THE United States’ war against Iran has harmed the Iranian people, of course, but it has perhaps struck the people of the Global South equally starkly. From Dakar to Dhaka, from Suva to Maputo, the most immediate consequence is not military but economic. The burden of this war is not carried primarily by Washington or by the financial centres of the North Atlantic.

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

THERE is disquiet. There is expectation, if not desperation, to move ahead. Coming in the backdrop of assembly elections outcome, this present conjuncture appears to be unreal. The BJP-RSS is busy authoring a narrative that the BJP as a political force is invincible and, more importantly, irreplaceable. Where does it leave Indian democracy?

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.

THE 38th Bihar State Conference of the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) was held from June 6-8, 2026 at Motihari in East Champaran district. It was attended by 315 delegates from 30 districts. Champaran is famous for the indigo farmers struggle led by Mahatma Gandhi in 1917. After that, there have been several militant class struggles in this district, led by the AIKS against landlordism, for land rights, and on other issues.