Nissim Mannathukkaren

@Nissim
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Dalhousie University. Opinion @ The Hindu, The Wire, Telegraph, Outlook, Indian Express, and other Indian media.
Now is the time of furnaces, and only light should be seen. -- José Martí

Internet is a fundamental right in India according to a recent court decision.

Today is the 100th day without Internet in Kashmir.

JNU: We shall fight. We shall win.

Look up the cricket score: Sharma and Iyer are out. Pandey and Dube are the crease for India now.

And I went back to reading Ambedkar's 'Annihilation of Caste.'

After the Sabarimala verdict in 2018, the BJP unleashed violent mobs, tried everything to create riot-like conditions for 3 months, Modi openly questioned the verdict, and Shah threatened to bring the Kerala government down.

Respecting the Supreme Court?

Can we also respect the Supreme Court ruling which reinstated criminal conspiracy charges against Advani and other BJP leaders for illegally demolishing the Babri Masjid, which led to the killing of 2000 people?

So, when is the criminal trial starting?

@yasirazami Thanks.

My article, today's lead in The Hindu, on how the discourse of nationalism and national security catastrophically pushes under the carpet the most vital issues of development: health, education and the environment.

https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/at-the-altar-of-national-security/article29925090.ece

At the altar of national security

Human development and ecology have always been given the short shrift in India. But now, they are not even discussed

Twitter emerges as a top threat to democracy in India and across the world

The case of Sanjay Hegde is a turning point, making it clear that Twitter is aligning with authoritarian regimes that target dissenters.

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