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-...
The US-Iran war, has currently entered its 54th day, with peace talks still to start in Islamabad. There is an uneasy ceasefire between the US and Iran, though the Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon still continue, in complete violation of the ceasefire. In other words, we have a ceasefire in which the US believes it has the right to interdict Iran-bound ships in the high seas—the Persian Gulf—and...
WHEN human beings are reduced to packets of labour power, squeezed to the last drop of sweat and silenced through intimidation, such packets can explode! Employers across the world have tried the same strategy to reduce the cost of labour and assert their control over the labour process and history has shown that they have failed every time. Noida is not a stray incident, and it is part of a series of flash protests organised by workers in the...
Are Communists not Indian? Who, then, can claim to be more Indian than the Communists? In 1921, at the Ahmedabad session of the Congress, it was the Communists who first raised the demand for complete independence— voiced by none other than Maulana Hasrat Mohani and Swami Kumarananda. The following year, at the Gaya session, Communists raised the demand again. Gandhi was displeased at the time. Eight years later, in 1929, the Lahore session of the Congress finally...
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji, You had stated in your address to the nation on the women’s reservation issue that “the fight to give women power participation has been going on for decades…so many women have raised this subject before me. So many sisters have written letters to me explaining everything.”
The War in West Asia has brought in serious disruptions in natural gas supply resulting in fertiliser production cuts, import slide, price escalation, and widespread uncertainty, directly threatening agricultural stability. However, the roots of this crisis are not purely external; they also lie in the neo-liberal policy of import dependence over domestic resource utilisation and long-term self-...
Hungary’s April 2026 parliamentary elections ended Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule and brought Péter Magyar to power with a two-thirds parliamentary majority. Instantly, the Western media began to celebrate the victory as a democratic turning point, indicating that Magyar, unlike Orbán, was cosy with the European Union. Yet, beneath the celebratory rhetoric of democratic renewal lies a more sober reality. What has...
The extended three-day special sitting of Parliament’s Budget Session, beginning April 16, resulted in a major setback for the government, as the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, which aimed to link 33% women’s reservation with a new delimitation exercise by 2029, was defeated in the Lok Sabha. The Bill failed to secure the required two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha. Only 298 members voted in favor, while 230 opposed it.
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 |
