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Remembering the Founding Mothers of the Indian Constitution
On the struggles of the founding mothers of the Indian Constitution who fought for building a democratic nation where all citizens, regardless of gender, would enjoy equal rights.
Saluting Zakia Jafri; Remembering the Gujarat Carnage 2002
On 1 February 2025, Zakiaben was called to her eternal reward. In her death, the people of India have lost a great soul. She suffered much since that fateful day, when her dear husband Ehsan Jafri was brutally murdered. Since then, she fought relentlessly for justice not merely for herself but all women and other victims of an unjust and violent system.
Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code – 3 Articles
The Uniform Civil Code in Uttarakhand promotes state control in personal relationships, including marriages, divorces, matrimonial disputes, and live-in relationships, as well as in matters of succession and inheritance. Also: ‘Live-in Relationships and the War Against Women’s Agency’; and: ‘Why This Live-In Couple is Taking on Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code’.
Tamil Nadu’s Clash with Centre over Hindi – 2 Articles
Tamil Nadu’s clash with the Union government over Hindi reveals how profoundly language influences questions of identity, autonomy, and social opportunity. Also: ‘Why the Three-Language Formula Threatens South India’.
Marriages Aren’t Ordained in Heaven, and Marital Rape Won’t be Solved There Either
As long as women are voided of their agency, reduced to corpses while making love and are dehumanised, marital rapes are bound to occur.
Telangana Caste Survey: What Did It Find and What Have Its Critics Said – 2 Articles
The government’s decision to withhold the full survey data has sparked a separate controversy surrounding transparency and data privacy. Also: ‘Telangana Caste Census and the End of Data Oppression’.
Union Budgets 2014 to 2024 – Article 13: Pensions Budget
Considering the grim poverty situation in the country, the least the government can do for the elderly is provide them a decent old age pension. This article discusses the Modi Government’s budgetary allocations for pension schemes for the poor.
Union Budgets 2014 to 2024 – Article 14: Gender Budget
The Finance Minister has been claiming that the record high Gender Budget signals the government’s commitment for enhancing women’s role in economic development. In this article, we analyse the Gender Budget Statement.
Hasdeo Arand and the Manufacturing of Tribal Consent
Adani Enterprises Ltd, tasked with developing coal mines in Chhattisgarh’s Hasdeo Arand forest, is swallowing up land, trees and villagers’ rights in collusion with the State government, violating the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act (PESA), 1996 and the Fifth Schedule of the Indian Constitution.
Indian Power Giants’ Decade-Long Lobbying Battle That Stalled Crucial Pollution Norms
The Modi government repeatedly pushed the deadline since 2015 for coal-fired power plants to install devices for curbing noxious emissions after the power producers wrote over 20 letters lobbying with the government to lower emission norms.
Press Release: Remembering 2020 Delhi Riots; Also: ‘Virtually No Compensation’ to Delhi Riot Victims
Karwan-e-Mohabbat held a commemoration ceremony on 26 February 2025 marking five years since the violence in Delhi in February 2020 in the presence of victim and survivor families. Also: ‘In Five Years, “Virtually No Compensation” Has Been Given to Delhi Riots Victims: Karwan-e-Mohabbat Report’.
In Bihar, Corruption in Govt Exams Is Pushing Women to Marriage and Motherhood
With stable employment outside government scarce, educated female aspirants say they are being pushed towards domesticity and marriage after repeated cancellation of exams.
Press Release: NAPM’s 30th Anniversary Convention Concludes in Hyderabad
NAPM marked three decades of struggle, solidarity, and transformative resistance at its 30th Anniversary National Convention held in Hyderabad from March 1–4, 2025, with the theme “Defending Democracy: Constitutional Justice to Climate Justice.”
Israel’s Ongoing Genocide in Gaza – 3 Articles
‘Gaza Ceasefire Hangs by a Thread’: Israel’s blocking of humanitarian aid to Gaza is an obvious step towards resuming its genocidal campaign, with full US support, risking regional conflagration. Also: ‘UN Report Says Israel “Consistently Breached International Law” in Assault on Gaza’; and: ‘Extent of Systematic Torture, Atrocities Endured by Palestinians in Israeli Prisons is Shocking’.
Conquered Lands
The gains made by the West in the world’s richest energy zone since the defeat of the Axis powers in 1945 have been breathtaking. A brief survey of the region can help to highlight what has been lost and signal the direction in which it is heading.
Trump’s Speech to Congress; Bernie Sanders Replies – 2 Articles
In his address to Congress, President Trump ignored the concerns of working people, boasted about his billionaire-run government, and doubled down on the tariffs that economists say may trigger another Great Depression. In a response, Bernie Sanders says while the fight for a progressive future may feel hopeless, “despair is not an option”.
The Trumpist Coup, Fascism U.S.-Style in an Era of Capitalist Decline, and Some Loci of Resistance
In a veritable blitzkrieg, the Trumpist fascists have changed U.S. and global society irrevocably in a matter of weeks. We need a leftwing network of resistance to Trumpist fascism that, while firmly anti-capitalist, avoids the pitfalls of both campism and class reductionism.
Javier Milei is Destroying Argentina’s Economy, Making it a Resource Colony for Foreign Oligarchs
Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei is promoting crypto scams and overseeing rapid deindustrialisation. Manufacturing and construction are collapsing, while the financial sector and mining grow. The majority of Argentines live in poverty, but the stock market is booming.
Imperialist Plunder of Africa Through Structural Adjustment Programmes
Drawing on recent data on Africa’s material resource use, the authors show how during the 1980s-90s, structural adjustment programmes led to a significant increase in ‘unequal ecological exchange’, a process whereby African countries were compelled to export more materials, energy and other resources than they received in imports.
Fukushima Pollution Solution: Spread Radioactivity Far and Wide
The IAEA has supported Japan in its plan to pump wastewater left from cooling Fukushima’s melted reactor fuel into the Pacific, in spite of its own formal published guidelines which advise against it. Now, the Japanese government plans to allow millions of tons of radioactive soil to be used in public works projects, and even agriculture.
Losses and Wins in Germany
In Germany’s special election on Sunday, seven months earlier than the normal date because the trio-run government collapsed, there were 29 parties on the long paper ballots. But only 7 had a chance to retain their presence in the Bundestag. The final count: 3 wins, 4 losses.
Ocalan’s Call for Peace: The End of the PKK–Turkey Conflict?
While PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan’s historic call raises hopes of ending 40 years of conflict with Turkey, peace is by no means guaranteed.
France Losing its Military Bases in Africa, Tries to Reorganise; Sahel Nations Strengthen Their Autonomy – 4 Articles
‘Adieu: Africa’s Military Breakup with France is Official’; ‘French Neocolonialism in Africa Reorganizing Under the Cover of Retreat’; ‘Sahel Alliance Unveils New Flag as Regional Bloc Moves Toward Greater Integration’; and: ‘Canada Suffers Economic Losses as Burkina Faso Nationalises Land, Revokes Mining Permits’.
‘Speak, Claudia!’
Sheinbaum, a 62–year-old intellectual with a doctorate in environmental sciences, proved her mettle as mayor of Mexico City before she won the presidency in last year’s elections. And she has proved it all over again by way of her first encounters with the just-elected Trump.
Greece: Dare We Hope Again?
A mass strike to mark the anniversary of a terrible crash on privatised railway demonstrates the anger of Greek workers at government neglect and corruption. Kevin Ovenden reports from Athens and argues this can mark a qualitative change in the struggle.
Srebrenica Echoes: A Tribute to Agony and Resilience
In the silence, the cries of the past echo loudly, urging us to never forget and ensure that the horrors of genocide are consigned to history, never to be repeated.
Seven Centuries on, Delhi Is Still Resounding with the Legacy of Amir Khusrau
Considered by some the most incomparable cultural icon of medieval Islamic India, Khusrau left such a deep imprint on Delhi’s culture that it can still be felt.
G.G. Parikh 100: A Socialist who Practised and Promoted Gandhian Values All His Life
In Mumbai, on 30 December 2024, we celebrated the 100th birthday of Dr. GG Parikh (GG), a person who dedicated his life to rid the world of inequalities and establish a society free from exploitation.
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