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Who are these people, these Naxalites, these Maoists? Who do they fight for? And why? And why this offensive by the government, which by many accounts will deploy more than 50,000 specially-trained troops who employ menacing monikers like COBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) and Scorpions? Where does...

Author: By Umang Kumar | Title: Crimson in the Green Hunt | 3/1/2010 | See Source »

These developments bring to the fore the rapaciousness of the process associated with the modern idea of development, which often considers some people expendable for a fabricated idea of “the greater common good.” Noted activist Arundhati Roy’s essay of the same...

Author: By Umang Kumar | Title: Crimson in the Green Hunt | 3/1/2010 | See Source »

As a response to this growing threat, the Indian government launched a counter-offensive christened Operation Green Hunt in 2009. However, a “hunt” in one form or another has been on for a while now. Since 2005, there has been an armed militia called Salwa...

Author: By Umang Kumar | Title: Crimson in the Green Hunt | 3/1/2010 | See Source »

It is hard to believe that it has been just over a year since President Obama was sworn into office. The feeling of the nation then was hopeful. American voters had just torn down the nation’s final color barrier, and the youthful, eloquent, and charismatic president-elect...

Author: By Jacob Cedarbaum | Title: All This, We Will Do | 3/1/2010 | See Source »

But if we look for failure, that is undoubtedly what we will find. Failure makes for a powerful media narrative, and this is especially true in the culture of instant gratification created by the 24-hour news cycle. We analyze every minute of Obama’s presidency, expecting constant...

Author: By Jacob Cedarbaum | Title: All This, We Will Do | 3/1/2010 | See Source »

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