Sitaram Yechury: a true communist leader and champion of internationalism
The veteran Marxist and general secretary of India’s largest left party, CPI (M), died due to prolonged illness on September 12 in Delhi at the age of 72.
PM Modi consecrates controversial Ram temple in Ayodhya, declares “new era” for India
32 years after the Babri mosque was demolished by Hindu right-wing mobs, a temple dedicated to the Hindu deity, Ram, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 22
For Prabir: No jail can arrest the march of time towards a more just tomorrow
Prabir’s ever-growing legacy continues to inspire the struggle for Indian intellectual and material self-reliance, regardless of the misguided attempts of the RSS-BJP to throttle and subjugate the masses’ aspirations for a better and more inclusive tomorrow.
255 anti-Muslim hate speech gatherings recorded in India within 181 days, says report
A report by the research group Hindutva Watch found that 80% of the recorded anti-Muslim hate speech gatherings or rallies took place in States ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party which is also in power in the Center
Indian government derecognizes leading postal unions over aid to farmers’ struggle, purchase of books
The All India Postal Employees Union and the National Federation of Postal Employees were reportedly derecognized based on complaints by a postal union with ties to the RSS, the parent organization of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party
Modi at 8 years: BJP talks of ‘welfare’ and ‘service’…
…… to counter the increasing discontent with joblessness and price rise, and the Indian government’s inability to deal with them
When communists stood in the way of the right wing’s bulldozer in India
On April 20, communist activists in India physically prevented the demolition of shops in a Muslim-dominated area in New Delhi. The demolition drive had been continuing despite a court order staying it
Bill Gates, the white man’s burden and Modi government’s vaccine debacle
An incompetent, vainglorious leadership, combined with the right-wing belief in magical capitalism, has led to the disaster that India is now facing
On third anniversary of Gauri Lankesh’s assassination, Indian organizations vow to continue struggle
September 5 marks three years since progressive journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh was assassinated in front of her house. A Hindu right-wing group Sanatan Sanstha is suspected to have carried out the murder
India’s Independence Day 2020 – distressed people, indifferent rulers
Never before has India been so besieged by crises – the pandemic, devastated economy, an eroded constitutional system. But the resistance is swelling up
Where does India stand after 73 years of independence?
On the occasion of India’s 73 Independence Day, Vijay Prashad talks to Prakash Karat, Polit Bureau member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), on where the country stands
“People of Kashmir are living in shock”
In 2019, India’s ruling BJP finally enacted what what its fascistic ideological parent, the RSS, had wanted 66 years beforehand – the abrogation of special status of Jammu and Kashmir. Communist leader M.Y. Tarigami talks about the past year






