Category: Politics
Politics is our blood, not in our blood. We can’t think of the world or our own existence without politics. Now that politics in India is guarded by the toady corporate-media, therefore, it becomes imperative for the independent journalism to launch a fierce critical attack against the way politics is done in India and in the world. Our guiding ideology is anti-fascism and people’s democracy. We analyse politics from the point-of-view of the people, the working people.
What’s inside Modi’s three anti-worker labour Bills?
Reading Time: 5 minutes The three anti-worker labour Bills brought by the Modi regime in the Parliament declared a war on the working class by diluting their rights.
What forced the BJP to drop CAA 2019 campaign during Durga Puja in Bengal?
Reading Time: 3 minutes After much hullabaloo over the issue, what made the West Bengal BJP to drop CAA 2019 campaign during the Durga Puja to woo Hindu voters?
Inside Modi’s two anti-farmer agriculture bills: A trap to rob farmers and people
Reading Time: 6 minutes What are the salient features of Modi’s two anti-farmer agriculture bills? We analysed the anti-poor provisions of these bills.
Why the Delhi Police’s supplementary charge sheet in the “Delhi riots” case is a mockery of democracy?
Reading Time: 5 minutes The Delhi Police’s supplementary charge sheet in the “Delhi riots” case is another attempt to appease the Modi regime and its agenda.
How some anti-NRC organisations are fooling Bengali refugees with CAA 2019?
Reading Time: 6 minutes Did the CAA 2019 provide any relief to Bengali non-Muslim refugees? How some of the anti-NRC organisations are misrepresenting the law?
No, CAA 2019 won’t disenfranchise anyone, CAA 2003 will
Reading Time: 9 minutes 77% respondents of a survey think CAA 2019 will disenfranchise them, but they, ironically, don’t know about CAA 2003, the actual culprit.
How India-China border tension is helping Modi defuse discontent?
Reading Time: 4 minutes A war with China at the behest of the US and the Quad will be beneficial for Modi to defuse public anger against the ongoing economic crisis.
Why a “humane CAA” is demanded to fight the NRC menace?
Reading Time: 7 minutes Why the demand for a “humane CAA” is raised by some of the organisers of West Bengal’s anti-NRC movement as an effective weapon against NRC?
Pranab Mukherjee must be remembered for gifting India NRC
Reading Time: 5 minutes Why the people must remember Pranab Mukherjee for the NRC exercise that has threatened the citizenship of millions of Indians?
Why the anti-NRC movement of West Bengal split over the CAA?
Reading Time: 10 minutes Why the anti-NRC movement of West Bengal split on the issue of opposing the CAA? Is CAA 2019 a major threat to the people or the CAA 2003?
Video showing Modi feeding a peacock delivers a wrong message
Reading Time: 2 minutes When a video showing PM Modi feeding a peacock at his official residence was released it raised some questions over the legality of such act.
Facebook-BJP alliance isn’t surprising but quite normal
Reading Time: 10 minutes The recent revelation regarding Facebook-BJP alliance by the Wall Street Journal is not surprising, as this alliance existed since long.
Why Shaheen Bagh activist Shehzad Ali joining the BJP is a hoax?
Reading Time: 4 minutes The news that Shaheen Bagh activist Shehzad Ali has joined the BJP is a hoax as the man was no way connected with the agitation against NRC.
Bangalore riots: Dissecting the violence over a social media post
Reading Time: 3 minutes Did a social media post trigger the Bangalore riots or whether there is more to it? A brief analysis of why this violence happened.
The structural weaknesses of democracies: Part II – Citizenry
Reading Time: 10 minutes What’re the structural weaknesses of a democracy like India? The weaknesses that pave the way for the rise of right-wing populists like Modi.
Finalising the rules of the CAA 2019: Why the MHA missed the deadline?
Reading Time: 6 minutes The home ministry didn’t finalise the rules of the CAA 2019 before June 18th 2020, which was the deadline. Is this delay in filing BJP’s deliberate act?
Varavara Rao: When the state aims to kill dissent by slowly killing dissenters
Reading Time: 4 minutes Varavara Rao’s condition will continue to worsen unless the people’s democratic movement for the unconditional release of prisoners is strengthened manifold
Privatisation of Indian Railways: Modi’s long-pending plan is now executed
Reading Time: 5 minutes Privatisation of Indian Railways by the Modi regime is a direct attack on India’s economy. This move will jeopardise the lives and livelihood of many.
Authoritarian populists and their politics – Part I
Reading Time: 9 minutes In this two-part article, I discuss the personality and politics of such leaders and the social context that provided the fertile ground for their rise.
The all-India coal mine strike must achieve success against Modi’s privatisation drive
Reading Time: 5 minutes Amid the hyper-nationalist Sinophobic cacophony peddled by the mainstream Indian press, the big news of a three-day-long all-India coal mine strike got concealed. Thousands of coal mine workers of Coal […]