Science, Technology & Innovation Policy 2020

THEgovernment has released a Science, Technology and Innovation Policy 2020 (STIP 2020) and invited responses by January 31, 2021. The Department of Science & Technology and the Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government did conduct a series of consultations with some scientists and other experts to seek, albeit prior to the actual formulation and release of the policy document leading to considerable disgruntlement in this community.

UNION BUDGET 2021-22: RESPONSES OF MASS ORGANISATIONS: Pro-Corporate and Anti-People Union Budget

THE union budget 2021-22, once again proved that the Narendra Modi government is not ready to change its policies of impoverishing the people, and enriching the crony corporates. The government is completely surrendering to the corporates and imposing slavery on the working class as well as the peasantry. Below we publish the statements issued by various mass organisations, on the union budget.BUDGET MANTRA: SQUEEZE KISANThe All India Kisan Sabha said that budget has completely disregarded the farmers protesting across the country demanding fair remuneration.

National Convention on Unemployment

A NATIONAL CONVENTION on ‘Unemployment, Job Losses and Deteriorating Quality of Employment’ was held jointly by the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) and Students' Federation of India (SFI) at BTR Bhawan in Delhi on February 2, 2021. More than 300 delegates from across the country, comprising the national and state leadership of the three organisations, participated in the convention.

Budget 2021-22: Neither for the People nor the Economy: Yechury

“PEOPLE are suffering from a double whammy; the pandemic has worsened the lives of the people and the budget proposals will further accentuate their miseries,” said Sitaram Yechury, general secretary of CPI(M), while addressing an online press conference on February 2, 2021.He said the much-professed V-shaped recovery of the economy by the central government is absolutely false, and if at all there is going to be a recovery, it will be K shaped, meaning that the rich will become richer and poor poorer.He made five important points while deriding the budget as a ‘pro-corporate gift’, robbing

Union Budget 2021-22: A Colossal Betrayal of the People

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on February 1THE union budget 2021-22 is a betrayal of the people caught in the double crisis of pandemic and recession. It is a classic illustration of the Modi government’s unshakeable commitment to promoting the interests of a handful of big business houses at the expense of increasing distress and misery for the working people. This is reflected in the refusal of the government to increase public expenditure notwithstanding its bombastic claims.

Withdraw this Inhuman Blockade of Kisan Protests by Delhi Police

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on February 3THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly condemns the measures taken by the Delhi police to prevent the supply of water, food and other essential commodities sent by people of nearby states to reach the farmers who are in the midst of a heroic unprecedented protest demanding the repeal of the agri-laws.What is worse is that Delhi government, which is supplying water to the kisans, has been stopped from delivering the water tankers of the Delhi Jal Board. This is a corporation directly under the De

Eighth Congress of the WPK – A Congress for Work, Struggle and Progress

THE Eighth Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) started from January 6, 2021. 4,750 delegates elected by organisations at all levels throughout the Party, 2,000 observers and 250 members of the central committee are attending this Congress.

Communist Party of Vietnam – 13th Congress

THE 13th National Party Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) was held in Hanoi from January 26 to February 1, 2021 with the theme: ‘Strengthening the building and rectification of the Party and the political system into purity and strength; rousing the will and determination for national development and promoting the strength of the great national unity bloc in combination with the power of the era; continuing to comprehensively and synchronously accelerate the cause of reform; constructing and firmly safeguarding the Fatherland and maintaining a peaceful and stable environment;

Subverting Law and Justice: Amit Shah Rules the Roost

PRIME Minster Modi in his first post Republic Day Mann Ki Baat, lamented that ‘insult to the National Tri Colour hurts’! Its sounds ironical because, he has in the past, several times mentioned that he is a proud Swayam Sevak of the RSS, an organisation which refused to hoist the national flag atop its headquarters in Nagpur for many years after independence. The mouthpiece of the Sangh had vigorously criticised the adoption of the tri-colour as the national flag in its mouthpiece Organiser.

On Recent Developments in Nepal

The recent developments in Nepal have caused a lot of anxiety in Indian people. This article is based on discussions with NCP leaders by CC member, Jogendra Sharma.IN 2018, just before the parliamentary and provincial elections, two streams of Nepalese communist movement namely the CPN(UML) and CPN(Maoist Centre) declared their intent to unify and fight the elections unitedly. This generated a lot of hope and enthusiasm among people of Nepal. The unified Nepal Communist Party got almost two third majority and formed the government at the centre and in six out of seven provinces.

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