Why the safety of Indian Sailors is Now India’s Top Strategic Priority

At a time when Omani-mediated talks were underway, the blue waters that once represented economic prosperity and connectivity have turned into a graveyard of metals and a stage for a high-stakes war. The escalating imperialist war on Iran, waged by the United States and Israel with regime change as their prime objective, has spread beyond West Asia, creeping into the Indian doorstep.

Withdraw Price Hike on LPG Cylinders

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on March 8, 2026.

THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) expresses its strong opposition to the steep hike in prices of both domestic as well as commercial gas cylinders.

Condemn Deplorable Attitude of Union Government on War against Iran

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on March 06, 2026

Why Is Modi Govt. Kneeling Before US Bullying?

A series of events on the international stage has blown the Modi mythology of ‘India First’ and hyper-nationalistic rhetoric of the ruling BJP/RSS to smithereens. It has now become clear that the Modi government is bending over backwards to fulfil the demands of US on a whole range of policy issues, to the detriment of Indian people. The latest, and perhaps the most shameful, episode in this saga is the announcement by various Trump administration officials that India has been ‘allowed’ to buy Russian oil for 30 days.

Kerala Will Not Yield to Labour Codes State Can Legislate Against Anti-Worker Policies

An expert committee has recommended that the state government can enact its own legislation against the Central Government’s Labour Codes, which strip away the fundamental rights of workers. This significant recommendation is part of a report submitted by a committee chaired by former Supreme Court Justice Gopala Gowda. The state government formed this committee specifically to suggest solutions to the adverse impacts of the new Labour Codes.

K N Panikkar: A historian par excellence who strove for a just and egalitarian social order

Professor K N Panikkar, one of the pre-eminent historians of modern India and a fellow traveller of the progressive and democratic forces, passed away in Thiruvananthapuram on March 9. He was 89.

Maharashtra: Joint Workshop of Dalit, Adivasi and Minority Platforms

A joint statewide workshop of the Jati Ant Sangharsh Samiti - JASS (Maharashtra state chapter of DSMM), Adivasi Adhikar Rashtriya Manch – AARM, and the Alpasankhyak Hakk Sangharsh Samiti – AHSS, was held at the B T Ranadive Bhawan in New Mumbai on February 18, 2026. It was attended by 236 leading activists from 22 districts.

Imperialism, Oil Prices and The World Economy

WORLD oil prices have finally crossed $100 per barrel this week-end and have even touched $110. Considering the fact that they were around $69 per barrel before the beginning of imperialist aggression against Iran, this represents a very steep climb in just the course of a week. It has been caused less by any actual shortage arising from Iran’s closing of the Strait of Hormuz than by the anticipation of such a shortage arising.

The Idea of India is facing its Worst Threat

THE idea of India was not forged in the fiction woven by Savarkar’s Hindutva ideology. It was shaped by the blood and sweat spilled in the national freedom struggle to dislodge British colonial rule. Obviously, the idea set out a different playbook which contributed to the foundational pillars of the Constitution solemnised on January 26, 1950.

Punjab: Jatha Launched from Historic Village Linked to Ghadar Movement

A Jatha was flagged off from Sur Singh village in Tarn Taran district, the native village of the revolutionary Ghadari Babas who made immense sacrifices in India’s freedom struggle through the Ghadar Movement. The jatha aimed to mobilise workers, farmers and democratic sections of society against the anti-people policies of the central government.

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