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Indian Communists condemn US and Israeli attacks on Iran
Aftermath of a horrific attack on an Iranian girls school that killed at least 50 children -- news video screenshot CPI(M) Press Release Condemn the Attacks on Iran The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) strongly condemns the attacks on Iran launched by the US and Israel. These attacks are carried out in flagrant violation of Iran's national sovereignty, the UN Charter and all international treaties. The US and Israel carried out these attacks ignoring th

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India is gearing up for a historic worker-farmer’s strike on February 12
Millions will stop work on Thursday demanding the withdrawal of the new anti-worker labor codes, restoration of the rural employment guarantee act, and the protection of the country’s sovereignty and the secular-democratic constitution. Rally in preparation for the nationwide strike scheduled for February 12 -- image via the CITU on Facebook By Abdul Rahman, People's Dispatch India will witness the largest ever national strike in its history on Thursday, February 12, in oppos

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Feb 113 min read


Indian Communists call Union Budget "anti-people" and "detached from the concerns of the masses"
Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents budget -- image cropped from news video screenshot Both the Communist Party of India (CPI) and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) have released statements condemning the new Union Budget. Budget Priorities Detached from the Concerns of the Masses The National Secretariat of the Communist Party of India issued today (February 1, 2026) the following statement: The Union Budget once again reflects the government’s

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Feb 35 min read


Indian Left parties condemn US threats against Cuba
The following is the joint statement issued by the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation; All India Forward Bloc and Revolutionary Socialist Party: Against US Threats to Cuba We strongly condemn the threats issued by the United States of America against socialist Cuba and denounce its decision to block the shipment of oil. This is against the international law and a violation of the UN Charter. Af

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Feb 12 min read


Indian Left parties say India must not join Trump's "Board of Peace"
Trump on January 3 -- public domain image The following is the joint statement issued by the five Left Parties - Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (ML) Liberation, All India Forward Bloc, Revolutionary Socialist Party: We the Left Parties strongly urge the Indian government not to accept the US-offered position on the so-called 'Board of Peace', which is intended to implement the 'Gaza Peace Plan'. India's participation in

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Jan 221 min read


Broad-based public meeting in solidarity with Venezuela held in New Delhi
Image via the CPI(M) on Facebook A broad-based public meeting in solidarity with Venezuela was organised today (January 12) at the Harkishan Singh Surjeet Bhavan, New Delhi, to protest against U.S. aggression, the conspiracy to abduct the democratically elected President of Venezuela and the First Lady, and to express solidarity with the people of Venezuela. The meeting was addressed by leaders and Members of Parliament from several political parties, including: M. A. Baby [

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Jan 123 min read


Indian Communists condemn BJP government's position on Venezuela
The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement: Condemn BJP Government's Disgraceful Position on Venezuela The Modi led BJP government's response to the blatant aggression against Venezuela and the abduction of its President and wife by the United States armed forces, is craven and unworthy of India's long held position of defence of independence and sovereignty of nations. The statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs

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Jan 52 min read


Indian Left Parties release joint statement condemning US aggression on Venezuela
The following is the joint statement issued by the five Indian Left Parties condemning the US aggression on Venezuela: We strongly denounce and condemn the US aggression against Venezuela and the kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. This is an attack carried out against a sovereign nation in blatant violation of the UN Charter. The US President, Donald Trump, in his address stated that they would capture the oil reserves of Venezuela, laying bare

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Jan 42 min read


Solidarity with Venezuela!
Statements from Cuba, Turkey, India, France, the United States, Ireland, Britain and Scotland. In the wake of the illegal US imperialist attack on Venezuela and the apparent kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores, condemnation and outrage have been expressed by Left parties and leaders around the world. Cuba: Turkey: Communist Party of Turkey: TKP General Secretary Kemal Okuyan on the attack on Venezuela : "The United States has begun bo

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Jan 33 min read


The CPI and the International Communist Movement
CPI centenary rally in Chhattisgarh -- image via the CPI Facebook page By Pallab Sengupta The centenary of the Communist Party of India (CPI) is not only an occasion to commemorate a hundred years of struggle within the country, but also a moment to recall and reaffirm its consistent and principled engagement with the international communist and workers’ movement. From its formation in 1925 to the present day, the CPI has understood the Indian revolutionary struggle as insepa

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Dec 29, 20255 min read


Is the Left Still Relevant in Today’s India?
CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons By Dr Waseem Ahmad Bhat As the Indian Left completes a century of political existence, it finds itself at a moment that is both reflective and unsettled. Few political traditions have shaped the moral and institutional vocabulary of the Indian republic as deeply as the Left. From early interventions in debates on equality, labour rights, land reforms and federalism, the Left helped define the social ambitions of postcolonial democracy. Its f

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Dec 26, 20254 min read


Indian Left Parties Unite to Oppose Attempts to Whip Up Communal Tensions in Tamil Nadu
December 9, 2025 Joint Statement Issued by Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation, Revolutionary Socialist Party and All India Forward Bloc Oppose Attempts to Whip Up Communal Tensions in Tamil Nadu The Left parties strongly condemn the attempts by the BJP and other Hindutva communal forces to whip up communal tensions in Tamil Nadu by manufacturing a controversy around the religious sites situated

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Dec 10, 20252 min read


Imperialism Today: The Struggle Forward
Trump at Fort Bragg, 2025 -- public domain image By D. Raja, General Secretary, Communist Party of India Imperialism today no longer requires colonies in the traditional sense. It governs through networks of finance, data, and technology — invisible chains binding nations to the logic of capital accumulation. The world that emerged from the ashes of the Cold War falsely promised unending prosperity under the banner of globalisation and neo-liberalism. What we have instead is

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Nov 14, 20255 min read


Trump’s Gaza ‘Peace Plan’ a Cover for Occupation, Not a Path to Justice: CPI
Trump and Netanyahu announcing the "plan" at the White House -- public domain image Trump’s Gaza ‘Peace Plan’ A Cover for Occupation, Not...

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Oct 2, 20252 min read


India's Communists mourn Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy
Image via the CPI Communists in India are mourning the death of Comrade Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy, former General Secretary of the...

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Aug 23, 20252 min read


India's Communists condemn Trump's bullying
Trump in June, 2025 -- public domain image Both the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Communist Party of India have issued...

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Aug 7, 20252 min read


India's Communists condemn Trump tariff threats
Trump on July 30 -- public domain image Both the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Communist Party of India have issued...

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Aug 1, 20252 min read


India's Communists remember Comrade V. S. Achuthanandan
Achuthanandan campaigning for the LDF in Kerala, 2016 -- Praveenp, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via...

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Jul 21, 20253 min read


CPI Condemns NATO Chief’s Threats to India, China, and Brazil
Mark Rutte in June, 2025 -- Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Press Release CPI Condemns NATO...

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Jul 17, 20251 min read


Communist parties pay tribute to Syrian Communist leader Ammar Bagdache
Image via the KKE Comrade Ammar Bagdache was a prominent Syrian communist leader and economist who served as General Secretary of the...

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Jul 14, 20256 min read
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