Tag Archives : local farmers

New colonialism in a globalized world is a curious thing. Countries buying vast parcels of farmlands in poor countries poses new emerging problems. In such cases, only the countries’ respective heads of state know the full details. It gets complicated when provincial governors have auctioned off their land to the highest international bidders such [...]

There are common trends in this global business of hatred. Tensions, escalating numbers of deaths, and the very reason behind the violence are all the same. All for the occupation of land. Singur and Nandigram in India have been hotspots of violence because corporate mafias grab land for the sake of putting up Special Economic Zones (SEZs). Violent [...]