Class Jihad: A Blueprint for Enslavement of Workers

FOUR Labour Codes have been notified by the Government of India immediately after NDA’s major electoral victory in the Bihar Assembly elections, and the accompanying euphoria. The Codes on wages, industrial relations, occupational safety and social security override in the name of ‘simplification of 29 Labour Laws’.The truth is, the Labour Codes dilute and remove vestiges of labour protection which were enshrined in those laws. On the question of job security, all possible roles of the Labour Department will be dispensed with.

Attack on Rural Education under Neoliberalism and NEP 2020

EDUCATION has become an important aspect to understand the rural society due to its influence in determining the elements of “everyday life of the people, such as family relationships, marriage alliances, migration, and consumption besides direct impact on occupational and economic activities” according to a study of two Tamil Nadu villages, published in 2024 by the Foundation of Agrarian Studies (FAS).

Constitutional Provisions Require Progressive Interpretations

THE recent advisory opinion of the Supreme Court on the Presidential Reference concerning the powers of the Governor and the President marks a deeply troubling moment for Indian democracy and federalism.

CITU Debunks Govt Claims on Four Labour Codes, Demands Repeal

The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) has debunked the government’s fraudulent claims made on the four Labour Codes and demanded repeal of the decision to make them effective from November 21, 2025 as announced in the PIB statement of the same day.

Belem Climate COP30: implement what?

THE climate summit COP30 in Belem, Brazil, where the mighty Amazon River drains into the Atlantic Ocean, formally began on 10 November 2025. The summit has been labeled the “implementation COP,” because of a narrative that, whereas so many promises and commitments have been made earlier, it is necessary to focus on implementation and delivery which are widely recognized to be lagging far behind.

Apropos “Western Civilisation”

ACCORDING to a report in the Times of India (November 23), the United States has asked European countries to restrict immigration in order to preserve “Western Civilization”. Many in the Third World would find the term “Western Civilization” laughable, especially if it is used in the sense of denoting something precious and worth preserving. The atrocities committed by Western imperialist countries against people all over the world over the last several centuries have been so horrendous that using the term “civilization” to cover such behaviour appears grotesque.

106th Foundation Day: Party to Prioritize Working Class Outreach: Salim

CPI (M) West Bengal State Committee has announced the immediate launch of an ongoing campaign against the Election Commission (EC). The party contends that the EC is using the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process as a mere pretext for the intentional deletion of the names of legitimate voters in the state. State Secretary Mohammed Salim announced that a major protest rally, involving all Left parties, will take place in Kolkata on October 29, 2025, specifically targeting these attempts at voter disenfranchisement.

13th Convention of Working Women: Strike at the Roots of Oppression, Intensify the Struggles

THE 13th Convention of the All India Coordination Committee of Working Women – AICCWW (CITU), was held in Hyderabad on November 1-2, 2025 ahead of the upcoming 18th CITU conference. Reflecting the confidence, enthusiasm, determination and focus gained from the ongoing bitter struggles, the Convention resolved to take up the issues at the root of class oppression and women’s subordination in the neoliberal era and advance the struggles to a higher level.

The political implications of Bihar Election result for the whole Country

THE unprecedented victory of NDA in Bihar, including the highest number of seats won by BJP ever in the state, has made it loud and clear that to win the election, BJP will employ all the dirty tricks which it has in abundance.The print media has tried to surpass all others in praising the NDA constituents, particularly BJP for leading the alliance to such a spectacular victory.

Coercive Federalism and Conditional Welfare

Institutions of basic welfare cannot become instruments for political conformity.EYEING withheld funds from the union government to the tune of Rs. 1,158 crore, the Kerala government decided to sign the Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) scheme earlier last month, in what was a surprise U-turn of the left’s consistent opposition to the scheme.

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