Speculations and conspiracy theories are once again mired in uncertainty, desperation, dearth and deprivation. The politicos of the present system are out in this odious game of palatial intrigues and deceptions spiced up with deceit. Across the present spectrum of moneyed politics, from the wily Zardari to the cunning Islamic fundamentalist Sirajul Haq, political manoeuvres […]
India: change, what change?
Every new right-wing leader or party in these difficult times bases its campaign on the slogan of “change”. It is the left, the so-called Socialist and Communist parties, that were believed to be the precursors of change but have now stuck to the capitalist system, which is facing perhaps the most catastrophic crisis in its […]
The Ukrainian imbroglio
The shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur over Eastern Ukraine, in which 298 passengers perished, has created a ferocious furore with accusations amongst the adversary forces in Ukraine and their western imperialist and Russian backers. This horrific calamity has also brought to the fore the severity of the conflict. […]
Let there be light!
The present right-wing regime of the PML-N came to power with a disputed, heavy mandate. The crisis-stricken state was accepted by the battered imperialists, giving it the false legitimacy it craved for. The ongoing lull, fatigue and despair within society and lack of movement and leadership to counteract the onslaught of reaction meant the masses […]
Middle Easts relentless conflagration
As this Friday’s sun sets on the horizon of the Gaza Strip, the ordinary people brace themselves not just for iftar but also for the harrowing air strikes by Israeli jets, with the Israeli intransigent regime continuing its murderous campaign of aerial and land bombardment of the besieged population of Gaza under the name Operation […]
The continuum of Zias vicious legacy
This July 5 marked the 37th anniversary of the most vicious and darkest episode in Pakistan’s history. On that doomed night Pakistan was brutalised by a bloody military coup, the vicious legacy of which continues to torment society in the garb of a deceptive democracy. The coup led by general Ziaul Haq ushered in a […]
A country at war with itself
At dawn, on Sunday June 15, 2014, the Pakistan government gave the green signal to over 30,000 ground troops backed by air force jets to move into action in North Waziristan. This is the beginning of a long talked about and awaited military operation against the many and numerous Islamic terrorist outfits that have been […]
Trapped in the elites duplicitous history III
The newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, apart from other things, starkly lays bare the reactionary nature of the so-called national, secular, liberal and progressive bourgeoisie of India. The BJP was set up as a political front of the religious neo-fascist organisation the Rashtriya Sevak Sayawamsang (RSS) in 1952. On the one hand it […]
Trapped in the elites duplicitous history II
The RIN Revolt started as a strike by ratings of the Royal Indian Navy on February 18, 1946 in protest against general conditions. The immediate causes of the revolt were conditions and food. By dusk on February 19, a Naval Central Strike Committee was elected. Leading Signalman M S Khan and Petty Officer Telegraphic Madan […]
Trapped in the elites duplicitous history I
Ever since the bloody partition in 1947, any major incident, whether it is a terrorist outrage, a colossal accident or natural disaster on either side of this Radcliffe line that bifurcates the South Asian subcontinent, the drums of blame immediately start beating in full glare with fingers pointing the other side of the border. While […]