19-11-2009The Indian government has ordered hundreds of paramilitary troops into eastern parts of the country where Maoist rebels have increasingly been taking control, writes Mark Tully, former BBC Delhi correspondent. There is tremendous resentment among the tribals at their neglect by successive governments, he adds.
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14-11-2009The world is going through its worst ever food crisis with over a billion people going hungry. The global economic crisis is only aggravating this crisis, says Dr Gavin Lindsay Wall, FAO India Representative. In an interview with OneWorld South Asia, he talks of the concrete steps needed to be taken to eradicate poverty and hunger.
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22-10-2009Politicians, policymakers, members of parliament, celebrities and filmmakers in India answer the 'Stand Up' question and offer solutions to end poverty in the country. The purpose of this was to create a knowledge bank of poverty solutions from thought leaders who are specialists in their own fields.
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20-10-2009India has a scheme for every problem but fails to implement it effectively, says Salil Shetty, Director, UN Millennium Campaign. On a recent visit to mark the global Stand Up campaign, he urges the government to invest more in MDGs to avert naxalism and make the goals instead a public demand.
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17-10-2009This is the first of a series of articles written exclusively for OneWorld South Asia by Ananya Mukherjee-Reed, professor of Political Science and Development Studies at York University in Toronto, Canada. The series will explore several aspects of the ever-growing involvement of business in ‘development’, its effects, responses from the various social movements, and what they tell us about the current approaches to thinking about development.
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16-10-2009Chronic under-nutrition is increasing the risk of mortality among women and children, says Ann Veneman, Executive Director of UNICEF. On the occasion of World Food Day nations must invest wisely in nutrition interventions and renew their commitments to climate change and resource based conflicts, she adds.
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14-10-2009Maharashtra, a state in western India, goes to poll today to elect a new government. Noted journalist P. Sainath writes that political parties, especially from the opposition camp, have failed to mount a strong campaign on the real problems facing the people – farmers’ suicides, job losses, food prices, and so on.
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Image: Babytai Bais with her electoral symbol — the candle/ Photo credit: P. Sainath/ The Hindu
13-10-2009Recently several women lost their lives in their attempt to receive food in Pakistan’s port city Karachi. This should be a wakeup call for the political leadership of the country that the hunger pangs of a nation cannot be left unheard and unattended, writes Niilofur Farrukh.
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Image: Food needs to be looked upon not as a profitable commodity but the right of the people/ Photo credit: The Dawn
29-09-2009The 'blue gold' remains the privilege of few and a scare resource for a billion and more, says Elena Trentini on the completion of an internation course on community water supply and sanitation. Education is key to communities managing their water better, she adds.
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23-09-2009This year nine workers including minors have fallen prey to snakebites and pesticide inhalation in the Bt cotton fields of Gujarat in western India. Shobhita Naithani investigates the unabated practice of child labour amidst corruption and absence of legal action.
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Image: Sagar, 8, at work on a Bt cotton plot in Gujarat/ Photo credit: Tarun Sehrawat/ Tehelka
