Counterview

By A Representative   The All-India Feminist Alliance (ALIFA-NAPM), a national coalition of feminist organizations, has issued an urgent appeal to the Election Commission of India (ECI), demanding immediate remedial measures to prevent the systematic exclusion of women and transgender persons from electoral rolls during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process.

By Vikas Meshram*  The National Crime Records Bureau's (NCRB) latest report, Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India 2024, released in May, delivers a stark reminder that India's agrarian crisis remains far from over. According to the report, 10,546 people associated with agriculture died by suicide during the year. While this is marginally lower than the 10,786 recorded in 2023, the decline offers little reason for optimism. Nearly twenty-eight farmers and farm labourers continue to die by suicide every day—roughly one every hour. Such a tragedy cannot be dismissed as a statistical fluctuation; it reflects deep structural distress that continues to haunt rural India.

By Bharat Dogra   In the forbidding afternoon heat of May in Bundelkhand, when most villagers were settling down for a rest in their homes, a group of about a dozen women in Athondhna village of Babina block, district Jhansi, quietly slipped away from their houses on one pretext or another. They did this continuously for five days. Where were they going? 

By Citan Pertin*  The self-immolation outside the United Nations headquarters on July 2 was more than an isolated tragedy. It has raised a difficult but necessary question for the Tibetan movement: after decades of exile politics, is the movement moving closer to its stated objectives, or has it become caught in a cycle where symbolic sacrifice increasingly substitutes for political progress?

By Renchen Dolma*  The self-immolation of Tibetan activist Lobga Rangzen outside the United Nations headquarters in New York on July 2, 2026, has once again forced the Tibetan movement to confront difficult questions about its strategy, leadership and future. Before setting himself on fire, he reportedly held a Tibetan flag, scattered papers carrying the message "China get out of Tibet," and delivered a speech calling for Tibetan independence and unity. His death has deeply saddened Tibetans across the world while reigniting debate over the role and consequences of self-immolation as a form of political protest.

By Bhabani Shankar Nayak*  Rome was overflowing on June 29, 2026 . The eternal city had emptied its inhabitants onto the streets to honor Saints Peter and Paul , its patron saints and the founders of a new Christian Rome. Despite the oppressive heat and humidity, Rome pulsed with youthful energy, hosting social and spiritual gatherings through day and night to commemorate the martyrdom of its founding saints.