'India Has No Need To Support Baloch Movement'

'When so many young Baloch men and women are willingly volunteering as fighters and even suicide bombers.' IMAGE: Women supporting the Balochistan Yakjehti Committee at a protest in Karachi, March......

History In Minutes: The Communist Manifesto

On its 177th anniversary, Utkarsh Mishra explores the history and relevance of The Communist Manifesto. Photograph: Kind courtesy Pixabay.com   Since its publication on this day, February 21,......

Salvaging Marx From The 'Marxists'

'If we truly wish to understand and apply Marx's insights today, we must reject the rigid dogmas that later 'Marxists' imposed in his name.' On Karl Marx's 142nd death anniversary, Utkarsh Mishra......

Why The South Is Worried About Delimitation

'Peninsular Indians could ask 'Why should we contribute half of India's tax revenues if we account for only a quarter of the seats in the Lok Sabha?'.' 'The rest of the country seems likely to......

All about saving capitalism

The old saying that there's an empty chair for John Maynard Keynes at every meeting of India's cabinet comes to mind as Britain rediscovers the economist who urged governments to act against......

Left shadow on labour law

The rainbow coalition's Common Minimum Programme has toed the Left line on labour reforms. The UPA has rejected the idea of automatic hire-and-fire and deleting a draft proposal which recognised......

This land is your land

  Let states pass their own land acquisition lawsTen chief ministers may have offered Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government a way out of the logjam facing its contentious amendments......

'Not an inch of land should be acquired without farmers' consent'

Shiromani Akali Dal MPs said land should only be acquired for public sector projects and the 'government should not get into acquisition for private entities' Adding to the woes of the Narendra......