Simon Kuper (Photo Courtesy: Joan Cortadellas) LAST SUNDAY, THE city of Oxford—often synonymous with the University of Oxford since the campus is spread across the town of around 1,50,000 residents—was abuzz with the fanfare of the annual graduation ceremony. Composed young men and women of all nationalities dressed in graduation gowns and hats posed proudly … Continue reading Simon Kuper’s new book uncovers the ‘Oxford flaws’. And why Brexit’s origins lie in the elite British institution
Lockdowns can lock down endemic infections. For a new pandemic, they have little effect, says Sunetra Gupta
Sunetra Gupta, Epidemiologist, in Open conversation with Ullekh NP Theoretical epidemiologist and decorated Oxford academic Sunetra Gupta earned international fame in October 2020 after she co-authored the Great Barrington Declaration which disfavoured lockdowns as a means to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. She and her collaborators were attacked by people in academia as well as in governments. … Continue reading Lockdowns can lock down endemic infections. For a new pandemic, they have little effect, says Sunetra Gupta
Indian Higher Education: Opportunities and Challenges
(Illustration: Saurabh Singh) TRIDIP SUHRUD, INDIA’S FOREMOST GANDHI SCHOLAR, is provost at CEPT University, Ahmedabad. He says that the goal of his institution, one of India’s premier ones in several streams, especially architecture, is to make students “practice-worthy apprentices”. Each college or university that finds prominent mention in this issue shares such lofty targets, although … Continue reading Indian Higher Education: Opportunities and Challenges
The persecution of Julian Assange is the criminalisation of investigative journalism
Julian Assange (Illustration: Saurabh Singh) In the second half of the last decade, Nils Melzer, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture, kept receiving requests from WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s lawyers to examine what they called were human rights violations. Melzer wasn’t a great admirer of the man whom he thought of as a narcissist, or a lost … Continue reading The persecution of Julian Assange is the criminalisation of investigative journalism
Book review: Tracing the evolution of Muslim politics in India
AISHWARYA PANDIT’S new book is a brave and scholarly attempt to unmask the impact of Partition on contemporary Indian politics in the first 40 years of India’s freedom. In the process, the author, a Cambridge alumnus, explores with a great degree of success various facets of the once-powerful Congress party, with a special focus on … Continue reading Book review: Tracing the evolution of Muslim politics in India
India can be part of an IMF-led effort to fund Sri Lanka, says Sergi Lanau
Sergi Lanau Former International Monetary Fund economist Sergi Lanau in conversation with Ullekh NP Former International Monetary Fund (IMF) economist Sergi Lanau, who is now the deputy chief economist in the economic research department of the Institute of International Finance (IIF), has for long watched the situation in Sri Lanka closely. Which was why he … Continue reading India can be part of an IMF-led effort to fund Sri Lanka, says Sergi Lanau
US wants to drop Julian Assange in a penal hellhole for life: John Pilger
John Pilger America wants to deter the truth-telling Assange has inspired the world over, says renowned author and documentary filmmaker John Pilger John Pilger, 82, is one of the world’s most iconic journalists. Having covered multiple wars from across the world from a young age, this London-based Australian is an unstoppable critic of imperialist foreign policies … Continue reading US wants to drop Julian Assange in a penal hellhole for life: John Pilger
Decoding the Crypto Bloodbath
Indian investors in cryptocurrencies are distraught about the ongoing market crash while influencers see it as par for the course (Illustration: Saurabh Singh) Santosh Kumar from Udaipur got hooked to the cryptocurrency craze some four years ago shortly after watching a YouTube “influencer” shower effusive “praise” on a phenomenon called decentralised finance, the epitome of which, … Continue reading Decoding the Crypto Bloodbath
Resorts and Indian Politics
Eknath Shinde (extreme right) with other rebel Shiv Sena MLAs at a resort in Guwahati on June 22, 2022 Luxury retreats continue to be a haven for both party honchos to herd their flock and rebels who want to break away Transporting fellow legislators to luxury destinations to ensure that they don’t fall for inducements … Continue reading Resorts and Indian Politics
The West Treats Julian Assange Like a Mafia Don, Not a Publisher: Stefania Maurizi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWhFwdNcXvY Stefania Maurizi talking to Open Magazine from Tuscany, Italy Stefania Maurizi is the only international journalist to have partnered with WikiLeaks in all of its major projects since 2009. The acclaimed Italian investigative reporter, who currently works for the daily Il Fatto Quotidiano, had previously been associated with major media groups such as La … Continue reading The West Treats Julian Assange Like a Mafia Don, Not a Publisher: Stefania Maurizi