Resisting Injustice: The Struggle of Samsung Workers

WORKERS at Samsung India Electronics’ Sriperumbudur plant, near Chennai, staged a strike that lasted 38 days, beginning on September 9, 2024. This movement resonated not only with workers across India but also inspired labor movements internationally. South Korea based Samsung Electronics, established its Indian subsidiary, Samsung India Electronics Private Limited, in December 1995, starting operations in Noida, near New Delhi, primarily focused on smartphone production.

J&K: Political Hypocrisy of Jamat-e-Islami, and Electoral Process in Kulgam Constituency

THE assembly segment of Kulgam has consistently been represented by CPI (M) since 1996. And it is also a known hot-bed of religious fanatic organisation like Jamat-e-Islami. JeI has been banned by the government since 2019, and JeI is the bedrock of militancy in Kashmir. Some of the members of this banned organisation decided to contest the assembly elections of 2024, and contested over five constituencies. JeI, however, focussed on Kulgam only. A question emerges: why JeI has made compromises with its ideology, and constitution? Why it took a sharp u-turn over its politics?

The Dangerous US Military Build-Up in the Pacific

IN September 2024, the US secretary of the air force, Frank Kendall told a meeting about China and the Indo-Pacific that ‘China is not a future threat. China is a threat today’. The evidence for this, Kendall said, is that China is building up its operational capacities to prevent the United States from projecting its power into the western Pacific Ocean region.

Maharashtra: Mahayuti Faces a Tough Battle

Farmers’ distress, unemployment and the taint of corruption are dragging it down.FOR the first time, Maharashtra will witness a battle for the assembly between two weighty alliances with equally widespread and diverse bases.

Telangana: One Nation, One Election Policy Is a Threat to National Unity

IN response to a call from the CPI(M) Central Committee, the Hyderabad City Committee organised a seminar on the ‘One Nation, One Election’ policy at Sundarayya Vignana Kendram in Hyderabad on October 22. The seminar was addressed by BV Raghavulu, CPI(M) Polit Bureau member, who warned that this policy could pose a threat to national unity.

Karnataka: Historic Marakumbi Verdict: A Significant Step Forward in Dalit Rights and Justice

THE district sessions judge of Koppal, Karnataka, delivered a landmark judgment on October 24, 2024, convicting 101 people and sentencing 98 to life imprisonment for their involvement in atrocities against dalits in Marakumbi village on August 28, 2014.

Economics and Ideology

WHAT is referred to as “mainstream economics” is a deeply ideological subject, whose objective is not to uncover the truth but to camouflage it. Karl Marx had been profoundly aware of the ideological character that economics can have, and had distinguished between classical political economy and vulgar economy.

Jharkhand: CPI(M) Calls for Defeating Communal Forces In Upcoming Assembly Elections

AS Jharkhand gears up for its upcoming assembly elections, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued an appeal to voters, urging them to defeat communal forces and strengthen the presence of Left and secular representatives in the state legislature. The elections, scheduled to take place in two phases on November 13 and November 20, 2024, will see over 2.6 crore voters casting their ballots at nearly 30,000 polling booths across 81 assembly constituencies. The results will be announced on November 23.The CPI(M) noted that this election is crucial for the future of Jharkhand.

The Near Future of Computing and Rising Emissions

MANY people may naively assume that, in the era of climate change, the more modern the technologies, the smaller carbon footprint they will have. We have seen, however, that in one way or another, several technologies have gained currency by cleverly disguising their polluting nature behind apparently greener garb.

West Bengal's Healthcare Crisis: More than Just a Doctor's Strike

THE last shreds of the Trinamool government's dignity were stripped away during the chief minister's televised meeting with protesting junior doctors on October 21 to resolve the impasse stemming from the rape and murder of the student doctor at RG Kar Medical Hospital. In no uncertain terms, she declared her unwavering support for the perpetrators, past, present, and future.

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