2026

Socialist Party India
Press Release / 11 May 2026
Patna (Bihar, India) : Reacting to top American industrialist Elon Musk comparing socialist ideology with Hitler, the Socialist Party (India) stated that capitalist forces are afraid of socialist ideology. Elon Musk and his mentor Donald Trump are unable to sleep at night solely due to their fear of socialist ideology. Therefore, they have already begun conspiring to defame socialists.
Democracy Being Captured by Industrialists
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BOOK REVIEW
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Caste, Dominance and Resistance

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Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran and the Rivalry that Unravelled the Middle East;
by Kim Ghattas
Wildfire/Headline Publishing Group
Pages: xvii + 378; Price: Rs. 799
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It is mind-boggling to even know how much death, destruction and human suffering Saudi Arabia has rained on the larger Islamic world with an insular religious ideology that has torn apart even the believers.
In a seminal study of the perennially turbulent (…)

April 27, 2026
A labour protest for a living wage has led to a major police crackdown in Uttar Pradesh

The recent workers

A wave of labour unrest swept across the National Capital Region (NCR) of Delhi in April 2026. Feelings of discontent among workers over issues of inadequate wages, rising cost of living, and inhospitable working conditions have been brewing under the surface from at least early February. Reports of sporadic, small-scale agitations have trickled in from Barauni (Bihar), Panipat (Haryana), Singrauli (Madhya Pradesh), and Surat (Gujarat).
The most recent spark to the spreading of the (…)

India

The Noida-Delhi industrial belt witnessed intense unrest in the recent past. Workers who were protesting were called rioters as the message of violence was spread. The arrest was dubbed a restoration of order. Some officials instantly asserted that there were anti-national forces at work in the unrest. It even received a Pakistani twist. In India in 2026, it appears that no demonstration can be lawful until it is referred to a foreign hand. This framing needs to be analysed carefully. The (…)

An unanticipated increase in the guaranteed workdays from 100 to 125 for the willing rural households is one pivot of the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 (GRAMG). However, the absence of explicit intent or rationale raises apprehension about whether the expanded perimeter is a dynamic commitment, a viable pledge, rhetoric, a deflecting tactic or a smokescreen.
The 125 days of work seems one standalone guarantee in the sense that the preceding (…)

Every year on 14 April, the Indian Republic pays homage to Dr B.R. Ambedkar, the chief architect of the Constitution, a fierce opponent of caste oppression and a lifelong champion of social justice. The rituals are by now well established: floral tributes, commemorative speeches, and repeated affirmations of equality, dignity, and justice. But Ambedkar