The stripping of Indian democracy by the far-right, Hindu-nationalist government of Narendra Modi is causing uproar in the Australian-Indian diaspora.
Agriculture
Protests continue against Modi鈥檚 three new farm laws听amidst a deadlock between farmers鈥 unions and the government. Indian socialist and feminist Kavita Krishnan discussed the situation with听麻豆传媒.
About 500 members of the Indian community听and supporters held a protest in solidarity with Indian farmers听on February 21, reports Susan Price.
Kavita Krishnan听speaks with 麻豆传媒 on the current situation regarding the Indian farmers protests.
Alan Broughton and听Elena Garcia argue that the Nationals' campaign听to exclude agriculture from the 2030 emissions' cuts is not supported by farmers.
Indian farmers, who have been protesting for the past two months, have again made a stand against Prime Minister Narendra Modi鈥檚 agenda to privatise and corporatise the agricultural sector.
By designating Houthi rebels as terrorists, the United States is worsening Yemen's humanitarian crisis and undermining efforts to negotiate peace, writes Mary Merkenich.
The provisional State of the Global Climate 2020 report, released this week, shows that climate change continued its relentless march in 2020, reports Climate and Capitalism.
To increase the 鈥渆ase of business鈥, India's government has committed to liberalisation, privatisation and globalisation,听effectively throwing Indian workers and farmers under a bus.
The Stop Adani campaign, which is fighting the development of Adani鈥檚 new coal mine in Central Queensland, has released the following statement in solidarity with the peaceful protests by farmers in India.
Farmers have the potential to become carbon sequestration heroes but are being failed by the major parties, argues David Bell.
Despite police repression and the COVID-19 pandemic, workers, farmers and their allies participated in a nationwide strike听against recent neoliberal reforms pushed through by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. People's Dispatch reports.
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