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From Destitution to Dual Power – the New Proletariat is on the Rise

 

WITH May Day approaching, and the veil of mistrust and despair being shattered, the Indian working class is rising with heroic valour at every moment; it has sent a shiver down the spine of spineless capital and instilled a deep sense of fear in the heart of the heartless state. The upsurges are coming in waves, one after another, sweeping across north and central India - the industrial workers are asserting their existence amid great agony and pain.

PM’s Empty Rhetoric

After suffering a major setback in the Parliament on April 17, the Prime Minister committed a gross violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by misusing the public broadcaster, Doordarshan, to deliver his so-called address to the nation. The violation has been committed as Assembly Elections are underway in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, and the MCC is still very much in force.

Gas Supply Disruptions Reveals Gaps in India’s Fertiliser Policy

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-reliance.

How Trump Decided to Attack Iran

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.

‘Come Out of Your Self’

[This is Part I of a two-part series. Part II will be published in the next issue]

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’.

Women in the Mahad Satyagrahas of 1927

The first Mahad Satyagraha of 1927, led by Dr B R Ambedkar and Comrade R B More, was a landmark struggle against caste discrimination, especially for the right of “untouchables” to access public water sources like the Chavdar Tank in Mahad. It challenged caste-based untouchability and marked a pivotal moment in India’s social reform movement and constitutional discourse on equality.

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