Tribute Aijaz Ahmad: Upholder of MarxismPrabhat PatnaikAijaz Ahmad (1941-2022) was a truly original Marxist thinker who used Marxist concepts to analyse various events of the contemporary world. He emphasi
COVER STORY: Neoliberalism Neoliberalism: An era of growth sans justicePrabhat PatnaikNeoliberalism, which could garner support for itself by promising a better tomorrow for all in its growth phase, has entered a period of prolonged sta
Citizenship Amendment Act CAA-NRC protests: A nation awakened Prabhat PatnaikThe most determined attempt by divisive forces to overthrow the Constitution was met with the strongest resistance by those who believe in it, and the
Higher Education A case to make higher education freePrabhat PatnaikHigher education must not only be provided through public institutions but be completely free, not allowing any exclusion on the grounds of impecuniou
Narendra Modi Shadow of fascismPrabhat PatnaikThe Modi years have witnessed an authoritarian imposition upon society by an increasingly centralised state, the setting up of one segment of society
"Jumla Budget" Budgetary charadesPrabhat Patnaik Budget 2019-20 is a “jumla”, and little thought has gone into formulating the schemes it has announced such as the largesse to “vulnerable landholding
ASHOK MITRA Economist with a differencePRABHAT PATNAIKThe broad perspective within which Ashok Mitra saw questions of pricing, terms of trade and income distribution will always remain both powerful and r
Capitalism today What is to be done?PRABHAT PATNAIKWorld capitalism has entered a period of protracted crisis, pushing the working population into acute distress, unemployment and insecurity. As at the
India at 70 From revolution to counter-revolutionPrabhat PatnaikAs India celebrates seven decades of independence, the country is in the midst of a veritable counter-revolution where rapid strides are being made to
Hegemony of finance A stone at a hornets’ nestPRABHAT PATNAIKThe revolt of the British working class against the hegemony of finance will undermine the confidence of capitalists and also encourage other countrie
Economy Road map to a failed statePRABHAT PATNAIKAs the Modi government’s hard-nosed neoliberal policies lead the country to a dead end of economic stagnation and more hardships for the people, there
Nehru's legacy Development modelPRABHAT PATNAIKThe Nehru-Mahalanobis strategy, which does not promote the export of products that take land away from foodgrain production, must constitute the crux
SlideshowCaptured in timeAs independent India turns 75, some of the defining images of those seven decades.
