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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 08 > the-worlds-blind-spot-why-balochistan-bleeds-beyond-the-reach-of-global-conscience

The World’s Blind Spot: Why Balochistan Bleeds Beyond the Reach of Global Conscience

23+ min ago   (1273+ words) The world has learned to recognise certain tragedies instantly. A bombed hospital in Gaza, a burning tower in Ukraine, a refugee camp in Sudan — these images circulate within minutes, provoking outrage, debate, and global mobilisation. They become symbols of suffering,…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 08 > modis-dimaagi-naxal-remark-a-new-weapon-to-delegitimise-dissent

Modi’s ‘Dimaagi Naxal’ Remark: A New Weapon to Delegitimise Dissent

3+ hour, 23+ min ago   (1054+ words) By invoking “Dimaagi Naxals”, Modi has blurred the line between unlawful insurgency and democratic accountability and created a convenient label through which critics, independent institutions, journalists, academics and intellectuals can be delegitimised. Modi now appears to be extending that strategy…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 08 > for-a-seventh-day-israel-has-not-removed-the-settlers-besieging-palestinian-families-in-qusra-and-expels-more-instead

For a Seventh Day, Israel Has Not Removed the Settlers Besieging Palestinian Families in Qusra, and Expels More Instead

7+ hour, 9+ min ago   (238+ words) by Quds News Network15/08/2026 Occupied West Bank (QNN)- The White House is pressing ICC-wanted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to publicly condemn settler violence in an occupied West Bank village, after settlers besieged Palestinian… by Ahmad Abu Shawish15/08/2026 On 6 April 2026, the International…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 08 > is-pakistan-a-truly-independent-country

Is Pakistan a truly independent country?

8+ hour, 26+ min ago   (486+ words) Pakistan got independence from Britain on August 14, 1947, but sadly became a slave to the US, which rules Pakistan and uses it as a military base through Pak army’s elite and destroys anyone who wants true independence for Pakistan. What was…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 08 > delegitimising-dissent-from-dimaagi-naxal-to-the-andha-dimaagi-citizen

Delegitimising Dissent: From “Dimaagi Naxal” to the “Andha Dimaagi” Citizen

8+ hour, 1+ min ago   (191+ words) T Navin is an Independent Writer The hubris of the Hindutva government led by the BJP under Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi is on its last leg. The youth and student movement across the country, along… Narendra Modi says the…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 08 > the-economic-power-of-immigrants

The Economic Power of Immigrants

8+ hour, 35+ min ago   (677+ words) Immigrants have been horribly mischaracterized by shameful deceiving politicians looking for cheap political gains, an American tragedy happening right under all our noses. It’s a horrible mistake that’s destined to hurt America’s economy and Wall Street. America’s economy cannot function…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 08 > modis-viksit-bharat-2047-and-ambedkars-constitutional-republic-a-critical-reading

Modi’s Viksit Bharat 2047 and Ambedkar’s Constitutional Republic: A Critical Reading

8+ hour, 43+ min ago   (420+ words) Yet, from an Ambedkarite perspective, economic and technological development cannot by themselves define national progress. The more fundamental question is: developed India for whom, and on what constitutional foundations? The same principle applies to national unity. For Ambedkar, fraternity did…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 08 > no-one-killed-professor-jason-arday

No One Killed Professor Jason Arday

22+ hour, 1+ min ago   (224+ words) Bhabani Shankar Nayak is an academician in the UK Plagiarism is the highest form of academic misconduct and the lowest level of academic practice; it undermines integrity in the processes of knowledge production and dissemination. It destroys the conditions… The…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 08 > from-political-independence-to-social-freedom-ambedkar-periyar-and-the-dravidian-reorientation

From Political Independence to Social Freedom: Ambedkar, Periyar and the Dravidian Reorientation

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (926+ words) Independence and the Question of Social Power The contradiction he identified was central to the future of the republic. Political democracy could establish formal equality while social and economic life continued to reproduce inequality. Unless that gap was addressed, democratic…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 08 > womens-representation-in-state-bar-councils-the-10-co-option-question

Women’s Representation in State Bar Councils: The 10% Co-option Question

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (831+ words) This is taking place around the time of India’s Independence Day. Advocate Swati Sinha of the Jharkhand High Court raises a serious question: Can a mechanism intended to advance women’s democratic representation be fashioned without adequately considering the women candidates…...