Washington, July 21 (IANS) US President Donald Trump proclaimed July 19-25 as Captive Nations Week, renewing a strong US commitment to supporting people living under communist and authoritarian governments while declaring that “America will never be a communist country.”In a presidential proclamation marking the annual observance, Trump said the United States stood “in solidarity with all who suffer beneath communism and tyranny” and pledged that “the evil ideologies of socialism, communism, and…
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New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) In the turbulent mid-1970s India, a particular house on Patna’s Jagat Narayan Road used to bustle with activity. Political leaders of many hues, but opposed to the then Prime Minister late Indira Gandhi’s autocratic rule of the time, would make a beeline, even as crowds of youth activists would fill the premises at all times.There, in a room, would sit Jayaprakash Narayan – or “JP” — receiving guests, holding meetings, giving directions, listening intently to suggest…
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) India’s steady economic ascent supported by sustained growth, a young population and resilient democratic institutions is poised to challenge the notion that authoritarianism is a necessary shortcut to rapid development, a new report has said.The report from India Narrative said that India’s consistent growth trajectory refutes long‑standing assumptions that political repression is required to build modern industrial and technological capacity.India’s arrival as a g…