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• Hundred Years of Russian Revolution: The Greatest Revolution

  12 August, by Anil Rajimwale
  We are celebrating hundred years of the Russian Revolution, the greatest one that changed the course of history. There undoubtedly have been great revolutions in history but none like this one. The Russian Revolution changed the way we  (...)

• Birth of Malorossiya? : Delivery Pains For Ukraine

  12 August
  by R.G. Gidadhubli
  Ukraine has been a victim of crisis during the last few years—lost Crimea in 2014 by the alleged annexation by Russia, the ongoing conflict in the eastern part of the country adjoining Russia due to which about 10,000 people  (...)

• India‘s Response to China’s Doklam Game Plan

  12 August
  by Jajati K. Pattnaik
  China’s Doklam game plan at the tri-junction of India-Bhutan-China has created a stalemate between the two Asian giants. Much to the chagrin of New Delhi, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China has made inroads into  (...)

• How Muslims became the ‘Other’ in India

  12 August
  BOOK REVIEW
  by Ahmad Zaboor
  Being the Other, the Muslims in India by Saeed Naqvi; Publication: Aleph; 2016; 239 pages; Rs 599.
  Beyond any description India is scripting a fast economic growth, that may be a solace for the corporate class  (...)

• With political help, lobbies put chemicals in our diet; BJP must honour its pledge to keep GM food out

  12 August, by T J S George
  IMPRESSIONS
  Before the power of commercial lobbies, even the BJP Government bows. The party’s manifesto took a strong stand against GM foods; ignoring it, the government’s Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) greensignalled genetically  (...)

• Letter to the Prime Minister from Sarvodaya and Gandhian Workers

  12 August
  To
  Shri Narendra Modi,
  Prime Minister of India,
  New Delhi 110001.
  Dear Hon’ble Prime Minister,
  Sub: GM Mustard — Request to reject commercial release
  We, as members of the Sarvodaya movement and Gandhian networks, write to you, as consumers, as  (...)

• GM Mustard: A Contrary View

  12 August
  by Govind Bhattacharjee
  Mr. Bharat Dogra’s article “Approval of GM Crops ignores Growing Scientific Evidence against Them” (Maintain June 3) presents one side of the argument and quotes facts only in support of that argument. But there is another  (...)

• Pushpa Bhargava’s Biggest Struggle in Last Years was Against GM Crops

  12 August, by Bharat Dogra
  COMMUNICATION
  Many thanks to Mainstream (August 5) for prominently publishing the tribute to Pushpa Mittra Bhargava. However the tribute is not quite complete without a mention of the tireless struggle of the great scientist against GM crops.  (...)
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  Relevant Concerns and Pertinent Queries

  5 August, by SC
  EDITORIAL
  Several developments in the domestic sphere have attracted wide attention of late. These include the Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) lowering its policy interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point, cutting  (...)

• Appeasement of Minorities is a Myth

  5 August
  by Ram Puniyani
  The turmoil in Kashmir has worsened since the encounter of Burhan Wani last year (2016). The ceaseless protests, the handling of protests leading to deaths and blinding of many is very disturbing. To cap this negative development  (...)

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