This is Just the Beginning

THE victory of the students and youth at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar has scripted a new chapter in the history of independent India. It gives a clear indication that this paves the way for the beginning of the end of the BJP-led authoritarian regime under Narendra Modi.

Battle is Won, But the War Will Be Protracted

THE outcome of the battle has been stunning. In a way, the energy, resilience and fortitude were unprecedented. Since the BJP-RSS led Modi Government has assumed office, arrogance and insularity has perfected an imperial style of governance which abhors accountability. In fact, the hollowing out of this basic principle of a democratic arrangement has led to this confrontation. The government’s approach was raised to such an absurd length that the Prime Minister has not addressed a single media conference in the last twelve years.

Who is Afraid of Rahul Sankrityayan?

IN the dead of night on July 20, some ‘unknown miscreants’ made away with a full-size statue of Rahul Sankrityayan which had been standing at a major crossing of Ranigunj, an industrial city in West Bengal. In the morning, nothing was left of it but some scattered bricks and stones. Shocked residents immediately reported the matter to the adjacent police station, but since then the police have not been able to identify even a single culprit.

Ocean of Defiance: Kolkata’s Students Rise in Solidarity

HISTORY stands as witness: whenever waves of struggle have swept across the nation, Kolkata has never backed down. Whether it was the historic Rashid Ali Day of 1946 or the fierce street solidarity with Vietnam's liberation struggle in the 1960s, the boulevards of Kolkata have repeatedly erupted into an ocean of surging youth. The radical legacy Kolkata carries in its veins proved no different this time.

A New, Digital Generation Takes Over the Public Space

THE Cockroach Janata Party may have started as a satirical takeoff on Chief Justice of India Surya Kant’s unfortunate remarks of May 15th this year on unemployed youth. But in a few months, it has transformed the national political space in a way that we could never have imagined a few months back. A witty response from Dipke to the Chief Justice’s remarks the next day, "What if all cockroaches come together?" drew a huge response.

National Convention of Workers and Farmers Calls for Struggles Against Anti-People Policies

The following joint statement was issued to the media by the Central Trade Unions and Samyukt Kisan Morcha July 29, 2026:

Modi Govt Retreats before Angry Tide of Youth

INDIA witnessed history. For the first time in twelve years, the Narendra Modi government was forced to bow down in front of its people to an extent where a close aide of his had to resign.

AIKS Maharashtra Holds 5,000-Strong Rally in Mumbai on Burning Peasant Issues Umesh Deshmukh

On 21 July 2026, the AIKS Maharashtra State Committee organised a 5,000-strong statewide rally at the Azad Maidan in Mumbai. Braving the rains and in spite of the busy sowing season, thousands of peasants came from 15 districts of all the 5 regions of the state - Konkan, Western Maharashtra, Northern Maharashtra, Marathwada and Vidarbha. They included Thane-Palghar, Nashik, Ahilyanagar, Pune, Raigad, Satara, Sangli, Kolhapur, Beed, Parbhani, Nanded, Buldana, Amravati, and Yavatmal.

Congratulations to the Students and Youth

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement on July 25, 2026.

THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) congratulates the students and youth of the country for fighting for accountability over paper leaks that led to the unfortunate suicides of 22 students.

What is Socialism?

SUCH is the pervasiveness of bourgeois ideology these days that even many who are wholly committed to the vision of socialism entertain ideas about it that are utterly erroneous. It would not be out of place therefore to go back to this basic question once again. The common perception of socialism is that it is a society characterized by the social ownership of the means of production, for which state ownership is taken as a proxy. But this, while a necessary condition, is not a sufficient condition.

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