South Asia Citizens Web

Gita Sahgal Interviewed by Prabir Purkayastha, 15 Oct 2018
Produced by Newsclick

This has no place in a democracy where it is possible to not be a hypernationalist and yet be a good citizen. Educational institutions in any event are not the grounds for what is obviously a politically motivated drive to inculcate nationalism.

Fifteen leading economists, including three Nobel winners, argue that the many billions of dollars spent on aid can do little to alleviate poverty while we fail to tackle its root causes

The Women’s Action Forum (WAF) and members of the civil society have filed a reference before the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) against Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar for his remarks and actions that are unbecoming of a judge.

The turbulence and turmoil that has haunted Kashmir for the past twenty-three years holds all of us, as a people, accountable for the degeneration of our politics and society. While it is important for us to condemn, question, and seek redress for the human rights violations in Kashmir, it is also important for us to construct a politics that will enable the rebuilding of our pluralistic polity and society.