The Abortive ‘Saur Coup’ in Afghanistan

 A Political Disaster Engineered by Stalinists

- Rajesh Tyagi/ 1.6.2026

Afghanistan provides yet another tragic example of the many political disasters that have resulted in the last century, from sectarian, and nationally driven policy and program of Stalinists, in South Asia.

For about half a decade after the rise of the dictatorship of Prince Daoud who took to power through a palace coup in 1973, the Stalinist People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) had tailed behind it sheepishly. As Kremlin supported Daoud, so did its stooge- the Afghan PDPA.

Stalinist PDPA was deeply divided between the ‘Khalq’ and ‘Parcham’ factions, both of whom were closely bound up with Daoud regime in power, and vied each other for proximity to it.

But Daoud had other plans. By 1978, Daud had set out for a major purge of leftist influence and interference in his government. He started repression on PDPA leaders.

The Decline and Fall of the USSR

The Role of Glasnost and Perestroika

- Rajesh Tyagi/ 29.5.2026

As the post WWII immense growth of the Soviet economy, continued to hit at the policies based on Stalinist perspective of “Socialism in One Country”, the conflict grew steadily between the two. While the economic expansion of the Soviet economy placed demand for access to the global resources, primarily to the international division of labor, the Stalinist regime resisted hard to keep the Soviet life hermetically sealed off from outside.

As the general fall of world economy set in after two decades of spiralling after WWII, the bureaucratic dominance of Soviet Union faced a huge crisis. The planned economy under it became a real disaster for the people. While expanding economic life demanded democracy of producers and consumers alongside freedom of criticism and initiative, the totalitarian regime of flattery, fear and lies, founded by Stalin contradicted it.

Deadly Protests in Leh-Ladakh Leave Four Dead, Seventy Injured

- Rajesh Tyagi/ 27.9.2025

At the time when liberal media was busy in debating with anxiety and curiosity- if India may ever take to Kathmandu way- GenZ took to thunderous blitzkrieg in Leh.

Leh thus echoed Kathmandu. Or putting it even more precisely, if you like that- Kathmandu knocked at the doors of Leh.

Resultant state violence has left four dead and more than 70 badly injured.

Whatever may be the immediate triggers behind these uprisings, so obvious is that whole of South Asia is simmering with unrest and mass anger is seeking vent everywhere, to burst out.

Opening of the Revolution in South Asia

Rising of the Masses, the Leadership and the Struggle for a Revolutionary Program

- Rajesh Tyagi/ 20.9.2025 

The Spectre of Revolution is haunting South Asia!

The recent surges in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal, in quick succession to each other, have left its ruling elite reeling under fear of more violent explosions. 

With concern and anxiety it has noted as to how over such a short time span, South Asia has been jolted by three powerful eruptions- each more violent than the preceding one.

At their target had been the common spectacular enemy- the incumbent government!

Nepal Revolt and the Fight for Socialism in South Asia

 - Rajesh Tyagi/ 16.9.2025

Amidst the clarion calls for a revolution reverberating through all corners in South Asia, Nepal has echoed Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Next to repeat may be India or Pakistan.

Simmering anger in South Asia, from spiralling social inequality and injustice, had exploded, into this full blown revolt of the masses in Nepal.

Soaring prices, rising unemployment and rampant corruption had only added fuel to the fire.

The media censorship ordered by Oli government to suppress the dissent against its misrule, was only the last straw on camel's back.

Historical Origins of Fascism!

-Rajesh Tyagi/ 4.5.2020

Contrary to popular perception, Fascism has it’s origins, neither in Germany nor even in Italy, but in the soil of Russia, where Tsarist reaction reigned at the turn of the last century. Forefather of fascism, thus, is not Benito Mussolini, but the triumvirate of Rasputin- the clergyman in Tsar’s Court, Alexandra- wife of Tsar Nicholas and the Tsar himself!

Before fascism raised it’s ugly head in Italy at the end of the second decade of the last century, it had existed for around two decades in Tsarist Russia as an ultra-nationalist movement of white terror, in support of Monarchy.

Known for their brutality, the ‘black hundreds’, the participants in the reactionary movement, rather preferred to call themselves- the ‘yellow shirts’! Later, Mussolini, would make a hybrid blend of the two -Black Hundreds and Yellow Shirts- into ‘Black Shirts’, covering up the footprints of his movement going back to their Russian origins, heavily discredited by then as anti-worker. Later, preparing a copycat for Germany, Hitler would rename his Nazi Movement as ‘Brown Shirts’!

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