Month: February 2021
The US military airstrikes in Syria inaugurated Biden’s imperialist presidency
Reading Time: 4 minutes With the US military airstrikes in Syria, Biden opened his imperialist account and will now intensify global violence to stay in power.
2021 West Bengal Assembly election dates: The eight-phase dance of democracy
Reading Time: 3 minutes What made the Election Commission fix the 2021 West Bengal Assembly election dates in eight phases for 294 seats? Whom it’s supporting here?
West Bengal under the TMC Part I: A decade of unemployment and corruption
Reading Time: 4 minutes West Bengal under the TMC and Chief Minister Mamata Bandopadhyay has turned into a haven of recruitment scams due to high unemployment.
Narayanasami’s resignation as Puducherry CM exposes BJP’s desperation
Reading Time: 3 minutes V Narayanasami’s resignation as Puducherry CM shows the vulnerability of the Congress-DMK coalition vis-a-vis the desperate BJP in the south
One year of Delhi anti-Muslim pogrom: Looking back at the ordeal
Reading Time: 6 minutes After one year of the Delhi anti-Muslim pogrom, the Muslims remain at the receiving end of injustice and vilification drive of the BJP.
Disha Ravi ‘Joseph’ and being a Christian in Hindutva fascism-ruled India
Reading Time: 7 minutes If the arrest of Dish Ravi for sharing a “protest toolkit” wasn’t enough, Hindutva fascists turned her into a Christian now to vilify her.
Sinking potato price: A woe for north Bengal farmers
Reading Time: 3 minutes The falling potato price has become a curse for farmers of north Bengal districts who have invested huge amount to cultivate the crop.
Kerala Police’s attack on students demanding employment exposed CPI(M)’s hypocrisy
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Kerala Police’s attack on students of the KSU demanding employment for the PSC rank-holders exposed the CPI(M)’s hypocrisy in West Bengal
The need for an effective Opposition to the BJP
Reading Time: 3 minutes One of the principal weapons of the BJP is a disarrayed and bankrupt Opposition, which makes it imperative to build a new alternative.
Andolanjivis: The last man standing
Reading Time: 7 minutes Modi used the terms Andolanjivi and Parajibi in galore during a speech to demean the role of people’s movements against autrocracy,
Political crisis in Puducherry: Kiran Bedi’s removal isn’t Congress’s victory
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Modi regime didn’t remove Kiran Bedi as the LG to douse the political crisis in Puducherry but to aggravate it and help the BJP.
Divide, defeat, and demolish to gain power in Bengal: BJP’s 2021 strategy
Reading Time: 6 minutes The BJP’s obnoxious agenda is to divide the people of West Bengal in as many fractions possible to ensure they can be defeated and demolished
Petroleum and LPG price rise to impact the poor and the economy severely
Reading Time: 3 minutes Regular petroleum and LPG price rise is going to have severe impacts on the lives of the poor and the Indian economy’s scope of recovery.
Why Amit Shah’s promise of citizenship to the Matuas isn’t convincing?
Reading Time: 6 minutes Even though Amit Shah promised citizenship to the Matua community after the COVID-19 vaccination is over, why people weren’t convinced?
Who gains from Kolkata Police’s clash with left activists if not the BJP?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Kolkata Police’s clash with left activists showed that neither Mamata Bandopadhyay nor the left-Congress are serious about fighting the BJP.
Modi’s “Andolan jivi” remark shows his growing frustration with farmers’ protest
Reading Time: 6 minutes Narendra Modi’s “Andolan jivi” remark has won him criticism and condemnation. But it also shows how frustrated and scared his regime is now.
Beyond Rihanna’s tweet on farmers’ movement and Indian celebs’ Modi worship
Reading Time: 3 minutes Pop star Rihanna’s tweet on farmers’ movement stirred up a hornet’s nest in India as the Modi regime deployed its celebrity pawns for defence.
SVAMITVA scheme: A debt trap for farmers that can’t be ignored
Reading Time: 3 minutes There is little discussion on the SVAMITVA scheme under which the farmers will be entrapped in debt and corporates are going to profiteer.
When fascism comes to visit you
Reading Time: 6 minutes Is India, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, still a democracy or has crossed the Rubicon and has become a full-fledged fascist state? If the developments over the last six years […]
As per ritual, Nirmala Sitharaman omitted “unemployment” in budget 2021 speech
Reading Time: 3 minutes Nirmala Sitharaman omitted the term “unemployment” from her budget speech in 2021 just like she did in 2020. Why the government is doing this?