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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 09 > 18th-brics-summit-navigating-climate-realities-in-global-food-systems

18th BRICS summit: Navigating climate realities in global food systems

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (268+ words) With global food and nutrition security facing unprecedented headwinds ranging from unpredictable climate patterns and input cost inflation to supply chain disruptions exacerbated by geopolitical crises, the agricultural landscape across developing nations stands at a critical juncture. Rohin Kumar is…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 09 > africas-brics-opportunity-from-resources-to-productive-power

Africa’s BRICS Opportunity: From Resources to Productive Power

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (240+ words) Busani Ngcaweni is Director of the Centre for Public Policy and African Studies at the Johannesburg Business School, University of Johannesburg. This article was produced by Globetrotter. In a highly welcome development the BRICS summit in Delhi could release a…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 09 > beyond-inflation-should-the-rbi-care-about-jobs

Beyond Inflation: Should the RBI Care About Jobs?

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (287+ words) Why does the Reserve Bank of India not have an employment mandate like the US Federal Reserve? It is a deceptively simple question, but India’s economic circumstances in September 2026 make it increasingly difficult to answer. Growth Without Enough Productive Work…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 09 > cluster-munitions-a-renewed-global-threat-to-civilians-and-human-security

Cluster Munitions: A Renewed Global Threat to Civilians and Human Security

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (242+ words) AHSN therefore calls on governments, donors, and international institutions to: In recent times the wars in Ukraine and the middle-east have exhausted so much attention that several ongoing and potential wars and conflicts in Africa and elsewhere have scarcely received…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 09 > the-political-economy-of-waste-colonialism

The Political Economy of Waste Colonialism

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (339+ words) The recent decision by the Madras High Court in order to look at the wider issue of “waste colonialism”, which is the practice of wealthy countries transferring their waste disposal responsibilities to poorer ones by claiming that they are engaged…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 09 > federal-distrust-a-stagnant-job-market

Federal Distrust: A Stagnant Job Market

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (848+ words) Supreme Court Advocate & MP Menaka Guruswamy said:“When we discuss the health of the Indian Constitution in contemporary times, polite diplomatic language fails to capture the gravity of the moment. If you ask me plainly whether our Constitution is endangered,…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 09 > indias-7-8-growth-the-number-is-not-the-only-question

India’s 7.8% Growth: The Number Is Not the Only Question

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (745+ words) India’s latest GDP numbers appear to tell an extraordinary story. Real GDP grew by 7.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2026-27. Manufacturing grew by 9.2 per cent, fixed investment by nearly 12 per cent and financial, real-estate and professional services by more…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 09 > two-men-one-as-great-as-america-ever-produced-and-the-other-elon-musk

Two Men: One as great as America ever produced, and the other Elon Musk

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (629+ words) Extremely severe extinction events happen every 100M years or so and just switching to sustainable energy will not be enough to stop them.Space satellites to control temperature and massive geo-engineering will be needed or it will be game over. This…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 09 > insolvency-and-the-world-of-crookes-how-insolvency-laws-reward-the-rich-and-punish-the-people

Insolvency and the World of Crookes: How Insolvency Laws Reward the Rich and Punish the People

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (239+ words) Bhabani Shankar Nayak is a political commentator Recent reports indicate that PM Modi is being worshipped as a god at several locations—both inside existing temples and outside them—and a "Modi Mandir" is currently under construction plan in… The…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 09 > thieving-matters-the-trump-venezuela-oil-steal

Thieving Matters: The Trump-Venezuela Oil Steal

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (430+ words) This brazen assertion of control would more than double oil reserves in the US (currently at 46 billion barrels), increase oil supply and, most importantly regarding the election prospects for the Republicans, “substantially lower Gas Prices for all Americans, long into…...