We are now in relatively uncharted economic territory in India. But this also means that we may be entering an entirely new phase of our social contra

Fidel Castro’s vision was at the root of what his comrades and then increasingly larger numbers of his compatriots began to aspire for. Fidel, the ori

Fidel Castro, who defended the values of the revolution that he led in his country and extended his moral and material support to the forces of progre

Interview with Sitaram Yechury, general secretary, Communist Party of India (Marxist).

No other Communist leader in the post-Second World War period had such an internationalist vision as Castro.

The seemingly never-ending glitches in the demonetisation drive and the pressure of expectations from the ground seem to be pushing the government int

Interview with Utsa Patnaik, professor emerita of economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Narendra Modi’s "surgical strike on black money" through demonetisation tears asunder the lives of vast sections of the poor, promoting a gi

Interview with Hannan Mollah of the AIKS.

Vivan Sundaram recounts his “exceptional experience” at the World Youth Festival in Havana in 1978.

When the government declared high-denomination currency notes as not being legal tender in 1978, it did so through an Ordinance. In contrast, the Nove

Interview with A.K. Padmanabhan, president, Centre of Indian Trade Unions.

What some farmers and agricultural workers at the All India Kisan Sabha rally in New Delhi on November 24 had to say.

Corporate India consists of many small and medium units that need cash to pay workers, buy inputs and distribute goods. Hence, the currency shortage h

Small manufacturers in Maharashtra who operate on cash may close shop. This will lead to retrenchment.

The impact of the announcement banning notes on the common man’s life has been so severe that it pushed scores of them to the point of death.

Banking operations in rural areas have come to a grinding halt, and even three weeks after the demonetisation announcement there seemed to be no respi

The adverse impact of demonetisation has not spared the two villages adopted by the development man in his parliamentary constituency of Varanasi.

A well-timed effort at explaining why the dreams of the Arab Spring were crushed and why the West Asia and North Africa region is now experiencing suc

Kerala is worried about the demonetisation drive’s impact on its cooperative banks and societies which form the backbone of the State’s rural economy.

Weather and violence have always made Kashmiris prepare for a rainy day; demonetisation was just another storm that passed the State without having an

Demonetisation is likely to adversely affect agricultural growth and shrink rural incomes and consumer demand. It has already created a serious credib

On the excellent model of wildlife reintroduction and conservation practices of the Kanha Tiger Reserve.

The devastating impact on the informal economy, which has strong links with the formal economy, may have catastrophic implications for society as a wh

Demonetisation has thrown into disarray the livelihoods and incomes of informal workers, who account for the bulk of the labour force.