Writing in The Hindu after Viktor Orbán's 12 April 2026 electoral defeat, Indian Marxist-feminist Kavita Krishnan draws six lessons for an international readership and, above all, for India under Narendra Modi. She argues that illiberal democracies can be ousted at the ballot box; that obituaries for universal democracy are premature; that Ukraine won the Hungarian vote; that regime-change accusations are confessions; that Orbán's fall is a defeat for Xi Jinping as well as Donald Trump, (…)

Two leading members of Anticapitalistas reflect on the challenges facing the left today.
1.Where Have We Come From?
Almost eight years have passed since Pedro Sánchez's PSOE government came to power, first alone and, from 2020 onwards, in coalition with Unidas Podemos (Podemos, IU, Comunes) until 2023 and with Sumar (IU, Comunes, Movimiento Sumar) from then on. This period, practically two full legislative terms, is more than enough to make an accurate assessment of what the progressive (…)