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Right to Strike at Stake

FOR the last one decade, there are systematic attacks on the workers’ right to strike that have been relentlessly unleashed across all continents. And now, this right is being more resolutely challenged by employers group in the International Labour Organisation (ILO) itself where unfortunately the class collaborationist workers’ group meekly gave in to the employers’ proposal.       It is not surprising to find that the right to strike is not set out explicitly in ILO conventions and recommendations given the class character of ILO.

The Divisive Colours of Narendra Modi’s Speeches

The 2024 Lok Sabha election campaign has set a record of sorts, with the number of untruths, half-truths and fudging that has emanated right from BJP’s top and is being parroted down the line.THE penchant of our Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bend reality to suit his party or government’s need usually gets more pronounced prior to elections. However, the 2024 Lok Sabha election campaign has set a record of sorts, with the number of untruths, half-truths and fudging that has emanated right from the top and is being parroted down the line.

The Divisive Colours of Narendra Modi’s Speeches

The 2024 Lok Sabha election campaign has set a record of sorts, with the number of untruths, half-truths and fudging that has emanated right from BJP’s top and is being parroted down the line.THE penchant of our Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bend reality to suit his party or government’s need usually gets more pronounced prior to elections. However, the 2024 Lok Sabha election campaign has set a record of sorts, with the number of untruths, half-truths and fudging that has emanated right from the top and is being parroted down the line.

Draconian Laws Promoting Authoritarian Rule Should Be Repealed

“A DISSENT in a court of last resort is an appeal to the brooding spirit of law to intelligence of a future day, when a later decision may possibly correct the error into which the dissenting judge believes the court to have been betrayed”.These are the words of justice H R Kanna, made in his dissenting judgment in a five member bench of the Supreme Court in an appeal in 1976.

Bank Workers and the Need for Strengthening the Left in Lok Sabha

THE 18th Lok Sabha election spans seven phases from April 19 to June 1, 2024, with vote counting set for June 4. The upcoming election in India holds great significance and the critical question is who should represent us in parliament to safeguard the country's constitution, democratic principles, and secular values. Here, the bank employees also have to take a definitive side.Data from the Indian Banks Association reveals 7,72,571 employed in public sector banks, from housekeepers to general managers.

Election Commission is under the Lens

THE experience of democracy in India has been largely synonymous with electoral democracy. The principle of ‘for the people, by the people and of the people’ has been manifested through the formation of governments composed of parties and coalitions which command support of the majority of the people. Of all the countries where electoral democracy has been in place after the end of the Second World War and retreat of colonial governments, the principle of electoral majority has remained in course despite strains and even setbacks.

Dien Bien Phu: Historic Anniversary of a Great Battle

ALL over the world, the 70th anniversary of the battle of Dien Bien Phu is being celebrated on May 7.  Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam witnessed one of the greatest battles of the 20th century.  Beginning on March 13, 1954, the 55-day siege of the French fortified garrison in a valley in the north-western part in the Vietnam near the Laos border became an epic battle between the Communist-led People's Army (Vietminh) and the French colonial army.  After one and a half months of bitter fighting, the fortified camp fell to the Vietminh soldiers on May 7.  The French troops under General de Castries

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