Kerala has recently eliminated absolute poverty and now surpasses the United States in key human development indicators such as life expectancy and literacy. In this interview, I speak with Thomas Isaac, former Finance Minister of Kerala and Central Committee member of the CPI(M), about how the Kerala Model of development achieved these outcomes. We discuss the role of public health, education, decentralised planning, social welfare, and long-term public investment—and what Kerala’s experience reveals about alternative development paths beyond GDP-centric growth.🔴🔴🔴Support Independent media to remain bold: https://patreon.com/IndiaGlobalLeftLink for donation: https://paypal.me/sankymudiar🔴🔴🔴Follow us on Substack: https://substack.com/@indiagloballeftTwitter: https://twitter.com/Indiagloballeft Instagram https://www.instagram.com/indiagloballeft/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559411353392Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/69Y9iCWUv8ha3ATsPWtWk0?si=ee1f0de3de094f17Telegram: https://t.me/+WNlqoiv1Rhg5NjEx🔴🔴🔴

🇺🇸📘 What’s really inside the 2025 National Security Strategy?Former U.S. Ambassador Chas Freeman joins India & Global Left to break down America’s newest NSS — a document that explicitly targets China yet reveals deep contradictions within Washington’s power structure.Freeman argues the 2025 NSS is not a strategy, but a tactical, often incoherent text shaped by two competing forces inside the U.S. government:The Deep State — the security and intelligence establishmentTariff Ideologues — the economic nationalists pushing aggressive trade measuresAccording to Freeman, the result is a praise document for the “supreme leader”, not a coherent plan. He explains why the NSS feels revolutionary in tone, contradictory in substance, and disconnected from long-term strategic thinking.🔍 In this conversation, we discuss:Why the 2025 NSS explicitly names China as a threatHow internal U.S. factions shaped the documentThe “Deep State vs Tariff Ideologues” battle inside WashingtonWhy Freeman says the NSS lacks strategy and coherenceWhat this means for U.S.–China relations, global power, and future conflict

In this conversation, Chandran Nair joins India & Global Left to discuss his new book, Understanding China, and unpack what Western narratives consistently get wrong about China’s political system, economic success, and social dynamics. We explore why public satisfaction with the Chinese government remains among the highest in the world, how China’s bureaucracy and planning system have delivered decades of stability and growth, and what truly drives the country’s post-reform economic transformation — from decentralization and private enterprise to infrastructure, technology, and long-term strategic investment.🔴🔴🔴Support Independent media to remain bold: https://patreon.com/IndiaGlobalLeftLink for donation: https://paypal.me/sankymudiar🔴🔴🔴Nair also addresses widely misunderstood topics such as civil society in China, the role of NGOs, gender and environmental activism, and the rise of individualism in cities like Shanghai and Shenzhen. Finally, we discuss the real areas of concern inside China — challenges that Beijing itself acknowledges — and why separating facts from anti-China propaganda is essential for anyone trying to understand the country’s future.🔴🔴🔴Follow us on Substack: https://substack.com/@indiagloballeftTwitter: https://twitter.com/Indiagloballeft Instagram https://www.instagram.com/indiagloballeft/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559411353392Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/69Y9iCWUv8ha3ATsPWtWk0?si=ee1f0de3de094f17Telegram: https://t.me/+WNlqoiv1Rhg5NjEx🔴🔴🔴A thoughtful, respectful, and intellectually rich exchange — offering viewers a rare opportunity to see two contrasting perspectives engage without hostility, while exploring the future of the world economy.