Counterview

Counterview Desk  The advocacy group, Peoples’ Commission on Public Sector and Public Services (PCPSPS), which includes eminent academics, jurists, erstwhile administrators, trade unionists and social activists as its members, has demanded appointment of an independent commission headed by a member of judiciary into the Hindenburg-SEBI accusations "to protect the integrity of domestic capital market."

Counterview Desk  Seeking widespread democratic consultative processes, as per the Supreme Court Order on GM crops, the advocacy group GM Free India has issued a letter endorsed  by hundreds of citizens to the Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, for evolving a national policy on GM crops.

By Sukla Sen  The BJP has clearly retreated on the topic of a caste census. Its spokesperson now feels compelled to provide a completely unfounded assurance that this government will conduct a caste census during its tenure.

By Shankar Sharma*  The contents of a recent UNEP report  is very disconcerting for the entire planet; but much more so for our country with a huge and growing population and already constrained natural resources. The report says among other things: "...It has become clear that the world is facing a different context than it faced even ten years ago. Some of the issues are the same, but the rapid rate of change combined with technological developments, more frequent and devastating disasters and an increasingly turbulent geopolitical landscape, has resulted in a new operating context, where any country can be thrown off course more easily and more often...

Counterview Desk  The National Alliance for Justice, Accountability & Rights (NAJAR), in an open appeal to the judiciary, signed by more than 100 lawyers and legal experts , has "calling for upholding the Right to Bail, Speedy Disposals & Liberty of All Equal Citizenship Activists", especially those who have been arbitrarily accused under the anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in the Delhi communal violence of 2020. 

By Osman Sher*  Ask anybody in the Indian Subcontinent or even globally: “who is responsible for the division of India in 1947”. The unequivocal reply would be: “the Muslim League led by MA Jinnah”. Prima facie, yes, but analyzing it deeply we would find it as a doubtful answer.  

By Harsh Thakor*  In recent days, England's streets have erupted into chaos as groups waving national flags confront police, set fires to buildings, and block streets with barricades. These actions are led by far-right extremists who have co-opted the rhetoric of popular struggle, promoting nationalism and anti-Arab sentiment.