First Quarter GDP Estimates for 2022-23

THE estimates of Gross Domestic Product for the April-June quarter released by the government on August 31 paint a dismal picture of the Indian economy. Since the GDP in real terms (at 2011-12 prices) shows an increase of 13.5 per cent over the first quarter GDP a year ago, and since 13.5 per cent appears an impressive figure, official spokespersons have been putting a cheerful gloss over it.

When Market Fundamentalism Overcomes Common Sense: The Myth of Electricity Markets

THE price of electricity has risen astronomically in Europe over the last two years: by four times over the previous year and ten times over the last two years. The European Union (EU) has tried to claim that this rise in prices is due to the increase in the price of gas in the international market and Russia not supplying enough gas. This raises the critical question: why should – for example – the German electricity price rise by four times when natural gas contributes only one-tenth of its electricity production?

Maha: DYFI Holds Jatha to Rajgurunagar

ON August 24, 2022, hundreds of activists of the DYFI in Maharashtra reached Rajgurunagar in Pune district from various districts demanding employment and against the continuous repression of democratic resistances in our country. August 24 is the birth anniversary of martyr Rajguru, who was hanged by the British along with Martyrs Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev on March 23, 1931. Rajgurunagar (named after Rajguru), originally called Khed, is his birthplace.DYFI all India general secretary Himaghnaraj Bhattacharya was present in the programme.

Massive Convention of Workers, Peasants and Agri Workers

THOUSANDS of workers, peasants and agricultural workers participated in the National Convention held at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi on September 5. The convention called by the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) and All India Agricultural Workers Union (AIAWU) unanimously decided to strengthen the unity of these three class organisations and intensify joint combative actions against anti-worker, anti-farmer and anti-people neoliberal policies pursued by the ruling dispensation.

Dimensions of Inequality in India: Rising Exploitation and Exclusion

THE neoliberal regime has forced upon rising inequality across the world. Despite the fact that such high levels of inequality creates instability to the current state of capitalism, the irony seems to be the fact that the system thrives on the rising gap between the rich and the poor.The share of profit in national income has increased across the world together with a drastic fall in the share of wage income.

Kerala Governor’s Dubious Role

THE governor of Kerala, Arif Mohammad Khan, has been interfering in the affairs of the state universities and taking arbitrary decisions, misusing his position as chancellor of these universities.Recently, the governor appointed a search committee for the post of vice chancellor of Kerala University bypassing the provision in the Act that there has to be a three-member search committee consisting of the university’s nominee, the chancellor’s nominee and the UGC nominee. But the governor has set-up a two-member committee without the university’s nominee. Earlier, the governor had questioned

Tripura: Seminar in Agartala Raises Fighting Spirit

THE ruling dispensation of the country has been rushing ahead with its agenda of establishing a Hindu Rashtra. Secular and democratic forces must get united to resist this effort, for which the Left, particularly the CPI(M) needs to be strengthened so that a formidable challenge can be thrown to the divisive forces trying to polarise the society in communal lines, said CPI (M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury at a seminar organised by CPI(M) Tripura state committee, held on August 24 in Agartala Town Hall.

Brazil: The Most Important Election in the Americas

LUÍZ Inácio Lula da Silva (known as Lula) runs about the stage. He is a man with a great deal of energy. He is telling the story of his time in Iran, when he tried to mediate the conflict imposed on that country by the United States over its nuclear energy policy. Lula, and his foreign affairs minister Celso Amorim, had managed to secure a deal in 2010 that would have prevented the ongoing pressure campaign that Washington conducts against Tehran. There was relief in the air. Then, Lula said, ‘Obama pissed outside the pot’.

Tripura: Tall Claims of BJP President Refuted

IT is really shocking that BJP national president J P Nadda, during his two-day visit to Tripura, could stoop so low to claim false credit of successes of his party-led government and spread a volley of falsehood to discredit the commendable achievements of 25 years rule of the Left Front. On August 29, Nadda addressed a rally in Khumulwng, where the TTAADC is headquartered, and thereafter addressed a press conference at the BJP state office in Agartala.

Pegasus Case: Judiciary Must Ensure Accountability of the Executive

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on August 26, 2022THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly denounces the refusal of the union government to be accountable before the judiciary and to the country on the use of Pegasus, a military grade spyware, against our own citizens. The committee appointed by the Supreme Court to investigate the use of this spyware has informed that the government was “not cooperative”. This is unacceptable.The Supreme Court had already commented that citing “national security” concerns the fundamental rights of the citiz

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