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countercurrents.org > 2025 > 12 > indias-urban-rural-divide-a-deep-structural-injustice

India’s Urban/Rural Divide – A Deep Structural Injustice

2+ hour, 36+ min ago  (1123+ words) What the Data Says " And What It Doesn't Statistics on consumption also show that the gap in Monthly Per Capita Consumption Expenditure between rural and urban India has shrunk"from an 84% difference in 201112 to around 70% by 202324. Nominal rural MPCE was…...

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countercurrents.org > 2025 > 12 > unnao-a-chronicle-of-betrayal

Unnao: A Chronicle of Betrayal

4+ hour, 31+ min ago  (1742+ words) She was born in India -into extreme poverty. She was born in Uttar Pradesh, a state where feudal power and religious fanaticism operate largely unchecked. She was born in Makhi village of Unnao district, the native village of Kuldeep Sengar,…...

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countercurrents.org > 2025 > 12 > humanity-cohort-palestinian-doctors-graduate-in-ruins-of-gazas-al-shifa-hospital

“Humanity Cohort”: Palestinian Doctors Graduate in Ruins of Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital

7+ hour, 5+ min ago  (750+ words) Gaza (QNN)- Amid the ruins of Gaza's largest hospital, 168 Palestinian doctors received their advanced medical certifications after the facility was destroyed in repeated Israeli attacks and raids during the two-year genocide. The graduation took place on Thursday in front of…...

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countercurrents.org > 2025 > 12 > the-two-faces-of-india-a-nation-of-spectacle-and-a-nation-in-distress

The Two Faces of India – A Nation of Spectacle and a Nation in Distress

8+ hour, 50+ min ago  (648+ words) This split is not accidental. It is political. Slogans fail when they insult experience The much-touted dream of'char sau par'collapsed not merely because of electoral arithmetic, but because India itself is cracking under the weight of unresolved structural crises. No…...

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countercurrents.org > 2025 > 12 > judiciary-and-gender-justice-in-india

Judiciary and Gender Justice in India

11+ hour, 6+ min ago  (516+ words) As the year wraps up, recent legal events in India raise serious concerns about gender justice. Bail decisions in rape cases and acquittals in delayed acid attack trials highlight a troubling pattern. This trend shows a system where procedural outcomes…...

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countercurrents.org > 2025 > 12 > israel-will-never-fully-withdraw-from-gaza-defense-minister-katz-again-says-despite-ceasefire-agreement

‘Israel Will Never Fully Withdraw’ From Gaza, Defense Minister Katz Again Says Despite Ceasefire Agreement

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (741+ words) Occupied Palestine (QNN)- Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the Israeli military will never withdraw from the war-torn Gaza Strip, confirming earlier comments about settlement construction despite Trump's ceasefire agreement signed in October. "In Gaza, Israel will never fully withdraw…...

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countercurrents.org > 2025 > 12 > for-me-a-jew-a-painful-truth-is-this-israel-is-a-perpetual-crime-against-humanity-masquerading-as-a-nation-repentance-and-reparations-not-hasbara-is-the-only-way-forward

For Me, A Jew, A Painful Truth is this: Israel Is A Perpetual Crime Against Humanity Masquerading As A Nation: Repentance and reparations — not hasbara — is the only way forward

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (894+ words) State tributes to Anne Frank can act as cover for German complicity in the wholesale slaughter of Palestinian children by the tens of thousands. The old demons of White Christian supremacy have not been banished from the Germanic psyche but…...

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countercurrents.org > 2025 > 12 > for-me-a-jew-a-painful-truth-israel-is-a-perpetual-crime-against-humanity-masquerading-as-a-nation-repentance-and-reparations-not-hasbara-is-the-only-way-forward

For Me, A Jew, A Painful Truth: Israel Is A Perpetual Crime Against Humanity Masquerading As A Nation: Repentance and reparations — not hasbara — is the only way forward

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (904+ words) State tributes to Anne Frank can act as cover for German complicity in the wholesale slaughter of Palestinian children by the tens of thousands. The old demons of White Christian supremacy have not been banished from the Germanic psyche but…...

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countercurrents.org > 2025 > 12 > the-end-of-an-illusion-how-modis-achche-din-dream-collapsed-in-2025

The End of an Illusion: How Modi’s ‘Achche Din’ Dream Collapsed in 2025

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (647+ words) For over a decade, the Modi government built its politics on spectacle, slogans, and a carefully curated image of strength. Achche Din, New India, Viksit Bharat catchphrases rolled out in endless succession, amplified by a compliant media ecosystem and relentless…...

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countercurrents.org > 2025 > 12 > a-mandate-for-unity

A Mandate for Unity | Countercurrents

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (1335+ words) Nature is a balance of unity and diversity. At its core, life is unified built from the same DNA, yet within that unity lies infinite diversity. Every possibility carries its own potential, and every potential is essential. This is why…...