Many thoughtful people believe that the dominance of a small English-speaking elite in the social and intellectual life of India that has continued long after decolonization has been an important factor in arousing the hostility of a segment of the vernacular proto-elite that has felt excluded and hence has gravitated towards the Bharatiya Janata Party; that the BJP in other words represents inter alia a revolt against the dominance of a small English-...
ON April 7, the US president opened his social media app and typed this about Iran and its 90 million people: "A whole civilisation will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don't want that to happen, but it probably will." A genocide threat, in plain English. Could that happen without human language? No.
A couple of years ago, on Vijaya Dashami, the Sarsanghchalak (Chief) of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Mohan Bhagwat, mentioned a new phrase at the organisation's Headquarters in Nagpur — ‘Cultural Marxist’. But this phrase is not at all ‘Indian’. It was imported from the foreign lands. As Ram Madhav, the RSS's ideological leader, had admitted: ‘In his criticism of cultural Marxism and wokeism, Bhagwat will find many supporters in the West’ (Indian Express,...
The recent workers’ protests in the National Capital Region have taken place against the backdrop of the nationwide strike on February 12. The way this movement, which began in Manesar (Gurgaon) in April, has spread to Noida after the contract labor movement at the Panipat Refinery in Haryana in late February, and has spread throughout the NCR, is unprecedented. This workers’ revolt, born in a...
Kerala has delivered a verdict that seems to ensure the LDF will secure a historic third consecutive term in power. Despite having the shortest campaign period in recent history, the political heat surpassed even the mid-summer blaze. This is evident from various surveys, assessments, and the reactions of those who visited the polling stations. Drawing from the experience of ten years of growth and development after moving past "darker times," the people asked a simple...
The Rajya Sabha election to send 5 members from Bihar went in favour of the NDA with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar leading the tally. Despite the support of the five member AIMIM legislative group and one from the BSP, the Mahagathbandhan failed to keep its flock together and three out of six legislators of the Congress party and one of the RJD did not participate in voting, remaining incommunicado till the time the vote ended...
As the United States farcically walks away from the negotiations with Iran in Pakistan, it was always a matter of concern whether Israel would abide by any such agreement. This was particularly the case with Lebanon and with the Palestinian territories, where Israel seemed absolutely hell bent on creating new ‘facts on the ground’, including evacuating more sections of Gaza, ethnically cleansing more towns in the West Bank, and eliminating almost one million...
A report in the New York Times on April 7, 2026, has revealed in vivid detail how US President Trump and his top advisers were convinced by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to start the current war against Iran. The report, by Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman, both Whitehouse reporters is drawn from a book written by the duo “Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump.” It is based on interviews with top officials who remain anonymous.
The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) has unequivocally condemned the brutal repression unleashed by the BJP-led governments of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana on the militant and spontaneous struggles of workers across Noida, Greater Noida, Gurugram, and the entire National Capital Region (NCR). This is not merely an industrial dispute - it is a valiant expression...
Responding to the call of the CPI(M) to express solidarity with Cuba in its time of distress, a conference was organised at the MB Vignana Kendram in Vijayawada on April 6. Leaders present adopted a resolution seeking aid for Cuba, which is currently facing severe difficulties, and released a QR code to facilitate the collection of donations.
Polit Bureau StatementsCPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statements
Condemn BJP Government’s Disgraceful Position on Venezuela |
