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  Remembering Andre Beteille: Some Reflections on Caste in India Today | Srinivasulu Karli

  1 May, by Karli Srinivasulu

  With the passing of Andre Beteille, a scholar who shaped generations of students and devoted more than five decades to research in Indian sociology, we witness the close of a remarkable legacy that was distinguished by an exceptional synthesis of theoretical depth and experiential understanding, firmly grounded in rigorous fieldwork. Beteille

• Great Power Politics and the Erosion of Institutional Authority: The United Nations Security Council in the Context of the Iran

  1 May

  Abstract
  This paper examines the crisis of institutional authority in global governance through the lens of the 2026 Iran

• Sri Lanka: Federalism and Paths to Constitutional Reform | S.J.V. Chelvanayakam Memorial Oration by G. L. Peiris

  1 May

  Delivering the S.J.V. Chelvanayakam Memorial Oration at Jaffna Central College, the legal scholar and former minister traced decades of missed opportunities for political accommodation. The full text of his address is published below.
  JAFFNA, Sri Lanka

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  The working class cannot be silenced - AITUC warns Yogi Adityanath | AITUC (April 24, 2026)

  1 May

  Press Statement by AITUC
  Date 24.04.2026
  The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) very strongly condemns the deeply disturbing and anti-worker statement made by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in a high-level meeting in Lucknow on April 22, wherein he reportedly stated that

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  India: Ministry of Railways directs 2% cut from current employment level | Statement from AITUC (April 27, 2026)

  1 May

  All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC)
  Press Release by AITUC

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  NAJAR Calls for Public Retraction of Comments Glorifying Casteist, Regressive Texts by Justice S.A. Dharmadhikari

  1 May

  NAJAR
  NAJAR expresses grave concern over the comments made by Justice S.A. Dharmadhikari at the 2nd NLIU SBA Law Conclave, Bhopal
  Glorification of casteist, regressive and unconstitutional texts by a sitting Chief Justice of a High Court is unacceptable and unjust
  NAJAR Calls for Public Retraction of Comments by Justice S.A. Dharmadhikari
  30th April, 2026: The National Alliance for Justice, Accountability and Rights (NAJAR) expresses grave concern at the comments[1] made on 12th (…)

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  US & Israeli War on Iran: The evolving situation | Statement by Radical Socialist (Apr 24, 2026)

  1 May

  April 24, 2026
  The illegal and unconscionable war waged by the US and Israel against the people and state of Iran will not only be remembered for its moral depravity but also for the colossal strategic blunder it has become. Unlike Israel which has long wanted to permanently cripple Iran politically, militarily and territorially, for the US the war never had a clear set of reasons. It began in the wake of another immoral and illegal act: the kidnapping of Nicolas Maduro, then the sitting (…)

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  Caricature: Tribute to the Photography Legend Raghu Rai | Jayaraj Vellur

  1 May, by Jayaraj Vellur
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  Documentary: Why Chernobyl Still Isn’t Over

  1 May
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  Video: Historian Peter Linebaugh on "The Incomplete, True, Authentic & Wonderful History of May Day" | Democracy Now

  1 May