October Revolution: Strengthen People’s Struggles

THE anniversary of the great October Socialist Revolution in 2020 comes at a time when the vast majority of the world’s people are victims of the double whammy attack on their life and livelihoods due to the raging Covid-19 pandemic, the consequent lockdowns and disruption in their day-to-day life and the deepening economic recession in the capitalist world. In this situation, the significance of the October Revolution and the superiority of Socialism over capitalism is tellingly vindicated. EPOCH-MAKING CONTRIBUTIONSOver the years, we have repeatedly noted the epoch-makin

DoT Blames BSNL for Delaying 4G services, Unions Say Fair Playing Ground Denied

WHILE the private telecom companies are set to introduce the 5G services, the BSNL employees and unions have been demanding the introduction of 4G services for long.As the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is yet to start the fourth generation (4G) services, Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has put blame on the public sector telecom service provider for 'deliberately delaying' rolling out the 4G network.Though the private sector telecom companies are set to introduce the new 5G services shortly, BSNL has been waiting to roll out the 4G services.

Grim Reality of the J &K Situation

ON August 5, 2019, the Government of India abrogated Article 370, divided the state of J&K into two union territories, depriving its people of their democratic and citizenship rights in the most draconian manner.

Beware: Wicked US Imperialism in our Region

TO better understand the real reasons behind the frequent visits of the officials of US administration to India and their interest in our region, one needs to study some of the recent documents of the US administration. A series of documents starting from the National Security Strategy (2017), Indo-Pacific Strategy Report: Preparedness, Partnerships, and Promoting a Networked Region (2019) to the latest titled United States Strategic Approach to the People’s Republic of China (August 2020), help us in developing our understanding.

AP: Ruling & Opposition Parties Vying to Befriend BJP

POLITICS in Andhra Pradesh are reflecting a dangerous trend. The YSR Congress Party, TDP and Jana Sena are vying with each other in playing to the tunes of the central government headed by the communal BJP. There appears to be no difference between those parties in power in the state and those in opposition in this regard.

Fixed Term Employment: Backdoor Policy to Legalise ‘Hire & Fire’

ON fixed term employment – the new system of employment for fixed duration – the BJP-led NDA government at the centre has been moving in a planned manner to give special benefits to the domestic and foreign corporates under the garb of labour law reforms. It is one of the major concessions being granted to them.STEP-BY-STEP INTRODUCTIONTHROUGH EXECUTIVE ORDERIn October 2016, the government first introduced fixed term employment in apparel sector.

Labour Hours Lost During the Pandemic

THE International Labour Organisation (ILO) has for some months been bringing out a report that monitors the impact of the pandemic on the world economy, especially the labour-hours lost because of the lockdown and their ramifications. The statistics it provides are not compilations of official data from different countries; they are based on the ILO’s own estimates made with whatever information is available from these countries.

MAHA: Crops Destroyed by Forest Officials in Thane Peasants Block Roads outside Collector's Office, Win Demands

ON October 23, 2020, around one thousand adivasi peasant women and men under the AIKS banner marched to the Thane district collector's office in the heart of Thane city. They blocked the main roads outside the collector's office for an hour, to the consternation of the rattled police force. The rasta roko stir was withdrawn only when the collector met the AIKS delegation and conceded its main demands.

Kerala: First State to Have MSP for Vegetables

ON Kerala Piravi day, Kerala will yet again become a model for the country. On November 1, Kerala will become the first state in India to implement floor price for vegetables. The Government of Kerala has taken up such an endeavour with the objective of empowering the state’s famers.The Left Democratic Front government in Kerala has made heads turn by introducing an alternative policy that will stimulate the agricultural sector and provide relief to the vegetable farmers in the state.

People’s Alliance: Rising to the Challenge in J&K

THE People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) that has taken shape in Jammu & Kashmir augurs well for democratic politics and the future fight for safeguarding the constitutional and democratic rights of the people of J&K.The first Gupkar declaration was on August 4, 2019 when six parties met at the house of Farooq Abdullah in Gupkar Road after which the declaration was named. The statement talked of safeguarding the special status of J&K, Article 370 and Article 35A. The very next day, on August 5, the Modi government moved to scuttle Articles 370 and 35A in parliament

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