Viewpoint by Sreya Banerjea* LONDON (IDN) – “I tried to escape in the middle of the night,” Mahira** recalled. “With a small packed bag, I tiptoed towards the door thinking that he was asleep. Suddenly, he grabbed me from behind and attacked with a cutlass.” I sat, stunned, as she lifted her saree and revealed […]
Europe Pivots Towards Indo-Pacific Amid Row with China
By Atul Aneja The writer is a veteran Indian journalist who reported conflicts from Baghdad, Beirut, Cairo, Benghazi, Kabul, Tehran, and Dushanbe. He is an expert on the Middle East and China political affairs. He was Strategic Affairs Editor of an eminent Indian newspaper, The Hindu. CHENNAI (IDN) – Enticed for decades by China, which […]
The Virality of Hate Is the Lifeline of Facebook
Viewpoint by Prabir Purkayastha The writer is the founding editor of Newsclick.in, a digital media platform. He is an activist for science and the free software movement. This article was produced in partnership by Newsclick and Globetrotter, a project of the Independent Media Institute. NEW DELHI (IDN) – A recent Wall Street Journal (WSJ) article, […]
Besides Mali, Russia Keenly Interest in 5-Nation Sahel Group
Viewpoint on By Kester Kenn Klomegah* MOSCOW (IDN) – Russia’s alleged involvement in the political change on August 18 in Mali, a former French colony with the fractured economy and breeding field for armed Islamic jihadist groups (some of which are reportedly aligned with Al Qaeda and ISIS), demonstrates the first drastic step towards penetrating […]
Reactions to Navalny’s Poisoning Aren’t Much Ado About Nothing
By Kester Kenn Klomegah MOSCOW (IDN) – Despite Western and European countries and many reputable international organizations calling for objective investigations that will inevitably establish facts about the alleged “poisoning” of the opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Russian officials have categorically turned down and confidently played against such suggestions. He is a Russian opposition politician and […]
The nomination of Kamala Harris Attracts Great Attention in Neighbouring Canada
By Suresh Jaura TORONTO (IDN) – Any student of world affairs may know the phrase “when America sneezes, the world catches a cold.” What the phrase means, of course, is that what happens in America affects the rest of the world, be it for good or bad. It is no surprise, therefore, that citizens and […]
Green Light for Magic Mushrooms to Fight Incurable Cancer
By Lisa Wohl The writer is a Healthcare Reporter based in the United States. FLORIDA, USA (IDN) – Four Canadian patients battling incurable cancer were approved by the federal Minister of Health, the Patty Hajdu, to incorporate psilocybin therapy in their end-of-life treatment. According to advocacy group TheraPsil, this group of four patients represent the […]
South-South Cooperation and TARA InfraPower’s 600 MW Power-Project in Sri Lanka
By M. Niba * LUCKNOW, India (IDN) – Private sector is playing a very important role to secure the UN Sustainable Development Goals. There is an inherent link between the SDGs and PPPs. The business enterprises contribute toward the development process not only through their competitive advantages but also via increased access to capital and […]
From Lotus Goddess to Holy Basil: Transnational Racio-scapes in US Presidential Politics
By Radhika Parameswaran and Pallavi Rao * BLOOMINGTON, USA (IDN) – On June 27, 2019, the night of the second Democratic primary debate, Donald Trump Jr. shared and deleted a tweet posted by the right-wing provocateur Ali Alexander. Alexander’s social media post alleged that presidential candidate Kamala Devi Harris was “not an American Black” because […]
Colombian Sports Hero Patrón’s Assassination Targets Afro-Colombian and Indigenous Communities
Viewpoint by Vijay Prashad and Zoe PC This article was produced by Globetrotter, a project of the Independent Media Institute. NORTHAMPTON, Massachusetts (IDN) – Not much, apart from football, unites the Colombian people. If a 2014 Interior Ministry survey called “The Power of Football” is to be believed, then 94 percent of the Colombian population […]