Amiya Kumar Bagchi

PROFESSOR Amiya Kumar Bagchi who passed away on Thursday the 28th of November was an outstanding economist and public intellectual of our time, who played a stellar role in exposing the operation of imperialism both historically and in the contemporary era.Born in a village near Behrampore in Murshidabad district of West Bengal, he was a brilliant student who went to Cambridge University, UK, on a Government of West Bengal scholarship after his Masters in Economics at Presidency College Kolkata.

Our Constitution, Besieged at 75

Those who take oath of office in its name are undermining its principlesAT the age of 75, the Constitution of India is the talk of the town. In parliamentary debates, as an issue in elections, in the speeches of political leaders across parties, it is a central point of debate. It is a tribute to the founding members who drafted the Constitution that not only has it stood the test of time, but upholding its core values has become an essential patriotic duty.This is not to say that the people of India have benefitted equally from the Constitution.

The US Bond Market and the Adani Empire

THE Adani saga continues, this time based on the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing cases of bribery and hiding key facts from investors in the US Courts.

Jharkhand: Search on for Alternative to Corrupt, Divisive Politics

Jharkhand is estimated to be the second poorest state in the country – but the dominant political parties hardly care.JHARKHAND will go to polls on November 13 and 20, 2024, to elect its sixth Legislative Assembly. Formed in November 2000, the tribal dominated state has seen 13 governments (though seven chief ministers) and three spells of President’s Rule in these 24 years.

Resisting Corporate Control: Forging Worker-Peasant Unity

UNDER neoliberal regimes, working people face growing hardship as farmers are denied fair prices for their crops, workers earn below the minimum wage for strenuous labor, and many struggle with debt, unemployment, forced migration, and soaring costs of living.

October Revolution: A Lodestar for Intensifying Class Struggles in Today’s Conditions

Below we republish an article written by Sitaram Yechury on the occasion of the centenary of October Revolution. The article was published in the People’s Democracy dated November 5, 2017.NOVEMBER 7, 2017 will see the culmination of the year-long commemoration of the centenary of the great October Socialist revolution as decided by the CPI(M)’s 21st Congress.

Public Money for Corporate Profit

THE central government has come up with an employment-linked incentive (ELI) scheme with an outlay of Rs 2 lakh crore for 5 years in the 2024-25 Union Budget. The scheme is said to be framed to create jobs and to enable skilling the youth for employment. It consists of Rs 1.07-lakh crore Plan A, Plan B & Plan C funding to enable 3.1 crore employment generation, Rs 63,000 crore for internship programme for skilling 1 crore youth in 5 years, and Rs 30,000 crore for upgradation of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs).

MSME: An Alternative Vision of Kerala’s LDF Government

KERALA has long been recognised for its advancements in human development indices and consistently ranks first in Sustainable Development Goals in India. The “Kerala Model” of development, which emphasizes universal access to education and healthcare, is acclaimed globally. However, Comrade EMS Namboodiripad once expressed concerns about the sustainability of this model if the state does not advance in the productive sectors, particularly in agriculture and industry.

Some Aspects of What Makes the RG Kar Struggle Unique

IN the collective experience of the fight for justice for victims of rape, the movement in Bengal on the RG Kar case is unique in several ways. The last time India witnessed a widespread public response against an atrocity which transcended the boundaries of political or organisational mobilisation was in the Nirbhaya case in 2012. More recently, the female wrestlers struggle in Delhi against serial institutional sexual harassment was an example of a struggle that gained support across India. The Bengal struggle is different.

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.

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