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Nepal: Turbulence and Disquiet

NOBODY thought that after Sri Lanka and Bangladesh it would be the turn of Nepal to go through mob violence and arson leading to the downfall of KP Sharma Oli's Government. Even those who were waiting for people's backlash against the political arrogance of successive ruling alliances did not think that it could happen so soon and in the way that it happened.The immediate cause of the Gen-Z protest was the Oli Government's announcement of its intention to ban social media apps in case they fail to register themselves under regulations within the stipulated time frame.

BJP Govt’s Policies Deepen Discontent in J&K and Ladakh

MASSIVE protests in Leh over statehood, legislature and Sixth Schedule left some dead, dozens injured and number of people arrested including widely known environmentalist, Sonam Wangchuk The reorganization of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir in August 2019 was pushed forward as a move, ‘to strengthen integration, elimination of terrorism, and ushering in development’.  Five years on, however, the discontent that began in Kashmir has spread to Jammu and lately to Ladakh, raising uncomfortable questions about the path chosen by New Delhi.

From Migrants to Guests: The Kerala Experience

IN Kerala, there are no ‘migrant workers’ in the conventional sense; they are instead known as ’guest workers’. This framing itself reflects how the state perceives them. Nearly 35 lakh such workers are employed across Kerala, making the state their preferred destination. On the one hand, relatively high wages, steady demand for labour and safer working conditions attract them; on the other hand, unemployment, low wages and infrastructural deficits in their home states push them outward.

Modi’s False Promises to Bihar

MODI's recent visit to Bihar has further proved his loyalty to building the empire of Adani by sacrificing the interest of the common man and inviting ecological disaster. The transferring of more than a thousand acres of land on one rupee lease, is one of the greatest tragedies that awaits the people of Bhagalpur. Adani has been offered this fertile land where 10 lakhs of green mango trees stand, to build a mega coal based power plant, as a gift to the people of Bihar on the eve of assembly election.

Polavaram Project: Development or Dispossession?

THE Polavaram Project, located on the Godavari River in Andhra Pradesh, is officially recognised as a “National Project” under the Andhra Pradesh Re-Organisation Act, 2014. Construction began in 2005, with the state and central governments claiming it would bring irrigation, hydropower, and drinking water to millions. On paper, it appears as a grand promise of development. In reality, it has become a stark example of capitalist accumulation at the cost of working people, adivasis, and peasant communities.

The Left in the National Movement and Its Legacy

Below we publish the First Sitaram Yechury Memorial Lecture delivered by Professor Irfan Habib on September 15, 2025 at HKS Surjeet Bhavan, in New Delhi. “In India today, we should not only propagate socialism, but we should also propagate full democracy—that India should have a socialism which its people want, for which we have convinced its people.”WE are gathered on the first anniversary of Comrade Sitaram’s passing away.

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