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Kishore Theckedath: A Remarkable Marxist Intellectual, Organiser, and Leader

Dr. Kishore Kumar Theckedath, a rare and remarkable combination of a Marxist intellectual, organiser, and leader, passed away in Mumbai on the night of December 20, 2025 at the age of 89. He was a former member of the CPI(M) Maharashtra State Secretariat; a pioneer of the militant movement and organisation of college and university teachers in Mumbai and Maharashtra; a detenu for 15 months during the Emergency from 1975-77; and a renowned Marxist thinker, writer, and teacher.

Vande Mataram – BJP/RSS Ploy to Befool People

AN ironic but unsurprising coincidence marked the beginning of the winter session of Parliament. The Modi government decided to have a long discussion on ‘Vande Mataram’, which PM Modi, Amit Shah and others from the government side used to sing paeans of fulsome praise for the nationalism and sacrifice of freedom fighters inspired by the National Song, A few days later, the Modi Cabinet announced that 100 per cent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) would be allowed in the insurance sector, up from the current 74 per cent.

The Week in Parliament

IN the second week of the Winter Session of Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off a debate on the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram. Taking part in the debate in the Rajya Sabha, V Sivadasan said the occasion reminds us of the history of the great national movement. The stanza of the poem is not only to salute the soil of the nation but also to salute the fighting spirit of the masses.

Higher Education: NEP 2020 to Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill

PROJECTED as a reform to enhance quality and governance, the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025 is the legislative culmination of the NEP 2020 project. It centralises control over higher education, erodes federalism and institutional autonomy, facilitates corporatisation and commercialisation, and embeds a Hindutva-driven ideological agenda under the guise of Indian Knowledge Systems.

The Angry Tide Has Washed into Chile.

ON 14 December, the predictable happened: José Antonio Kast, the candidate of the far-right Republican Party, prevailed in the presidential election over Jeannette Jara of the Communist Party of Chile by 58.16 per cent to 41.84 per cent. Kast ran as the candidate of the Cambio por Chile (Change for Chile) platform and was backed by all the parties of the traditional right and the centre-right.

Oppose the Entry of Private Companies in Nuclear Production and 100 percent FDI in Insurance

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on December 13, 2025

THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) opposes the Union Cabinet’s decision to open nuclear power generation to allow the entry of private and foreign companies. It also disapproves of the Cabinet’s decision to allow 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in the insurance sector.

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