COLUMN/ THE WRITE LINE
By Colin Todhunter
Author: Empire Diaries
Music That Inspires A Thousand Slogans At Farmers’ Protest
VIDEO: This video brings out the story of a young flutist whose music lifts the spirit of the protesting hearts.
The Argumentative Farmer
VIDEO: “We know how to bring down a government,” says an angry farmer at Ghazipur protest site/गुस्से में किसान, “हम जानते हैं कि कैसे सरकार को गिराना है”
Reimagining The World: Agroecology And Post-Covid Plunder
THE WRITE LINE
By Colin Todhunter
It’s Not Shocking, This Is The Real Face Of The Overrated USA
The hooligans at US Capitol should learn from India’s farmers how to protest with decency. Just like we should unlearn that America is the world’s leading democracy
Empire’s Illegal Deeds: No One Will Tell You About 2020’s Biggest Courtroom Story
On September 3, a top court in San Francisco ruled that Edward Snowden was right, the American had acted unlawfully against its own people. Did you know about this epic judgment?
Google’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Yet Still Extremely Profitable In 2020
BIG TECH
By Adrianne Jeffries
Kisan Diwas: Farmers’ Lives Matter
The story of how farming was born! Watch this video to know
Imperial Intent: Destroying India’s Farm Sector
THE WRITE LINE
By Colin Todhunter
In Pictures: The Faces Of A Revolution
FARMERS’ MOVEMENT
Whatever turn the farmers’ protest takes, when the dust settles, these powerful faces – from various protest sites – will remain as the revolution’s lasting legacy
From India-Pak Border to Singhu Border: A 450km Journey On Tractors For 2 Days To Join The Protests
FARMERS’ MOVEMENT
For a group of gritty villagers from Rajatal near the Wagah crossing, life oscillates between one border and another
Dispossession And Imperialism Repackaged As ‘Feeding The World’
THE WRITE LINE
By Colin Todhunter
Pakistan Has No Future If It’s Going To Live In A World Of Religious Superstition: Noam Chomsky
During a virtual talk, the renowned intellectual slammed the country for allowing its education system to drift away from science and reality
Dutch Tractors, Law Repealed In Peru: Ray Of Hope For India’s Protesting Farmers
FARMERS’ MOVEMENT
Europe, Latin America are showing hope for India’s farmers
Historic Strike: World Sees The Power Of India’s Working Class
DEC 8TH BHARAT BANDH
Facing the spectacle of reforms, the country’s farmers and workers make their pain and presence felt in the country’s power corridors
New Height of Mount Everest Declared: New Peak In India-China Tensions?
China’s ally Nepal declares Mount Everest’s official height as 8848.86 metres. EmpireDiaries.com had reported in September that the peak’s new height would be announced this year
Stopped At Border, Medha Patkar Runs Past Cops To Enter Tikri Protest Site
EXCLUSIVE
There was a tense standoff at the Delhi-Haryana western border as police tried to stop the rights activist from reaching the protesters – but she dodged them and made it
Noam Chomsky Turns 92: Here Are His Most Memorable Quotes
A precious compilation of his thought-provoking remarks on subjects ranging from US terrorism to whether he’s an atheist to where the Covid-19 pandemic will take us
Rohingyas Packed Off To Island Of Death That Can Sink Any Day While We Mark ‘World Soil Day’
Affluent empires of the world watch from a distance as the refugees are condemned to the unstable, unliveable, silt island of Bhashan Char, which frequently gets swept, submerged, and can disappear into the sea any day
In Pictures: Farmers Fighting For A Brighter Tomorrow
Snapshots from Singhu border that has become the heartbeat of the snowballing farmers’ protest in India
Bhopal Gas Tragedy: A Reminder Of The Crimes Of Corporate Empires
The dark episode is only the tip of the iceberg as bloated corporate imperialists tighten their vicious grip on financially vulnerable countries such as India
Medha Patkar Hails Unity In Battle Against Farm Laws As ‘Historic, Unprecedented’
Watch out for the govt’s divide-and-rule plan to weaken the farmers’ protest, warns the rights activist in an interview to EmpireDiaries.com
In Pictures: Moods And Moments From The Farmers’ Protest In Delhi
Freeze frames from a venue in Delhi that has become a bone of contention in the snowballing farmers’ protest rocking India
Once There Was A Sad King, Maradona By Name
CULTURE DIARIES
By Vidyarthy Chatterjee
In Pictures: Life And Times Of The Farmers’ Protest In Delhi
Snapshots from Burari, where farmers from various corners of India are camped to make their protests heard
Farmers’ Protest: They Are Marching To Keep Democracy Alive
When the new farm bills were passed, it was the straw that broke the camel’s back. From that point on, there’s been no looking back for India’s outraged farmers
Maradona’s Left Foot Turned Argentina Into Everyman’s Homeland
To look at the Maradona-Argentina relationship through the lens of ‘empirism’ – in a hypothetical way – Maradona was, and posthumously is, that ‘empire’. And Argentina is that empire’s land
Tracking The Covid-19 Vaccine: How It Will Kill The Coronavirus
THE DOC’S LAB
By Dr. S A Siraj
All Eyes On Kashmir As Biden Takes Charge Of White House
New Delhi will keep a hawk eye on Washington, DC as both Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have pretty strong and controversial views on J&K
Poverty: The Pandemic We Don’t Acknowledge
It’s only because the richest 1% in the world are ‘immune’ to hunger deaths that ‘the virus of poverty’ will never be seen as a critical threat to the human race
Trump Out, Biden In: What It Means For India And The World
The US presidential fight is a battle for who controls the biggest empire of our times. And it matters to India as much as it matters to many other countries. Here’s a look at what changes and what doesn’t
Don’t Be Fooled: The 2020 Election Has Already Been Decided
THE WRITE LINE
By John Whitehead
Schools Are Buying Up Surveillance Technology To Fight Covid-19
BIG TECH
By Colin Lecher
‘I Am A Hacker And I Am Here To Help You’
BIG TECH
By Indranil Chakraborty
कोविड-19: नर्मदा घाटी ने कैसे किया शिक्षा संकट का समाधान
महाराष्ट्र के नंदुरबार जिले के चार स्कूलों ने पूरी दुनिया के लिए विकेंद्रीकृत शिक्षा में एक उदाहरण स्थापित कर रहा है।
A Student Film That Taught The World A Lesson In Filmmaking
CULTURE DIARIES
By Vidyarthy Chatterjee
Covid-19: How Narmada Valley Solved The Education Crisis
Four schools in India’s Maharashtra consigned remote learning to the bin, setting an example in decentralised education for the entire world to follow
তন্ত্র, মন্ত্র, গণতন্ত্র – পর্ব ৫
আমার ভাণ্ডার থেকে রিয়া-সুশান্তদের জন্য একটাও শব্দ খরচ করবো না। ওটা তোলা থাক গণতন্ত্রের চতুর্থ স্তম্ভদের জন্য।
John Pilger: The Stalinist Trial Of Julian Assange
THE WRITE LINE
By John Pilger
তন্ত্র, মন্ত্র, গণতন্ত্র – পর্ব ৪
ইরানের মানবাধিকার কর্মী, রাজনৈতিক বন্দিদের হয়ে আইনি লড়াই করে কারাগার বন্দি নাসরিন সোতুদে।নাসরিন সোতুদেতে উপছে পড়ছে আমার দেশের কারাগারও। স্বৈরাচারী ইরান, আর পৃথিবীর বৃহত্তম গণতন্ত্রের মধ্যে তফাৎটা মাইক্রোস্কোপে খুঁজতে হয়!
India vs. China: Everest’s Official Height Is About To Change
Empire Wars: China and Nepal are expected to jointly announce a new official height of the world’s highest peak
Covid-19 Impact: One Third Of Children Shut Out From School Education
For schoolchildren, lockdown means no education. Empires are failing to tackle this crisis.
Kashmir Revisited: ‘The Militant Ordered The Old Man: Go, Get Me A Shampoo!’
PART FIVE
Looking back at the valley after the revocation of Article 370
Declassified: CIA File Shows Tibet Link To India’s Kalimpong
Confidential US intelligence dossier sheds new light on India-China relations during the 1950s
What Does the Covid-19 Pandemic Mean For Medical Data Privacy?
BIG TECH
By Colin Lecher
তন্ত্র, মন্ত্র, গণতন্ত্র: পর্ব ৩
ড: কাফিল খান: একজন সাধারণ ডাক্তার থেকে প্রতিবাদের মুখ হয়ে ওঠার কাহিনী
Kashmir Revisited: Losing The Local Economy
PART FOUR
Looking back at the valley after the revocation of Article 370
Corporate As Predator, State As Accomplice
THE WRITE LINE
By Vidyarthy Chatterjee
Lockdown Impact: 26 Crore Indians Went Jobless In 4 Months
Bloodbath continues as more and more Indians are losing their livelihoods due to the pandemic and lockdowns
Kashmir Revisited: Caught In The Crossfire
PART THREE
Looking back at the valley after the revocation of Article 370
Another Hiroshima Is Coming, Unless We Stop It Now: John Pilger
THE WRITE LINE
By John Pilger
Were The Hiroshima-Nagasaki Bombings ‘Terrorist Attacks’?
Through information control and crafty jugglery of words, the US has convinced us not to call the nuclear attacks on Japan ‘acts of terror’
Kashmir Revisited: Landing In No Man’s Land
PART TWO
Looking back at the valley after the revocation of Article 370
Covid-19: How Scientists Are Fighting Against ‘Traitors’ Inside Our Bodies
THE DOC’S LAB
By Dr. S A Siraj
Kashmir Revisited: One Year On
PART ONE
Looking back at the valley after the revocation of Article 370
Entrapment: America’s Game Plan To Store India’s Oil
For ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’, the new oil deal with the US could turn out to be suicidal
Socialism In The Arab World: A Road Less Travelled
THE WRITE LINE
By Manishankar Prasad
Araria Rape Case Shows How Gender-Insensitive India Still Is
While dealing with a rape victim, the least that one can do is to handle the case with sensitivity. Even that is missing in our country
‘44 Years From Now, Human Population Will Start Shrinking’
India and Nigeria will be the two most populated countries by the end of the century, according to projections from a team of Seattle-based researchers
Pandemic Turns India Into A New Hunger Hotspot
A chilling Oxfam report says globally 12,000 people could be dying every day out of hunger caused by the pandemic by the end of this year
Investigation Exposes Dubai As Global Capital Of Smuggled Gold
India is a major buyer of ‘dirty gold’ from Dubai that comes from conflict-torn African countries
They’re Charred To Death, So That You Can Have Your Dinner
An alarming number of deaths in India from lightning strikes sheds light on a disturbing trend: how little we care when only our villagers die
তন্ত্র, মন্ত্র, গণতন্ত্র – পর্ব ২
আমরা নয় ভক্ত হনুমানের মত গন্ধমাদন কাঁধে নিয়ে জীবনটা কাটিয়ে দিতে পারলে বেঁচে যাই, তাবলে একটা তিন বছরের শিশু! এই শিশু ভবিষ্যতে ‘জঙ্গি’ হয়ে উঠলে তার দায়িত্ব কার?
Happy Birthday, Julian Assange!
As we mark the truth seeker’s 49th b’day, it is worth revisiting how Empire continues to snuff out real journalism
While You’re Reading This, Your Thoughts Are Being Colonised
Thought capitalists are feeding off our thoughts – because our thoughts are their gold – and they want us to continue thinking
‘২০১৯ থেকেই স্পেনের নালায় করোনা ভাইরাস,’ বার্সেলোনা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের আবিষ্কার,হবে ‘পিয়ার রিভিউ’
করোনা ভাইরাসের জন্মস্থান এবং সময় নিয়ে চমকপ্রদ তথ্য খুঁজে পেলো বার্সেলোনা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়। যার অর্থ উহানের ৯ মাস আগে থেকেই এই ভাইরাস আমাদের মধ্যে আছে।
Covid-19 Was Present In Barcelona 9 Months Before It Was Found In Wuhan: New Study
Virologists from University of Barcelona discover traces of the coronavirus in the city’s sewage samples from March 2019
China Has More Nuclear Weapons Than India, Pak Combined: SIPRI Report
Beijing possesses 320 N-weapons as against India’s 150 nukes as of last January
Reason Why Indian Troops Didn’t Use Guns When They Were Ambushed
A 1996 agreement between India and China holds the key to a lot of questions
India’s Racism: Who Will Stand Up For Our Floyds?
THE WRITE LINE
By Ratna
India-China Standoff And The Raw Animal Origins Of Border Disputes
Our tendency to defend borders is linked to phenomena like lions in the jungle angrily tearing into each other for territorial domination and stray dogs ‘scent-marking’ their jurisdiction
Hunger Killed 12 Times More People Than Covid This Year
Suicides, cancers, poverty, smoking, alcohol have separately claimed more lives in 2020 than the coronavirus did
When Will The Migrant’s Story Soak The Pages Of History?
THE WRITE LINE
By Manishankar Prasad
Noam Chomsky: India’s Lockdown Call Genocidal
The celebrated thinker opens up on what went wrong with India’s controversial response to the coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus Cases: India To Overtake France, Germany
Finally and quite disturbingly, India is emerging as the new global hot spot of Covid-19
The Economy Can Survive The Coronavirus, But Not A Costly India-China War
COLUMN
The Last Word By Awbuck Qandoe
Pandemic Of Xenophobia: The Outbreak And Our Migrants
THE WRITE LINE
By Ratna
Is America Leaving WHO Or Is WHO Leaving America Out?
China and the US have superimposed the template of their clash of empires on the pandemic crisis
Why Are Migrant Histories Not Written?
THE WRITE LINE
By Manishankar Prasad
Coronavirus: Are We Facing A Second Wave?
Lifting lockdowns is necessary for fragile economies like that of India. But governments also need to keep an eye on a chilling lesson from history
Internal Migrants Comprise Nearly 40% of India’s Population
Statistics prove otherwise for those who feel India’s internal migrant population is only a small fraction of our society
Vizag Gas Tragedy: How Foreign Companies Colonised India
The tragic incident makes us question the agenda of overseas brands with sophisticated operations in India
Lockdown Impact: 12 Crore Indians Lost Their Jobs In April
India’s unemployment rate went through the roof, reaching 27.1% in the month ending May 3
Fuel Price Hike: Overtaxation In Times Of Crisis
Is it right to jack up domestic-use petrol and diesel prices when international crude oil costs are crashing?
Migration In Times Of Pandemic: A Ticking Time Bomb
THE WRITE LINE
By Manishankar Prasad
Will Slums Survive The Pandemic?
A look at some prominent super-slums around the world at risk of extinction due to Covid-19
Why Is India’s Testing Rate Low?
It’s time to compare India’s Covid-19 testing rate with those of the worst-hit countries
Can Remdesivir Knock The Coronavirus Out?
Doctors in the US say the drug is helping coronavirus patients to recover faster than usual
Lockdown 3.0 – Where We Stand
The question on everybody’s mind is: When will the lockdown be lifted for good?
Coronavirus Origin: Wuhan Lab Chief Breaks His Silence
“There are malicious claims about the lab,” says Yuan Zhiming, Wuhan Institute of Virology
The Complex Oil Story, Simply Told
There’s a silent war raging out there – a war on the little-discussed petrodollar system
Ready To ‘Die’ For Fashion
Over 500 garment factories in Bangladesh that supply goods to foreign brands have been forced to reopen
The Trouble With India’s Low Covid-19 Cases
Has India been more badly hit by the contagion than we are able to gauge?
Oil Price Collapse: What’s In It For India
The question every Indian wants to know is: will India gain from this oil price crash? What’s in it for the Indian government? What’s in it for the average Indian?
America vs. China: Who Has More Military Bases Abroad?
Empire Wars: Here’s how China compares with the US militarily as it strives to flex its muscles
‘To Hell With The Headscarf!’
BOOK SHELF
How Masih Alinejad, a daring Iranian woman, kick-started a revolution against her country’s hijab law
Petrodollar: The Reason Behind All The Oil Wars In West Asia
BOOK SHELF
Excerpts from a book that explains how the little-discussed petrodollar system works
The Most Dramatic Hostage Crisis Of Our Times
BOOK SHELF
Ground report from the former US Embassy in Tehran – the venue of a gripping 444-day ordeal