Trump and Netanyahu’s Gift to West Asia: The Third Gulf War

THE third Israel-US War on Iran enters its 33rd day; instead of a swift victory and regime change that the Trump administration had imagined, it has turned into a brutal battle of attrition. Iran has not only stood up to US and Israeli attacks but inflicted heavy damage on the US bases in the region, destroying its THAAD radars and bases in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, and the UAE. It has also struck the Haifa refinery, Dimona (where Israel’s nuclear plant is housed), and Tel Aviv.

The State Against the Body

Within weeks of each other, India’s legislature and its highest court delivered two verdicts on the same question: who owns your body? The answer, in both cases, was the same. There are moments in a nation’s legislative history when one can almost hear the grinding of gears in reverse. The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 is precisely such a moment. And on March 13, 2026, the Supreme Court of India dismissed a plea for paid menstrual leave. Taken together, these are not two separate events requiring two separate analyses.

Digital Imperialism and the Working Class: The Iran Strike and the Weaponisation of Data

The history of Western imperialism in the Middle East is written in blood. Yet, completely ignoring the lessons of the past, the world witnessed another horrific gamble on February 28. The massive waves of missile and bomb strikes launched by the United States, with active Israeli participation, against Iran are not just a military operation. They mark the beginning of a terrifying new chapter in the desperate attempt to keep a dying unipolar world order alive.

Every Strike Instills Fear in Capitalists and Their Political Servants

Millions of Indian workers went on a one-day General Strike on February 12, 2026 demanding among other things the scrapping of the four Labour Codes that were enacted by the BJP-led NDA regime at the Centre five years ago to enslave working people. It is a strike against anti-strike laws that was brought in by this ‘largest democracy’! It is a strike to defend the right to organise and to retain the right to form trade unions. It is strike against a state-sponsored modern slavery system that the Modi regime wants to inflict upon Indian workers.

Modi’s Foreign Policy: That of a Subordinate Ally

The Modi government’s stand on the US-Israel aggression on Iran has starkly exposed the heart of the foreign policy it has been pursuing for the past nearly 12 years. There is no semblance of an independent foreign policy or strategic autonomy left. Instead, what is in place is a foreign policy aligned to the strategic interests of the United States, in other words, the foreign policy of a subordinate ally.

Upcoming Assembly Elections and the Left

Elections have been announced for the Assemblies of four states and one union territory – Kerala, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Puducherry. The Party has devised electoral tactics in all these five places, in consonance with the tasks laid out in the Political Resolution adopted by its 24^th Congress held in Madurai last year.

Kerala

The Kerala Model of Rehabilitation

AS many as 178 houses were handed over by the LDF government in Kerala to the survivors of the Wayanad landslides of 2024 earlier this month. It marked the first phase of a township being built by the state government. Title deeds of the land were also handed over to the families.

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.

Saffron Fallout: Judiciary Feels RSS Pinch

ON February 26, 2026, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Surya Kant launched a scathing reprimand over portions of a Class 8 social science textbook. “Deep-rooted conspiracy”, “very, very calculated move”, “reckless, irresponsible, motivated, contemptuous conduct and manner” were some of the phrases used by the CJI. “They fired the gun and the judiciary is bleeding today,” he said, and declared that “heads must roll.”

From Scattered Anger to Jan Akrosh

ON March 24, 2026, the Jan Akrosh Rally in Delhi will become the united roar of India’s workers, peasants, agricultural workers, women, youth, students and oppressed, led by CPI(M) cadres from the Hindi heartland and across the country. It will be a culmination of the state level Jathas that are being organised in the north Indian states from Jammu & Kashmir to Jharkhand, building a tide of resistance in every district, tehsil and basti.

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