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D. Raja
The writer is national secretary, CPI, and Rajya Sabha MP.
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NATO is a danger to world peace. It must goSubscriber Only
April 06, 2022 03:40 IST
D. Raja writes: The current conflict between Russia and Ukraine is rooted in the expansionary logic of the military alliance
Wed, Apr 06, 2022
Budget 2022: Bad economics, bad politicsSubscriber Only
February 09, 2022 03:40 IST
D Raja writes: The Budget for 2022-23 is another reiteration of Modi government’s tilt towards corporate and big business houses. It gives a heavy impetus to the private sector and neglects the public and social sectors
Wed, Feb 09, 2022
The Republic Day is a reminder of the spirit of federalism – and why it is under strainSubscriber Only
January 21, 2022 03:52 IST
🔴 D. Raja writes: Flattening out diversity will have disastrous consequences for our republic
Fri, Jan 21, 2022
Challenging the rise of majoritarianismSubscriber Only
December 30, 2021 04:11 IST
🔴 D Raja writes: This can only be done by renewed focus on the real and concrete issues of dignity, livelihood, health, employment and housing
Thu, Dec 30, 2021
Rollback of farm laws is a victory for the ConstitutionSubscriber Only
November 26, 2021 03:25 IST
🔴 D. Raja writes: Farmers’ triumph affirms the right to protest, something we should remember as we celebrate Constitution Day
Sat, Nov 27, 2021
What would today’s government have done with Gandhi and Bhagat Singh?Subscriber Only
September 28, 2021 03:15 IST
D Raja writes: Both upheld the culture of dissent and independent thinking which is currently under threat.
Wed, Sep 29, 2021
Why the RSS is wrong to denigrate the Mappila rebellionSubscriber Only
September 07, 2021 04:00 IST
D Raja writes: It was not different from other militant peasant uprisings in which peasants attacked landlords and local moneylenders because they were the representatives of imperial oppression
Thu, Sep 09, 2021
What happened to the promises of 1947?Subscriber Only
August 16, 2021 04:02 IST
D Raja writes: To win back the freedoms that have been eroded, we need a new struggle
Wed, Aug 18, 2021
India should stand with developing countriesSubscriber Only
July 03, 2021 04:05 IST
D Raja writes: The subjugation of Indian interests to the US in matters of external affairs is increasingly pushing India towards becoming an instrument and guarantor of American interests in the region.
Sat, Jul 03, 2021
Why the sedition law must goSubscriber Only
June 12, 2021 04:30 IST
D Raja writes: It is a relic of the colonial era, used to silence critics and stifle democracy.
Sat, Jun 12, 2021
Modi regime is set to dismantle public sector and the welfare stateSubscriber Only
February 12, 2021 05:00 IST
D. Raja writes: India’s public sector has played a key role in nation-building. Instead of strengthening it, the Modi regime is committing the egregious blunder of dismantling it.
Fri, Feb 12, 2021
The secular, inclusive character of the country is under threatSubscriber Only
January 20, 2021 03:35 IST
The communists, Ambedkarites and Gandhians need to take up the challenge to save the republic and the Constitution.
Wed, Jan 20, 2021
New farm laws will impoverish rural India, eventually lead to collapse of PDSSubscriber Only
December 17, 2020 00:27 IST
All sections of society — farmers, agricultural labourers, small shopkeepers — must oppose the new farm laws and hold the central government accountable for trying to jeopardise the country’s food security.
Thu, Dec 17, 2020
December 6: A clash of ideologiesSubscriber Only
December 05, 2020 12:00 IST
Mahaparinirvan Diwas and Shaurya Diwas offer competing visions of nation building, and are a contrast between Ambedkar’s idea of India and the Hindu right’s agenda.
Mon, Dec 07, 2020
Constitution is under threat from the very institutions that are expected to safeguard itSubscriber Only
November 26, 2020 03:30 IST
It is tragic that the institutions of governance are flattening the Constitution in a calculated manner and in flagrant violation of equity and justice, which are central to the majesty of the rule of law.
Thu, Nov 26, 2020
Biden victory, Mahagathbandhan tally in Bihar show right wing rise can be haltedSubscriber Only
November 20, 2020 01:00 IST
Both these elections have taught many lessons, opened opportunities and posed challenges for left-progressive and secular forces all over the world, especially in India. These two elections exposed the views expressed by many ideologues about the end of ideology and ideology-based politics.
Fri, Nov 20, 2020
India can play a constructive role in evolving a multipolar and just world orderSubscriber Only
October 26, 2020 03:40 IST
India pursuing an independent foreign policy is not only essential for the country or the South Asian region, it can have a bearing on deprived populations of the world.
Mon, Oct 26, 2020
Hathras highlights how Project Hindu Rashtra has intensified caste oppressionSubscriber Only
October 14, 2020 04:00 IST
The nexus between the casteist police machinery and the government of UP has been laid bare for all to see. The delayed medical care, destruction of evidence and the worst of all, dismissing the dying declaration of the victim are indicative of the intentions of the state machinery.
Wed, Oct 14, 2020
From mismanaging Covid to worsening economic distress, government missteps aboundSubscriber Only
September 08, 2020 03:04 IST
There is no doubt that COVID-19 has engulfed the entire world in just a few months. The closure of industrial units and the complete halt of air, rail and road traffic added to the woes of an economy under strain. But the government had received several warnings about the looming crisis.
Tue, Sep 08, 2020
Project of Hindu Rashtra goes against inclusive legacy of freedom struggleSubscriber Only
August 15, 2020 03:40 IST
Equating August 5 with August 15 was a clear attempt at conflating the legacy of the freedom movement with Hindutva symbols.
Sat, Aug 15, 2020
Covid-19 pandemic has shown up inequities and injustices of the old orderSubscriber Only
June 11, 2020 03:42 IST
D. Raja writes: The dangerously spiralling COVID infections are due to the failure of the Narendra Modi government to understand the gravity of the problem early. The WHO declared COVID-19 a health emergency on January 30, but the government failed to formulate any plan to check its transmission.
Thu, Jun 11, 2020
Reading Marx in times of COVID-19Subscriber Only
May 04, 2020 17:51 IST
His writings helps us understand how situations like the pandemic do not affect all sections of the society in the same way, helps frame the quest for a humane and democratic world order
Mon, May 04, 2020
More than ever, the rights of workers, vulnerable need to be securedSubscriber Only
May 01, 2020 01:45 IST
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has come out with an alarming report that 40-crore workers in India are at risk of falling deeper into poverty. They are mainly from the informal sector.
Fri, May 01, 2020
Learning from Lenin: At 150, the leader of the October Revolution has lessons for a post-Covid worldSubscriber Only
April 22, 2020 00:35 IST
When we pay tributes to Lenin, we should not fail to think about ways to liberate people from all kinds of exploitations and enslavement.
Wed, Apr 22, 2020
The pandemic has exposed the limits of capitalismSubscriber Only
April 11, 2020 04:15 IST
The time has come to explore alternative social structures and economic systems.
Sat, Apr 11, 2020Journalism of Courage
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