Hyderabad: Nicolai Messerschmidt, a German researcher, on Wednesday analysed how fascism appeals to the masses and linked it to social alienation, authoritarian personalities, and mass psychology. Drawing connections between the rise of fascism in 20th-century Europe and the contemporary political climate, the paper highlighted how these theories can inform current anti-fascist movements. At noon, Sunny Singh, a political activist from …
Earlier this month, Ashoka University had distanced itself from a controversial ‘research paper’, hitherto unpublished and yet to be critically reviewed, by Economics professor Sabyasachi Das. Ashoka Uni faculty members condemn University for accepting Das’ resignation, say evaluating his paper is ‘institutional harassment’ In an open letter, the faculty members of the Department of Economics at Ashoka University have condemned …
On June 7, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India had to wait for decades before it could procure vaccines for smallpox, hepatitis B or Polio. This was not for lack of but despite India's remarkable vaccine production capabilities.” Oommen Kurian, senior fellow, health initiative, Observer Research Foundation told India Today TV. "Immunization programme needs better support and funding for conducting …
Former Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian has said India’s GDP growth in the period 2011-12 to 2016-17 is likely to have been over-estimated, and the tag of fastest-growing major economy may not hold. In total, Mr Subramanian looked at 17 such indicators and found that “the correlations between most indicators and GDP growth broke down in the post-2011 period”. “Under …
