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The Tragic Regression of Anand Teltumbde

The Tragic Regression of Anand TeltumbdeFrom ‘Mahad: The Making of First Dalit Revolt’ to ‘Bridging the Unholy Rift’ Abhinav Sinha A year ago, I had read Anand Teltumbde’s book ‘Mahad: The Making of the First Dalit Revolt’. I found it … read more

May 31, 2018 AnvilCaste QuestionAbhinav Sinha • Anvil-3

Issue 3, May 2018

Contents In Lieu of EditorialThe Unfolding of the Political Obscenities of Twenty-first Century Fascism Reader’s ViewReader’s View Special ArticleNaxalbari and Subsequent Decades: A Retrospection (Part–3)– Deepayan Bose The Tragic Regression of Anand Teltumbde– Abhinav Sinha CommentariesIsraeli Brutality– Anand Singh Kathua … read more

May 31, 2018 AnvilArchiveAnvil-3

Reader’s View

Reader’s View Comradely Greetings,Congratulations on the publication of the second issue of The Anvil. We share in particular the analysis presented in several articles regarding (1) the correctness of the perspective of the Leninist theory of imperialism today, as defended … read more

May 31, 2018 AnvilReader's viewAnvil-3

Naxalbari and Subsequent Decades: A Retrospection (Part–3)

Naxalbari and Subsequent Four Decades: A Retrospection (Part-3) -Deepayan Bose In the first part of this essay we had discussed the brief background of the history of communist movement and revisionist departure of the party along with the Naxalbari peasant … read more

May 31, 2018 AnvilCommunist-movement • NationalAnand Singh • Anvil-3 • Deepayan Bose

The Unfolding of the Political Obscenities of Twenty-first Century Fascism

In Lieu of EditorialThe Unfolding of the Political Obscenities of Twenty-first Century Fascism What we are witnessing these days in Indian bourgeois politics is confirming our analysis of Fascism in the Twenty-first century. Fascism in its new avatar has no … read more

May 31, 2018 AnvilEditorial • FascismAnvil-3 • BJP

Issue 2, January 2018

Contents In Lieu of EditorialGujarat and Himachal Elections: What Lies Ahead? Special ArticleNaxalbari and Subsequent Four Decades: A Retrospection (Part – 2)– Deepayan Bose The Post-Marxist Theory of Empire and the Leninist Theory of Imperialism– Shivani Kaul Marx’s Capital : … read more

January 31, 2018 AnvilArchiveAnvil-2

Lenin : Declaration Of Rights Of The Working And Exploited People

Its fundamental aim being to abolish all exploitation of man by man, to completely eliminate the division of society into classes, to mercilessly crush the resistance of the exploiters, to establish a socialist organisation of society and to achieve the victory of socialism in all countries, read more

January 31, 2018 AnvilClassicsAnvil-2 • Lenin

China: An Emerging Imperialist Power and the Underlying Implications

Although China cannot directly challenge the US in one on one conflict because China is still much weaker than US in terms of military capacity, yet, recent years have witnessed a clear emergence of a new imperialist axis under the joint leadership of Russia and China in opposition to the US led imperialist axis. The ongoing wars in Middle East especially in Syria are clear indications of the sharpening of these inter-imperialist contradictions. Emergence of multilateral organizations such as Shanghai Cooperation Council and BRICS in itself is sufficient to refute the myth of unipolar world. Meanwhile signs of split in NATO are also becoming clear with the exit of Britain from the European Union and due to Trump’s protectionist policies in US. This opens a possibility that some European countries may also switch the camp. In any case, it is certain that the inter-imperialist conflicts are going to sharpen further in the days to come. Although the chances of a World War seem to be remote in the current circumstances, still regional wars and violent incidents are sure to increase.

January 31, 2018 AnvilImperialismAnand Singh • Anvil-2 • china

Trump’s Jerusalem Move – A sign of desperation of American Imperialism

To understand the implications of and the reasons behind US decision of recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, it is necessary to understand the rivalry between two imperialist axes — The axis of Arab countries and Israel under the American leadership and Iran-Syria-Hezbollah axis under the Russian leadership. It needs to be noted that US move to intervene in the Syrian civil war to overthrow Bashar Al Assad’s government appears to be backfiring. The Islamic State has turned out to be a Frankenstein that is now hell bent on devouring its own master. The main reason behind US’s strategic failure is the open intervention of Russian imperialism in support of Syria because of which the Assad government appears to be standing on its own feet again.

January 31, 2018 AnvilImperialismamerica • Anand Singh • Anvil-2

The Post-Marxist Theory of Empire and the Leninist Theory of Imperialism

Are we still living in the age of Imperialism or has capitalism entered an altogether new stage? Are the Marxist categories of analysis adequate to comprehend the changes that have occurred in the modus operandi of Imperialism since the times of Lenin? How can the present era of capitalism be characterized as? read more

January 31, 2018 AnvilImperialismAnvil-2 • Lenin • shivani