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Dec

2018

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

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…

Nov

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…

Nov

2018

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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…

Oct

2018

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A Critique of Modern Democracy- Part 2

ColumnAutocratic society, democracy, Europe

Written By : Senex Paris, France Photo credit – Jayanta Chakrabarty In the last issue we talked about the binary aspect of the universe, where, when two forces having opposite effects, meet, create a kind of equilibrium when they are equal; and if not equal create a dynamic situation. This is almost a mirror reflection of the ways in which the laws of physics work in the physical universe. In human society too, we see such a binary combination at work, resulting in what we may describe as hierarchical pyramids. In such a simple pyramid the people in society can…

Oct

2018

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House of Saud: no more Trump Card

Column, Politics & Social, Popular

From Director’s Desk Written by: Jayanta Chakrabarty Multidimension Illustration: Sagar Mondal On 25th October, Saudi public prosecutor declared, 'Assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi' in Istanbul consulate was ‘premeditated’. On the other hand, Saudi Investment summit secured deals worth $56bn, irrespective of absence of a great number of politicians and big corporate houses from the USA and Western European countries who pulled out in suspicion of Kingdom’s direct link to the assassination. Both of the events went under the close supervision of the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, known as MBS to the elites in the West, especially in the USA…

Oct

2018

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A Critique of Modern Democracy – Part 1

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Written By : Senex Paris, France Photo credit – Alain Kugel Each one of us is born at a particular pointon the timeline of human history, and in a particular place with its unique culture both human and ecological. These factors,which are in constant flux,define us to a large extent. Not only how we live, but also how we think. Our very mindset and our world view is primarily a product of these two elements. They create the filter through which we view the world. A decade ago I had read a short piece written by Ian McEwan, one of…

Oct

2018

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Brexit : An overview – Part 1

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Written By : Riaz Quadir Paris, France Image Credit: shutterstock.com There are few adults of sane mind living in Europe who have not been inundated with the wordBrexit in the last couple of years. Not a single day has passed in the last 24 months (since June 2016) that mainstream newspapers have not had the word somewhere on their front page, often multiple times. So, what exactly is Brexit and why are so many people obsessed with it. The term Brexit has existed for a while though - since 2012 to be exact - but what it means is simply…

Jul

2018

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Heroes and A Tale of Migration – Part 4

From Director’s Desk Written By: Jayanta Chakrabarty Multidimension Illustration : Avijit Ghosh The island of Lampedusa has an area of 20.2 square kilometers and a population of about 6,000 people. Its main industries are fishing and tourism. By May 2011, as the Arab Spring was in full swing, more than 35,000 immigrants arrived in the island from Tunisia and Libya. By the end of August, 48,000 arrived. Most of them were young males in their 20s and 30s, and the large majority of them were Muslims. Italy had repeatedly requested aid from the EU to manage this large number of…

Jul

2018

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Heroes and A Tale of Migration – Part 3

From Director’s Desk Written By : Jayanta Chakrabarty Multidimension Illustration : Avijit Ghosh On the other side of Sea, in Europe, another scenario had already unraveled. The overall suicide rate in Greece rose by 35% between 2011 to 2012. The suicide mortality rate for men increased from 5.75 (2003–2010) to 7.43 per 100 000 population during this period, i,e, 2 in a day. Experts attributed the rise to the country's economic crisis. The dream of the Euro as a strong currency was dented. The Greek economy was one of the Eurozone's fastest growing from 2000 to 2007, averaging 4.2% annually,…

Jun

2018

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Heroes and A Tale of Migration- Part 2

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Written by : Jayanta Chakrabarty Illustration- Arghya Manna On 17th December 2010, at 11:30 am, Mohamed Bouazizi, a 26 years old street vendor, set himself on fire in front of the governor’s office in Sidi Bouzid, a small town in Tunisia, to protest against the confiscation of his cart and the harassment and humiliation inflicted on him by a corrupt municipal officer and her aides. Outraged by the events that led to Bouazizi’s self-immolation, protests began in SidiBouzid within hours. The protest gained momentum in next two weeks, spreading all over the country with the slogan “Work, bread and national…