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The Progress made by people of Latin America and the Challenges before them

The Progress made by people of Latin America and the Challenges before them

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In the recent past a number of developments have taken place in the Latin American countries and Cuba. Those of us who are committed to the socialist project and look upon the people of Latin America with solidarity and hope, would like to discuss in detail issues like restoration of diplomatic ties between Cuba and USA , sanctions against Venezuela, coming elections there and economic and political pressures faced by Ecuador. We would like to understand the gravity of challenges…

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FATCA and its implications- a talk by Bazil Shaikh

FATCA and its implications- a talk by Bazil Shaikh

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A talk on FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) was organised by Joshi-Adhikari Institute of Social Studies (JAISS) on Monday, 27th April, 2015 at 4 pm at Ajoy Bhawan, Delhi. Mr. Bazil Shaikh, author and a former central banker spoke about FATCA enacted by the United States and its implications for India. The Act requires ‘US Persons’ to declare their accounts held outside the US and transactions related to these accounts to the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS). It also…

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Seminar on “Bihar me Urdu ke Samne Chunoutiyan”

Seminar on “Bihar me Urdu ke Samne Chunoutiyan”

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By Prof. S.N.Malakar Joshi- Adhikari Institute of Social Studies (JAISS) organized a two days seminar on 28-29, March 2015 at Mangalam in Khagaria town (Bihar). It was organized in co-operation with National Council for the Promotion of Urdu Language (NCUPUL). Government of India. Pragatisheel Lekhak Sangh(PWA), Khagaria District, Bihar also joined the seminar with a programme “Mushaira”. The topic of Seminar was “Bihar mein Urdu ke Samne Chunoutiyan”. Bihar being one of the most important provinces of the country where…

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Comrade Govind Pansare: This Martyrdom shall Not be Wasted

Comrade Govind Pansare: This Martyrdom shall Not be Wasted

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By Noor Zaheer, Vineet Tiwari and Sarang Upadhyay THE GREATEST COMMITMENT OF A MAN TO HIS CAUSE IS KNOWN BY HIS WILLINGNESS TO DIE FOR IT. – Heart of the Matter, Graham Greene A condolence meeting in the memory of martyred Comrade Govind Pansare veteran leader of Communist Party of India, was organized in Delhi on March 10. Comrade Pansare was shot in a dastardly act by some unknown killers on February 16 in Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The memorial meeting, held at…

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Study of Collective Farmig under Kudumbashree Mission in Kerela

Study of Collective Farmig under Kudumbashree Mission in Kerela

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JAISS took up a study of assessment of collective farming programme under Kudumbashree Mission in Kerala in July 2012. The study will be finished by January, 2014. This study is in connection with the earlier study on marginal farmers and agrarian crisis. We concluded in our earlier study that more than 80 per cent of landed agricultural households have only marginal or small holding. With this small land holding, agriculture does not present a viable livelihood to them. This is…

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Turmoil in West Asia

Turmoil in West Asia

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By C. Adhikesavan Joshi Adhikari Institute for Social Sciences, New Delhi, organized seminar on the Current Development in West Asia – Turmoil, Genocide and Extremism on August 9, 2014 at Ajoy Bhavan, Headquarters of Communist Party of India. Eminent academicians including Prof. A K Pasha delivered lecture on the Development in Iraq, Prof. Bansidar Pradhan on Palestine Question and Turmoil in Gaza Strip, Atul Aneja on Temporary Solution in Asia and A K Ramakrishnan on the Current Situation in Egypt….

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Impact of Urdu Language on Local Dialects of Bihar: Social Implications

Impact of Urdu Language on Local Dialects of Bihar: Social Implications

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The JAISS organized a national seminar on “Impact of Urdu language on local dialects of Bihar: Social implications”, at D.S. College Katihar, Bihar. The Seminar was followed by a Mushaira. Vice-Chancellor of B.N. Mandal University, Prof. Mishra inaugurated the Seminar. The Principal of B.S. College chaired the inaugural session and Prof. Ajay Patnaik delivered the welcome address. The keynote speech was given by Prof. Haidari. Prof. S.N. Malakar, who was instrumental in organizing the Seminar in Katihar, introduced to the…

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Left Renaissance: Experiences from Latin America

Left Renaissance: Experiences from Latin America

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The Joshi-Adhikari Institute of Social Sciences (JAISS) was proud to host two eminent economists and political scientists, Marta Harnecker and Prof. Michael Lebowitz, on 22nd March 2014 in Delhi at Ajoy Bhawan’s S. V. Ghate Hall. They spoke on the topic ‘Left Renaissance: Experiences from Latin America’. Marta Harnecker, from Chile, studied with Louis Althusser in Paris. After returning home she was forced into exile by the coup against Salvador Allende. She went to Cuba where she lived and worked…

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Fourth World Socialist Forum Conference

Fourth World Socialist Forum Conference

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The Fourth World Socialist Forum Conference was organised by Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Communist Party of China in Beijing. It was. The organisers of this conference invited Dr. Jaya Mehta and Com. Anil Rajimwale to participate and present papers in the seminars. Dr. Jaya Mehta presented a paper titled “Dynamics of Capitalism under Crisis: The Indian case” and Com. Anil Rajimwale’s paper was titled as “New situation and tasks of the communist parties. To download the paper click…

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Egypt: Recent Developments and their Implications

Egypt: Recent Developments and their Implications

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Dr. Qamar Agha, a known expert on West Asian issues, was invited to speak at a gathering organized by JAISS on Egypt. He outlined the historical reasons of today’s situation in Africa and Arab Countries. He discussed in detail about the links between ‘Politics of Oil, Democracy and Terrorism.’ He also emphasized upon the need to intervene in such issues of larger influence and appealed to all democratic and people centric forces to put pressure on Indian government to stop…

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