Sanctions within a Regime of Neo-Liberalism

BEFORE joining the neo-liberal order, India used to have “rupee payment arrangements” with the Soviet Union and Eastern European socialist countries under which the main international reserve currency, the US dollar, was used neither for settling transactions nor even as the unit of account in terms of which the trade-related transactions were denominated. The dollar in short was used neither as the means of circulation, nor even as the unit of account under these “rupee payment arrangements”.

Alternatives for Secure Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies

“OH that house? It’s in the sea now- there!”, a story on the PARI website describes the engulfing of a house and many other houses in Uppada village, East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. T Maramma’s joint family lived in that house until the early years of this century.

CITU Condemns Police Repression on Anganwadi Workers & Helpers

THE Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) issued a statement on March 3, condemning the repression let loose by the BJP government of Haryana against the anganwadi workers and helpers who have been on strike since December 8, 2021.The Khattar government let loose repression on the striking anganwadi workers and helpers who had given a call for ‘march to assembly’, on March 3, 2022, which was the 85th day of their strike. The CITU said that the Haryana police under the dictates of the state chief minister, Manohar Lal Khattar intimidated and harassed the striking workers.

Rising Attacks On Women In West Bengal: Women’s Organisations Write to NCW

A JOINT memorandum was submitted on March 7, 2022, to the chairperson of the National Commission for Women, Rekha Sharma by three women’s organisations – AIDWA, NFIW and AIPWA. This memorandum was in connection to the violence unleashed by the TMC government in West Bengal against women during the recent period.The three women’s organisations stated: “Women are facing an extremely insecure atmosphere with a threat to their lives and well being in West Bengal. The TMC ruling party activists have unleashed a reign of terror and brutality against women.

CPI(M) Kerala State Conference: A Road-Map to March Forward

THE Kerala state conference of the CPI(M) that took place in connection with the 23rd Party Congress to be held at Kannur from April 6-10, 2022, was convened from March 1-4, at Marine Drive, Cochin. The conference took place in an atmosphere of euphoria and festivity as it was the first state conference held after the LDF ensured a historic continuity in government for the first time in the history of the state.

West Bengal: Sustained Student-Youth Protest

STUDENTS and youth in West Bengal are leading a sustained fight demanding arrest and punishment for the culprits in the Anis Khan murder case. Anis, a student leader and social activist, was killed by men in police uniform in Amta in Howrah district.Students and youth organisations have staged a sustained sit-in in front of Amta police station after the brutal murder. DYFI, SFI and other Left student and youth organisations had called for a rally towards Howrah Rural Police Superintendent’s office in Panchla on February 26.

Ms Invisible or Ms Invincible?

YOU cannot see me, I am invisible. No, it is not me who wakes you up with a cup of hot piping coffee, served early in the morning. Oh, sorry, to wake you up. I know, you cannot be ‘woke’.Your breakfast? Find it on the table. Sorry, will serve it. Please be seated. Yes, of course it is my duty. It is not tasty? Or is it not to your taste? Beg you, spare me, will not repeat it. Oh, no, it is not me who had made it, because I am invisible. But I am responsible for that tasteless thing or that thing which is not up to your taste.A spot of leftovers on the plate? Ugh, curse my day!

Haryana: Scheme Workers Movement Braves Repression of the State Government

WHILE the BJP government has continued its onslaught to crush the long-running scheme workers' movement in Haryana, adopting all the tactics of repression, at the same time, thousands of women are marching ahead fighting the repression of the government run by the RSS.The BJP government exposed itself in the matter of the state level demonstration of ASHA workers on February 17. For a long time, especially since the time of Corona pandemic, all the 20,000 ASHA workers of the state have been agitating. The workload on them has increased manifold since the pandemic, but instead of increasin

Bihar: CPI(M) State Conference Calls for Strengthening the Party

THE Bihar state conference of the Party was held from March 6-8, 2022 at Samastipur, the land of martyrs who sacrificed their lives holding red flags in their hands fighting for land and against feudal oppression since the 1970’s.In the run up to the Party state conference, Samastipur Party had organised a ‘Shaheed yatra’ from each and every village where comrades had been murdered by the class enemies. This yatra recalled the sacrifices of the comrades in building the Party.

Ukraine: Fire that the US Lit

THE role of US and NATO in the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia is discussed in these columns earlier. This is about how the larger impact of US intervention in Europe is expressing itself.One of the first things that the US did to Eastern Europe after the collapse of the socialist bloc countries and the Soviet Union in the 1990s, was to push them into capitalist exploitation. They were soon converted into markets for imperialist countries, while their State sector industrial enterprises were consciously dismantled.

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