Issue: January 25, 2026

Gaza | Imperialism | Israel | Online Blog | Palestine

Gaza: Ongoing Genocide, Political Calculus; The Voice of Hind Rijab; Palestinian Prisoners in Israeli Jails – 4 Articles
ByRamzy Baroud; Quds News Network (2); and Kathy Kelly January 25, 2026February 11, 2026

‘After the Headlines Fade: Gaza Abandoned While the Genocide Persists’; ‘What Does Israel Want from Renewed Attacks on Gaza? Analysts Explain the Political Calculus’; ‘Who Are the Criminals? Listen to Hind Rajab’; ‘Freedom for Some, Silence for Others: What You Need to Know About Palestinian Hostages Held by Israel, and Ignored by the World’.

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Capitalism | Online Blog | USA

Epstein Files Reveal Criminality of American Oligarchy
ByJacob Crosse January 25, 2026February 11, 2026

The American ruling class is wallowing in political, social, legal, and moral degradation. The Epstein scandal holds up a mirror to itself.

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Fascism | Freedom Movement | India | Online Blog | People's movements

Gandhi’s Enduring Legacy: Truth, Non-Violence, and Sangh Hypocrisy – 3 Articles
BySairaj Goudar; Krishna Pratap Singh; and Sanjay K. Jha January 25, 2026February 11, 2026

‘The Eternal Gandhi’: Amidst a Bid to Tarnish His Legacy, the Mahatma Endures. Also: ‘Now Is a Good Time to Be Concerned About the Truth and Non-Violence’; and ‘Decoding the RSS Hypocrisy of Respecting Gandhi’.

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Capitalism | Fascism | India | Online Blog

When Courts Echo Majoritarianism, and Citizens Carry the Idea of India – 2 Articles
BySamar Halarnkar; and Kaushik Raj January 25, 2026February 11, 2026

‘India’s Courts Are Echoing the Intolerance of its Ruling Party, its Affiliates, and State They Are Remaking in Their Image’: India’s criminal-justice system is inverting the presumption of innocence and Constitutional principles to align with the majoritarian ideology of the ruling BJP. Also: ‘Mohammad Deepak Kumar, Shaila Negi, and the Idea of India’.

Read More When Courts Echo Majoritarianism, and Citizens Carry the Idea of India – 2 Articles
Constitution | India | Online Blog

What Has Changed in the Constitution, and Why: Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave Explains
ByDushyant Dave January 25, 2026February 11, 2026

The lecture examines the erosion of constitutional morality, the weakening of parliamentary democracy and the growing centralisation of power in India’s political system.

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Capitalism | Economy | India | Online Blog

Budget 2026–27: Corporate Sops, Higher Individual Taxes, Weak Welfare, and Neglected Social Sectors – 5 Articles
ByPrabhat Patnaik; Arun Kumar; The Wire Staff; Pragya Singh; Deepanshu Mohan January 25, 2026February 11, 2026

‘India’s Budget 2026-2027 Overlooks Poor and Jobless, Instead Has Sops for Private Sector’; ‘Union Budget 2026-27: A Road to Nowhere’; ‘Union Government Is Still Taxing Individuals More Than Corporations’; ‘Budget 2026-27: Four Key Ministries That Shape Jobs, Health and Education in India’; ‘Budget 2026-27: If India Borrows More to Spend, Why Does it Deliver Less Welfare?’.

Read More Budget 2026–27: Corporate Sops, Higher Individual Taxes, Weak Welfare, and Neglected Social Sectors – 5 Articles
Agriculture | Capitalism | Imperialism | India | Online Blog | USA

Indo-US Trade Deal Will Hurt Indian Agriculture – 4 Articles
ByAnuj Srivas; Newsclick Report; The Wire Staff; Nalin Verma January 25, 2026February 11, 2026

‘What’s at Stake for Indian Agriculture in Trump’s Trade Deal?’; ‘US Trade Deal Will Destroy Farmers by Flooding India with American Farm Produce: SKM’; ‘India to Eliminate Tariffs on Industrial and “Vast Array” of Agricultural Goods: Jamieson Greer’; ‘Perils of Opening India’s Agricultural Market to United States Business’.

Read More Indo-US Trade Deal Will Hurt Indian Agriculture – 4 Articles
Capitalism | Economy | Education | Online Blog

On the SC Stay of UGC Equity Rules – 4 Articles
ByMukund Jha; Shainal Verma; Sravasti Dasgupta; Sukanya Shantha January 25, 2026February 11, 2026

‘UGC Equity Rules: SC Stay Triggers Nationwide Student Outrage’; ‘Refusal to See Caste Discrimination, Not ‘False Complaints’, Is the Real Crisis on Campus’; ‘Language of Balance Recourse of the Powerful: Satish Deshpande on Opposition to UGC Equity Rules’; ‘What Is ‘Reverse Discrimination’ and Why Is It Being Brought Up for the UGC’s 2026 Rules?’.

Read More On the SC Stay of UGC Equity Rules – 4 Articles
Capitalism | Fascism | Online Blog

India’s Surveillance State Should Alarm Every Democracy
ByRana Ayyub January 25, 2026February 11, 2026

India is becoming one of the world’s most aggressive testing grounds for state digital surveillance systems. Over the past decade, the Indian State has quietly assembled a parallel digital security architecture that allows authorities to intercept, analyze and store communications data at an enormous scale.

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Capitalism | Economy | India | Online Blog | Unemployment

The Retreating State and India’s Precarious Gig Economy – 3 Articles
ByR. Geetha and Priti Narayan; Gaurav Mittal; Kavitha Iyer January 25, 2026February 11, 2026

The State Is Withdrawing from Protecting Unorganised Workers’; ‘“The Doorbell Is Not the Problem”: Why Government Regulation Is Necessary for the Gig Work Sector’; ‘What the State and Start-Up Ecosystem’s Celebration of India’s Gig Economy Tells Us About the Precarious Future of Work’.

Read More The Retreating State and India’s Precarious Gig Economy – 3 Articles

Janata Weekly

Issue: January 25, 2026

Gaza: Ongoing Genocide, Political Calculus; The Voice of Hind Rijab; Palestinian Prisoners in Israeli Jails – 4 Articles

Epstein Files Reveal Criminality of American Oligarchy

Gandhi’s Enduring Legacy: Truth, Non-Violence, and Sangh Hypocrisy – 3 Articles

When Courts Echo Majoritarianism, and Citizens Carry the Idea of India – 2 Articles

What Has Changed in the Constitution, and Why: Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave Explains

Budget 2026–27: Corporate Sops, Higher Individual Taxes, Weak Welfare, and Neglected Social Sectors – 5 Articles

Indo-US Trade Deal Will Hurt Indian Agriculture – 4 Articles

India’s Surveillance State Should Alarm Every Democracy

The Retreating State and India’s Precarious Gig Economy – 3 Articles

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