THE vision of a capitalism that is “stabilised” through a rectification of its “excesses”, and hence pre-empts any social challenge to its existence, has always endured in one form or another among economists. This vision is in sharp contrast to the Marxist perception which holds that the only way that the so-called “excesses” of capitalism can be got rid of, is through a transcendence of capitalism itself. This vision of a rectified, and hence “stabilised”...
CHINA’s rise in renewable energy is nothing short of breathtaking. Last year, it added more solar capacity in a single year than the United States has in its entire history. By 2023, Chinese wind farms could generate 450 gigawatts - double that of the European Union, and equal to India’s entire power system across all fuels. 40 per cent of all cars sold in China in 2024 were electric. More than half (in some categories 80 to 90 per cent) of the world...
ON Independence Day this year, a social media post by the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas caused outrage and revulsion across the country. Under the title ‘Happy Independence Day’ it depicted four faces – V D Savarkar, Mahatma Gandhi, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and Shaheed Bhagat Singh. At the bottom was the slogan – ‘Freedom was their gift/Shaping the future is our mission’. The outrage was understandable. Savarkar is well known to have repeatedly...
THE Polavaram National Project, touted as a “lifeline” for Andhra Pradesh, has over the years led to the large-scale displacement of thousands of families across the Godavari basin. While successive governments have promised rehabilitation, the displaced continue to live in misery –many in leaking houses, unfinished colonies, or even makeshift huts. Allegations of massive corruption in construction and...
THE Election Commission of India has started the process for Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across the country, starting with Bihar. The Assam state committee of CPI(M), in a statement issued on August 25, 2025, said that under present conditions, such hurried revision – on the Bihar model – will not produce an accurate voters’ list. On the contrary, many genuine citizens risk exclusion.
THE Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ), in a statement issued on August 25, expressed shock at the rough treatment given to a Lallantop reporter and cameraperson by Delhi police at Ramlila Maidan on August 24, 2025. They were covering a protest by students from around the country alleging irregularities in the selection process of the Staff Service Commission. The police not only stopped the journalists from reporting, they also...
A SUPREME Court directive on August 11, 2025 to remove stray dogs from the streets of Delhi-NCR has brought an issue that causes immense suffering to people across India to the spotlight. The stray dog menace causes millions of dog bites in India every year, resulting in injuries, disabilities, trauma, and death to untold numbers of people. Although a larger bench of the Supreme Court has subsequently modified the August 11th directive, the judicial...
ON August 23-24, 2025, more than 500 women from across India gathered at Surjeet Bhawan in New Delhi to tell their stories of debt, despair, and defiance. The ‘National Public Hearing on Women’s Rising Indebtedness and Micro Finance Institutions (MFI) Loot’, organised by the All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA), became a platform where the silent burden of...
THE 13th state conference of the All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA), Rajasthan committee, was held from August 15-17, at Gangashahar in Bikaner. The venue was named as Kamla Chaudhary Manch, Harish Bhadani Hall, Comrade Shyopat Singh Makkasar Nagar. The programme opened with state president Kamala Meghwal hoisting the flag, followed by floral tributes at the...
THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) expresses its profound grief at the passing away of Comrade Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy. A lifelong champion of the working class and oppressed, Sudhakar Reddy dedicated his life to the ideals of justice, equality, and socialism. From his early activism as a student leader in Kurnool and at Osmania University, to leading the AISF and AIYF in historic youth and student struggles, he...
