing Israeli war on Palestine resulting in civilian deaths, the Mumbai police has in effect imposed a de facto ban on any form of peaceful public protest by citizens demanding an end to the violence, including the holding of peace gatherings and prayer meetings, even candlelight vigils in public places like the Azad Maidan. In no other part of India do we see this sort of obstruction to the right to protest, as is being seen in Mumbai...

*PUCL Maharashtra once again notes with distress, that there appears to be a concerted attempt to silence peaceful protests against war and violence. PUCL Maharashtra demands an end to the excessive, continuous and restrictive imposition of prohibitory orders under Sec 144 of the CrPC and Section 37 of the MPA. These orders, ostensibly issued to maintain public order, actually result in a curb on the constitutional right to public protest or gatherings and instead facilitate the criminalization of peaceful and democratic protests. This creates a chilling effect, amounts to censorship and is against the fundamental right to freedom of speech and expression, association and assembly. PUCL Maharashtra reiterates its demand that the legitimate right of citizens to protest be protected fiercly in the interest of our nation which is built on the fulcrum of that very right. for the full statement

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At Adda| Conversation with Ashis Nandy| Life of Ashis Nandy: Nation, Narration & Psychoanalytics  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aLveVbDdEU  Galp Lok  Apr 20, 2022 #Marx #Freud #Nationalism
Ashis Nandy is an Indian political psychologist, social theorist, and critic. A trained clinical psychologist, Nandy has provided theoretical critiques of European colonialism, development, modernity, secularism, Hindutva, science, technology, nuclearism, cosmopolitanism, and utopia. He has also offered alternative conceptions relating to cosmopolitanism and critical traditionalism. In addition to the above, Nandy has offered an original historical profile of India's commercial cinema as well as critiques of state and violence.

कांग्रेस और उसका हिंदुत्व | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yuCTRTa--k  Qurban Ali The Caravan Magazine  Nov 18, 2023
In this episode of The Caravan Baatcheet, host Vishnu Sharma talks to senior journalist and author Qurban Ali on the Congress party’s Hindu card. Qurban Ali wrote an extensive article in our October issue, explaining how the Congress legitimised the Sangh’s communal politics. During Indira Gandhi’s era, especially after 1977, the Congress deviated from the ideology developed during the Independence movement, and began appeasing Hindu majoritarianism. It was during this time that the Congress openly started playing the Hindu card—Indira revived the Vishva Hindu Parishad, extended support to the Hindu Mahasabha and facilitated a Virat Hindu Sammellan through Karan Singh, to name just a few instances. This trend continued during Rajiv Gandhi’s tenure, who won the 1984 election on a blatant Hindu card, leading up to the opening of the lock of the Babri Masjid.

The Hindu Card: How the Congress legitimised the Sangh’s communal politics  https://caravanmagazine.in/politics/how-congress-legitimised-sangh-communal-politics

Electoral Bonds Biggest Scam In History Of India, Voter Must Know Who Is Funding Parties : https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/electoral-bonds-biggest-scam-in-history-of-india-only-purpose-is-to-enrich-bjp-sr-adv-kapil-sibal-242488 Kapil Sibal Sheryl Sebastian 18 Nov 2023

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Besides Sunita Narain, Director General, Centre for Science and Environment, Ambani is the only Indian who has been appointed on the Advisory Committee to the President of COP28. https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/corporate/story/reliance-chairman-mukesh-ambani-joins-advisory-committee-of-global-climate-change-panel-cop28-383005-2023-05-26
The COP28 UAE Advisory Committee brings together climate experts from six continents. The 31 members of the Committee, who represent policy, industry, energy, finance, civil society, youth, and humanitarian and 65 percent of whom are from the Global South, will provide guidance and counsel to the COP Presidency in the run-up to COP28 and beyond

https://planet.outlookindia.com/news/mukesh-ambani-joins-cop28-president-s-advisory-committee-news-415356 The 31 members of the Committee, 65 per cent of whom are from the Global South and represent policy, industry, energy, finance, civil society, youth, and humanitarian issues, will provide guidance and counsel to the COP Presidency in the run-up to COP28 and beyond.

https://themorningcontext.com/business/why-cop28-matters-to-mukesh-ambanis-new-energy-ambitions Mukesh Ambani's plans to turn Reliance Industries into a green energy powerhouse could get a boost if climate negotiators manage to agree on certain aspects of the energy transition. It helps that Ambani himself has found a spot on the panel. 

Right to Information (RTI) & Privacy: Congruent or Contradictory? Panel Discussion  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmOZLvR_mkI IMPRI Impact and Policy Research In

[Apar Gupta Puts the whole debate in the real context of the "state" growing frighteningly more and more authoritarian and the "individual" getting weaker and weaker.]

What has to be, in this context, kept in mind is that both "privacy" and "transparency" have two sides.
One, the right -- whether "transparency" or "privacy" -- of the "individual" vis-a-vis the "state" and vice versa.

Puttuswamy had filed his case in the context of the Aadhaar. Aadhar, it was apprehended, would make the "individual" unduly "transparent" to the "state".
This "individual" vis-a-vis the "state" aspect must be on top of our collective mind.
We've, as a rule, to strengthen the "individual" vis-a-vis the "state" -- whether in terms of the "right to know" or "the right to privacy".

That has got to be the bottom line.
Even then, if a conflict arises between the interests of a privileged individual and a commoner, then it's the latter we must bat for.

The Indian Express का विस्फोटक खुलासा_Cyprus Confidential: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgl6kp8pGVY Vinod Adani, Surendra Hiranandani, DESH NEETI

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Cracking Cyprus Confidential: EU state gave investors tax haven, secrecy – and a golden passport https://indianexpress.com/article/express-exclusive/cracking-cyprus-confidential-eu-state-gave-investors-tax-haven-secrecy-and-a-golden-passport-9026642/ Cyprus Confidential: Another veil lifts on offshore money flows involving Russian oligarchs, Syrian warlords and global investors including Indian corporates.
Written by Ritu Sarin , Shyamlal Yadav

The investigation lifted the wraps on a complex maze of investments made by prominent Indian businessmen in Cyprus who cashed in on its range of benefits: from preferential — and loosely controlled — tax rates to tax exemptions on income and gains of offshore trusts; zero estate duty, no trust registration requirements and the promise of beneficial owner secrecy.

What the investigation found | Vinod Adani, Pankaj Oswal among 66 Indians who got golden passport https://indianexpress.com/article/express-exclusive/vinod-adani-pankaj-oswal-among-66-indians-who-got-golden-passport-9026977/

Rahul Gandhi responds to PM Modi’s statement, “Poor is the only caste” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swQsqonsPPQ Nov 14, 2023 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi, questioning his identification as an Other Backward Class (OBC) member while claiming to see only poverty as the prevalent ""caste"" in the nation. During a public rally in Durg, Chhattisgarh, Prime Minister Modi asserted that poverty is the only caste for him, emphasizing his commitment to serving the poor.

Modi also called out the Congress for allegedly abusing the OBC community and questioned the basis for such criticism if he himself identifies as OBC. In response, Rahul Gandhi, speaking in Chhattisgarh on the same day, mocked the Prime Minister's ""poor is the only caste"" statement, questioning why Modi still refers to himself as an OBC if he believes there is no caste and only poverty in the country.

Additionally, Gandhi addressed the use of the term 'vanvasi' by the BJP to refer to tribal communities, stating that it is an insult to them. He argued that the Congress prefers the term 'adivasis' for tribals, emphasizing the significance of the word 'adivasi' as a revolutionary term that recognizes them as the original custodians of the country's water, forests, and land. Gandhi pledged to eradicate the term 'vanvasi' and its implications from the country.