Republic Day Message

Sitaram Yechury Twenty sixth of January 1997 is not yet another Republic Day. Falling in the Golden Jubilee year of our independence, the day we gave ourselves a Constitution for a secular, democratic republic, is an appropriate occasion to reflect upon the pledges that were undertaken by the

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Mid Term Elections in 1998

Sitaram Yechury The current paradigm shift in Indian politics could not have been more stark . The major political formations of the Indian ruling classes – the Congress and the BJP – have virtually thrown to the winds all norms of elementary political honesty and integrity in their

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On Oil Price Hike

Sitaram Yechury There have been a spate of editorials and articles decrying the CPI(M)’s positions on the oil price hike. The Economic Times editorial, “This Won’t Wash” (27th May, 1997) has described these proposals as “untenable and worse” and “have no rationale except expedience” —

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On Bihar Elections

Sitaram Yechury The forthcoming elections in four major states coming soon after the Congress debacle in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka is a event that will have a profound bearing on the future of the Indian political situation. The stunning defeat of the Congress(I) in Andhra Pradesh and

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New Year Message 1996

Sitaram Yechury Alfred Lord Tennyson’s “Ring out the old” has been immortalised mainly due to recollecting one line at this time of the year “Ring out the old, Ring in the new”. In assessing the transition from 1995 to 1996, however the subsequent lines oft

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First Budget of UF Govt

Sitaram Yechury There is considerable attention and anticipation regarding the forthcoming parliament session where the United Front government will place its first budget before he country. Various reports suggest that hectic pre-budget exercises are going on in the finance and other concerned

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Economic Reforms of 5 Years

Sitaram Yechury Dr. Manmohan Singh is being paraded as the Congress spokesman on the electronic media. In a spotless while kurta-pyjama and quoting Iqbal he doles out statistics to give the impression that the past five years of economic reforms has created a el dorado in India. Many of us

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CPI(M) Election Manifesto

Sitaram Yechury True to their class nature, major national dailies reacted to the CPI(M) manifesto in a characteristic anti-communist manner. The virulence of the attack can be seen by the bombastic editorials the editors have chosen to give. Pathology of states the Indian Express, while Times

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