The joint declaration issued by India and the United States during the Prime Minister’s visit is shocking as it effectively celebrates the undermining of India’s sovereign Nuclear Liability Act, passed by the parliament in 2010 to ensure justice to the victims in case of an accident.
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CNDP Statement: Nuclear deal with the US would mean destruction for people and environment in India (9 June 2016)
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Pakistan: Remembering the 1972 workers’ movement in Karachi
8 June 2016Rich tributes were paid to the martyred workers of the labour movement of the early 1970s as the Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (PILER) observed its anniversary by organising a seminar at PMA House
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India: Railway workers to go on indefinite strike starting July 11, 2016
8 June 2016The National Federation of Indian Railwaymen calls for an indefinite nationwide strike from July 11, 2016
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Video: The Use and Abuse of History - a recording from Idea of India conclave (23-24 May 2016)
8 June 2016excerpts from the panel discussion on ’ The Use and Abuse of History ’ under the Modi regime [in India]. The discussion was led by KM Shrimali, and Mridula Mukherjee and Amar Farooqui as panelists. This is a Newsclick video
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India: Why the BJP rewrites history
by , 8 June 2016The rewriting of history textbooks is an old priority of the Hindu nationalist movement.
