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The Managed Democracy: How Constitutional Institutions Were Hollowed Out

THE Communist Manifesto had observed that the executive of the modern state is nothing but a committee for managing the common affairs of the whole bourgeoisie. In today’s India, even that formulation requires revision. The explanation of the current situation goes beyond the routine management of bourgeois affairs through the neutral machinery of a liberal state. The current situation is qualitatively different and unprecedented. The country is witnessing a capture of every institution that was designed to mediate, moderate, or constrain executive power.

Why is RSS Afraid of Public Scrutiny?

On June 13, Karnataka’s home minister Priyank Kharge sent a letter to RSS supremo Mohan Bhagwat asking him to reveal its ‘legal status, registration, office bearers, funding, expenditure, taxation and permissions for public activities.’  This drew two bizarre responses. One was from Bhagwat himself, who even while saying that he doesn’t need to respond to the letter, declared that "Hindu Dharma is not registered. Many things are not registered,” and that the government knows that the Sangh exists.

Newsclick: A Courageous Voice for People’s Struggles

In a significant judgement that has implications for freedom of the press, the Delhi High Court has vindicated Prabir Purkayastha and Newsclick. 

In a damning judgement, the High Court called the Delhi Police and Enforcement Directorate cases against Newsclick ‘mala fide’, an ‘arbitrary attack’ without ‘a whisper of any incriminating allegation’, which amounts to ‘a gross abuse of the process of law’.

Hands off Raul Castro, hands off Cuba!

For centuries Cuba was a Spanish colony. During this period of subjugation, it fought bravely against colonialism and won its independence by fiercely fighting for its rights. The US President Donald Trump desperately wants to once again rob Cuba of its freedom and rule over it as a subjugated nation. The tightening of economic sanctions since he assumed office for the second time and the indictment of former Cuban President Raul Castro on May 20 are nothing short of declaration of its intention to occupy Cuba. The actual goal is to destroy socialist Cuba.

Too Hot for Whom?

THE air over India’s construction sites, paddy fields, and asphalt highways does not just feel hot anymore, it feels hostile. As temperatures routinely breach the 45 to 48-degree Celsius mark across the subcontinent, the language used by the state and corporate media to describe this crisis remains safely analytical, warning that heat stress could put up to 4.5% of India’s GDP at risk by 2030, equivalent to an abstract 150 to 250 billion dollars. But GDP does not sweat, and capital does not suffer from heatstroke.

Our approach to current post-poll situation and INDIA bloc

IN the recently concluded Central Committee meeting, the Party identified some of the major trends in terms of national developments as follows: “Assembly election results further consolidated the hold of the RSS-BJP over the political system; victory of BJP in Bengal is a major blow to the Left, progressive and secular forces; and state institutions like the ECI are openly carrying forward the RSS agenda, undermining the sanctity of the electoral process.” We further stated that the results in West Bengal and Assam “show the ascendancy of right-wing commu

Cockroaches can defeat BJP on social media, but can they defeat Neofascism?

THE Chief Justice of India compared unemployed youth to “cockroaches,” saying that “some of them become media, some become social media, RTI activists” and “start attacking everyone.” The remark was made by Justice Surya Kant on May 15, 2026, during a Supreme Court hearing on a lawyer’s petition concerning senior advocate designation.

Labour Codes Operationalised - Alternatives before States

The Modi government at the centre has fully operationalised the four labour codes on May 8, 2026, notifying 30 central rules. Several state governments are also prepared to operationalise the codes in line with the central rules. BJP led state governments are eager to do it at the earliest as double engine sarkars.  The non-BJP led state governments are also prepared with the final drafts of state rules, even though they are opposing the central labour codes for public consumption.

The Looting of RBI's Contingent Reserves.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to transfer ₹2,86,588.46 crore as surplus profit to the Union Government for the financial year 2025-26. This decision was taken on May 22, 2026, in a board meeting chaired by RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra. This marks the largest surplus profit transfer in history. While the media used to give massive coverage to such large transfers by the Reserve Bank in the past, that was missing this time.

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