Joshi-Adhikari Institute of Social Studies

Anti-POSCO Movement activists were felicitated for their victorious struggle   by Samra Irfan and Aakanksha Baruah This year marked the birth centenary of Comrade Abani Lahiri and in his honour the Joshi-Adhikari Institute of Social Studies (JAISS) organized a Memorial Meeting on 3-4 December 2017 at Ajoy Bhawan, New Delhi.  This year also brought victory to the fighters of Anti-POSCO movement in Odisha after 12 long years of continuous struggle, and to commemorate the legacy of Comrade Lahiri as well…

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– विनीत तिवारी अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति चुनाव के नतीजों से सभी हैरत में थे। यहां तक कि अमेरिकी मीडिया और सभी राष्ट्रीय-अंतरराष्ट्रीय चुनाव विशेषज्ञों के अनुमानों को झुठलाते हुए अमेरिका की जनता ने डोनाल्ड ट्रंप को चुनाव जिता दिया। डोनाल्ड ट्रंप के चुनाव मैदान में उतरने के पहले से ही उनकी अप्रवासियों, अल्पसंख्यकों और महिलाओं के खिलाफ की गई टिप्पणियों की वजह से यह माना जा रहा था कि उनकी जीत लगभग नामुमकिन है। चुनाव नतीजों के परिणामों की व्याख्या में…

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By Krishna Majumdar On 2 December, Joshi-Adhikari Institute held a meeting on the serious situation that our country is facing, manifest in ascendant communalism and increasing intolerance. More than 80 participants gathered at Ajoy Bhavan to listen to several distinguished speakers who addressed various dimensions of the current political and economic conjuncture and to discuss the challenges that left and progressive forces are faced with in India today. The meeting was opened by Professor Ajoy Patnaik, who called for one…

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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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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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