More Than Meets the Eye: The Material Dialectic of Vision

THERE is more than meets the eye, whether it is the current US-Israel war on Iran now or the way we got our eyes. In both, it is not the creation of someone. However, an underlying dialectic is at work that needs to be understood. But this article is not about the ongoing imperialist war.

Trump and Netanyahu’s Gift to West Asia: The Third Gulf War

THE third Israel-US War on Iran enters its 33rd day; instead of a swift victory and regime change that the Trump administration had imagined, it has turned into a brutal battle of attrition. Iran has not only stood up to US and Israeli attacks but inflicted heavy damage on the US bases in the region, destroying its THAAD radars and bases in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, and the UAE. It has also struck the Haifa refinery, Dimona (where Israel’s nuclear plant is housed), and Tel Aviv.

War on Iran and the Declining Empire

This time the display of war in primetime news is not so apparent. Drones and missiles bombarded by the US with utmost precision killing civilians and military as the spectacle of global power is not being televised and celebrated as was the case during the Iraq war. In fact, the war of aggression imposed by the US and plotted by Israel on Iran seems to be evolving as a war of attrition. The US style of aggression in the name of restoring democracy or saving people from Islamic authoritarianism didn’t gain any traction this time.

No Kings, No Wars: The Protest Waves Against Trump

TRUMP is easy to dislike. He has a boorish style, an attitude toward the world that in a sweep tosses out the niceties of diplomacy and international law. One way or the other, we are going to have Greenland, he said in mid-January 2026; I do believe I will have the honour of taking Cuba, he said in March. Vulgarities like these have not been seen in public for a very long time, perhaps since before 1945, for in the period since then such imperial longings have been masked behind words such as ‘democracy’ and ‘human rights’.

The Week In Parliament

LEFT and several other Opposition MPs staged a protest in the Parliament House complex on April 1 against the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, and demanded that the proposed legislation be withdrawn. The Opposition also demanded a discussion on the West Asia crisis, focusing on the impact on India's LPG, crude oil, and fertiliser supply.

Oil and the World Economy

THE disruption in oil supplies that started with Iran’s closure of the Hormuz Strait in response to US-Israeli bombings, is playing havoc with the world economy. Oil prices have shot up in terms of US dollars, and this in turn has been accompanied by a depreciation of other currencies, especially Asian currencies, vis-à-vis the dollar, causing even higher inflation in the periphery compared to the metropolitan capitalist centres.

Resist any attempt to loot your vote : Manik Sarkar

Hoisting the red flag was once virtually prohibited here. Much water has since flowed down the Gomati. Yet after eight years of BJP rule, large sections of voters have been unable to cast a ballot. Terror, intimidation, assaults, and destruction remain vivid memories. But did any of this reduce hunger? Create jobs? Raise incomes? No. The people feel deceived. However, the courage of the deprived is growing.

Withdraw FCRA Amendment Bill 2026

M A Baby, General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has written a letter on March 30, 2026, to the Prime Minister, regarding the urgent demand to rescind the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026. We are herewith releasing the text of the letter for publication.

Dear Shri Modiji,

LDF Far Ahead in Race, Opposition Resorts to Baseless Allegations

THE Left Democratic Front faces the Kerala Assembly Elections with a high level of confidence and the glory of accolades for the state government’s achievements in the last ten years. The stunning facts of unparalleled growth and overall development are the focus of LDF’s election campaign. Polling is to be held on April 9.

Perceptions, Narratives and Reality

A REPORT by the Kerala correspondent of The Indian Express, datelined Thiruvananthapuram, March 7, 2026, observed: “Unlike previous assembly elections that were dominated by allegations and counter-allegations over various corruption scandals, the LDF Government 2.0 is seen to have avoided any such major rows, around which the Congress could have built its poll plank.

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