Views That Matter

THE first week of the monsoon session of parliament has revealed a lot about the character of the Modi government.
Interview with economist Professor R. Ramakumar, who is also a member of the Kerala State Planning Board in charge of agriculture.
How is it Muslims have suffered the most, police was late on the scene and police is relying on anonymous witnesses and no BJP leader or Hindutva supporter has been held responsible.
We are fully aware of the empty slogans given by the BJP government about beti bachao beti padao on the one hand and how they turn a blind eye to the reality on the other hand, where the girl children are raped, murdered, married off and malnourished.
While this may serve the government’s immediate political calculations, it does little if not nothing to arrest the downward spiral of the economy.
The estimates of number of migrants who returned to their native villages due to the lockdown vary between 50 lakhs and 3 crores. They do not have ration cards and are not covered by any other welfare schemes in these cities, and were the most vulnerable sections in the cities. This large scale...
This is the third article in the series on the ongoing economic crisis
The Indian economy was already experiencing declining growth when the pandemic arrived. Big business complained of the collapse in demand not only for automobiles but even fast-moving consumer goods like biscuits. The Modi government was in denial, but nevertheless announced several concessions for...
Joblessness is death by a million cuts, although it is often treated only as an uncomfortable statistic by neoliberal economists and bureaucrats. The staggering scale of unemployment in India before, during and after the lockdown means that crores of people, and their families, are barely able to...
The working class of this country has to understand the reality behind the claims of the Finance Minister, forge an all-in-unity and resist the pro-corporate policies of this Government.