Democracy, Not Dynasty

THE core principle of Rabindranath Tagore's "We Are All Kings in this Kingdom" (Amra sabai Raja amader ei Rajar rajotwe) that each person is a sovereign ruler in a true democracy is finding contemporary expression in the United States. While the U.S. government is imposing its imperialist aggression from Gaza to Venezuela, its citizens have taken to the streets in a renewed wave of protest against the Trump administration.

Shram Shakthi Niti 2025: Cocktail of Laissez Faire & Scriptures

UNION Ministry of Labour & Employment has released a draft policy titled Shram Shakthi Niti 2025. The context and purpose of the policy states that it is rooted in constitutional values of equality, justice and dignity. It derives its legitimacy and moral authority from the Constitution of India which lays foundation for a just, inclusive and welfare-oriented labour system with the Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles as the basis of Indian labour law governance.

How RSS is Capturing the Education System

Within months of Narendra Modi forming the Union government in 2014, then Education Minister Smriti Irani was reportedly holding closed door meetings with leaders of several shadowy RSS affiliated organisations. A report in the Indian Express on November 23, 2014, revealed that six such meetings had been held in six months since the Modi government took over. The same report quoted an unnamed participant in these meetings saying that RSS sah sar-karyavah, Suresh Soni said that during NDA I (the Vajpayee Government of 1999-2004), there was little work done but “lot of propaganda”.

Bihar SIR: Reinforcing the Dominant Narrative

THE Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar in 2025, presented as a routine administrative clean-up, has instead become one of the most controversial and troubling episodes of voter disenfranchisement in recent memory. Under the ruse of “purifying” the rolls, the exercise has removed lakhs of voters—disproportionately women, minorities, and the poor.

Strengthening the Party for the Advancement of China

Our visit to the province of Hubei province of China was very rewarding. The world’s largest hydroelectric project, the Three Gorges Dam, has been built on the Yangtze River in the Hubei province. Its primary goals are to prevent the floods that regularly trouble riverside communities, to generate electricity on a massive scale, and to facilitate the passage of large ships along the river, apart from other benefits. The astonishing sight of massive cargo vessels and passenger ships crossing the dam is a major attraction, drawing tourists from all corners of the globe.

The Nobel Comes Home to Trump!

THE far-Right block of the European parliament has assembled at the Auditorium Hotel, responding to a call under the banner of Patriots for Europe. Of the 720 members of the European parliament, 86 are present. It hasn't even been twenty days since Trump began his second term as President. All across the globe, the far-Right have been in a celebratory mood. The conclave is being hosted by Vox, a neo-Francoist far-Right party in Spain. The Who’s Who of the European Right are all here.

RSS: Hundred Years of a Dubious Past

There is much fanfare and hoopla over the completion of 100 years of the RSS. This was sparked off by the Prime Minister himself, first mentioning it in his customary 15 August speech from the Red Fort in Delhi, and then writing a piece on it for newspapers.

L&T exits Hyderabad Metro project who are the victims of the PPP models?

The aim of promoting public transport and the role of governments across the globe are quite different to how the Government of India and most state governments look at public transport.L&T, a joint partner of the Hyderabad Metro Rail, left the project well before the expiry of the agreement period and the Government of Telangana took it over, accepting L&T’s conditions of paying the Rs 13,000 crore debt burden. This is the second such metro project in the country.

Genocidal Capitalism and Global Working Class

AS this article goes to print, 42 ships of the Global Sumud Flotilla, attempting to break Israel's siege of Gaza, have been illegally intercepted in international waters.

World Notes the Emergence of China

A DELEGATION of the CPI(M) visited China at a time when both, the world and China, are experiencing extraordinary scenes. Our six-member team visited Beijing and the provinces of Hubei and Zhejiang, from September 23 to 30.I first visited China forty years ago, in 1985, to participate in an international youth gathering. Returning again in the first decade of this century, the changes I witnessed were astonishing.

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