Sitaram Yechury

As Parliament turns 60, it's clear that the UPA's planning process is not benefiting the aam aadmi. Instead, we have a skewed model of growth. Sitaram Yechury writes.

Many pending bills in Parliament seek to legalise the privatisation of higher education. This means opening newer avenues for profits at the cost of social good, writes Sitaram Yechury.

The new poverty estimates are both a mockery and a fraud. They prove that the facilitators of India's reform process are making profits at the expense of the aam aadmi. Sitaram Yechury writes.

Instead of promoting multipolarity in world affairs, India is seeking a subordinate role under US-led unipolarity. This is evident in New Delhi’s dealings with West Asia. Sitaram Yechury writes.

Almost 10 years after Godhra, the RSS and the BJP continue to sharpen communal polarisation. This is weakening the foundations of secularism in modern India. Sitaram Yechury writes.

No matter what the PM advocates, public-private partnerships cannot solve India's development problems. Sitaram Yechury writes.

The PM's New Year's speech was contradictory. To improve people's livelihood security, the UPA must reverse the trajectory of its economic policies, writes Sitaram Yechury.

Hindi cinema was once infused by the talent of artists who gave expression to the nation’s social consciousness. We must continue to nurture such artists. Sitaram Yechury writes.

The UPA must reverse its decision on FDI, allow a discussion on the topic and make the best use of the winter session of Parliament. Sitaram Yechury writes.

India won’t be spared the effects of the ongoing global economic crisis. For the sake of our people, the UPA should change tack, writes Sitaram Yechury.

The worldwide rage against corporate greed doesn’t point to faults in a system, but to a faulty system that drives the concept of profit maximisation at any cost. Sitaram Yechury writes.

Despite his many contradictions, Mohandas Gandhi's life and death provide us with the best reasons to strengthen a secular India. Sitaram Yechury writes.

The BJP is marred by a dismal track record. Instead of going on fasts or rath yatras, its leadership must do some soul-searching. Sitaram Yechury writes.

The US-led war against terror was founded on the need to control oil resources and generate profits. No wonder even 10 years after 9/11, the world is still an unsafe place. Sitaram Yechury writes.