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Dec

2018

India Wins Maldives and Sri Lanka Back, Corners China

Current Affairs, Politics & Social, PopularArjuna Ranatunga, China, Defence Ministry, Election, India, Maldives, Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka, Tamil Tigers

Written By: D P Satish New Delhi, India Photo: Shutterstock “India is not only our closest friend, it is our largest trading partner”. With those words, Maldives’ newly elected President Ibrahim Solih shut the door on a bitter past with its closest and biggest neighbor, promising to respect India’s “red lines” that his predecessor Abdulla Yameen had transgressed by his dalliance with China. Yameen was widely expected to win the September election since he had jailed or exiled his political rivals, suborned the judiciary and reportedly, packed the Election Commission with his supporters. As it turned out, he lost with…

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Viral Supermarket Advertisement May Have a Backstory in U.K.-Malaysian Politics

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Written By: Maria Lazgin Ciercielli Paris, France Photo: Shutterstock Iceland Foods, a U.K. supermarket chain, released a controversial Christmas advertisement in the beginning of November 2018. The title, “Say Hello to Rang-tan”, reveals the heart of the content: the fatal effects of palm oil production on orangutans in South-east Asia. Formatted as a cartoon, the advertisement features the friendship of a young girl and a baby orangutan, and it reveals the truth about the destruction that comes from palm oil production. In response to the rising deaths of orangutans, as well as the deforestation and global climate change, Iceland Foods…

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2018

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Brexit: Parting of Europe’s Prodigal Son- Part 3

ColumnBrexit, British, Churchill, democracy, England, Europe, European Union, Tony Blair, United States

Written By : Riaz Quadir Paris, France Image Credit: shutterstock.com When you have been profligate your entire life, no, make that, for many generations; and profligacy has become a part of your genetic makeup, then recklessness simply becomes a way of life. Watching everyday life in Britain gives one such an impression. Well, at least for the most part. There are some, like the young and famous linguist, Alex Rawlings, who is so scared of what is to come after Brexit, that he cannot imagine how “This whole country is on the brink of the worst disaster since the second…

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2018

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How the protest against rise of fuel price has turned into class struggle in France

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From Director's Desk: Written by : Jayanta Chakrabarty Illustration : Sagar Mondal “He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.” – Confucius Amid the wave of structural reforms undertaken by the current French government run by the LREM Party (The Republic on move) which won the legislative election on 18 June 2017, founded by Emmanuel Macron, after his presidential win, the sociopolitical and economic crisis deepened further. Winning almost two-third majority in the parliament, wiping out all traditional political parties, while the electoral abstention was historically high at 56,83 %, the LREM became the…

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2018

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The Dream is not dying for the ‘Produnova’ Girl

Written By: Debkumar Mitra Kolkata, India Photo: Abhishek Saha She’s Back! The heroics of 2016 Rio Olympics are now a blur; the dangerous and difficult Produnova vault that she made famous in Indian kitchens has been erased from the collective consciousness of the entire nation but the indomitable spirit named Dipa Karmakar soldiers on. Many believe her performance has always been oh-so-near-yet-so-far variety yet gymnastics records tell a different story. The 24-year-old is not sitting on her laurels but preparing for one last hurrah at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Throughout her career as a gymnast, Dipa has always been…

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2018

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Brexit: Parting of Europe’s Prodigal Son- Part 2

ColumnAnglo-Saxon, Brexit, England, European Union, Ireland

Written By : Riaz Quadir Paris, France Image Credit: shutterstock.com Humanity for the large part has been playing ostrich regarding climate change and the impending chaos it entails, perhaps even extinction of life on Earth. However, because there is no defined timeline for these projected calamities, one can stay with one’s head buried in the sands interminably. Brexit however, is a totally different matter. For Britain the world ends in March 2019. Panic is gripping Britain tighter and tighter as the days go by. The country is gradually waking up to the idea that the promises made by the leavers…

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Village Rockstars: The film that gifts us blue skies and hope in abundance

Art & CultureAssam, India’s entry, Oscar, Pather Panchali, Rima Das, Satyajit Ray, Village Rockstars

Written by: Shreya Seth Kolkata, India Film Review: Village Rockstars Country: India Director: Rima Das Cast: Bhanita Das, Basanti Das, Manabendra Das Seldom do we come across stories that can communicate to a wide range of audiences without trying too hard. Village Rockstars is one such organic and refreshing film that marks a departure from conventional forms of storytelling and consumes you if you allow yourself to succumb to the flow. Set in a remote village in Assam named Chayagaon, Village Rockstars is a coming of age story of a ten-year-old girl who dreams of owning a guitar and forming…

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A Critique of Modern Democracy- Part 3 (Rise of the Nation State)

ColumnBritish India, Constitution, democracy, Europe, USA, War

Written By: Senex Paris, France Photo credit – Jayanta Chakrabarty On the eve of the 20th century the world was led by the Europeans. They were the only real powers in the world with the exception of the USA and Japan. The rest of the world was either colonized by the Europeans or were too weak to matter; and like the Ottomans, and other remnants of past powers, were dragged into the Wars by one side or the other. Nationalism was the leading political ideology of the day; each country vying with others for power, and in the process becoming…

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Stan the Man

Art & CultureCaptain America, Comics, Fantastic Four, Hollywood, Hulk, Marvel Comics, Spider-Man, Spidey, Stan Lee, Superhero

Written By: Debkumar Mitra Kolkata, India Illustration: Sagar Mondal Stan Lee: Born: New York, December 28, 1922 Died: Los Angeles, November 12, 2018 Known for: Co-writing comic book superheroes Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, Captain America, Iron Man, Thor and X-Men The man who claimed to have co-created Spider-Man with Jack Kirby is no more. ‘Stan the Man’ would not have liked his obituary to begin with this way. The man who created the superhero culture and gave comics the shine and the gloss of a Hollywood A movie, Marvel legend Stan Lee is dead. He left behind millions of Marvel…

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2018

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The Glowing Lady of Panthéon: A short memoir

Science & TechMadam Curie, Marie Curie, Nobel Prize, Panthéon, Paris

Written By: Sayantan Datta, Bishal Dey Hyderabad, India Commemorating 151 years of Madam Curie (Born- November 7, 1867; Died- July 4, 1934) She now lies, probably in peace and inquisitiveness, in the Panthéon, Paris. Her bones and blood now finally relieved to be away from the dangers of ionizing radiation and the consequences of it - Madame Curie’s body can never be as immortal as herself. With a legacy that spans eternity (in great irony to the half-life of the substances she worked with), she can be arguably understood as not just an important woman figure in life, but for…