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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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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


CPI(M) demands immediate withdrawal of new Indian Labour Codes
Protest against the new labour codes -- image via the CPI(M) on Facebook The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement: Revoke Labour Code The CPI(M) Polit Bureau strongly opposes the unilateral notification of the four Labour Codes by the BJP-led Central Government. The Labour Codes dismantle 29 hard-won labour laws that have, till now, protected the workers to some extent. Despite many limitations, to an extent the wages, wor

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Nov 24, 20252 min read


Left-ruled Kerala becomes the first Indian state to eradicate extreme poverty
The Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Democratic Alliance (LDF) government achieves a unique feat in India which, according to the World Bank, has the world’s largest number of extremely poor. Housing built as part of the poverty eradication program -- video screenshot image via the CPI(M) on Facebook By Abdul Rahman, People's Dispatch On Saturday, November 1, India’s southern state of Kerala officially declared itself free of extreme poverty. This makes the left-ru

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Nov 3, 20253 min read


VS Achuthanandan: The Epic Life of a Communist Turning the Tiller Proletariat
Funeral procession of V. S. Achuthanandan, 22 July 2025 -- Rohit B, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons By Nidheesh J. Villatt I vividly remember...

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Sep 12, 20255 min read


On the turmoil in Nepal: CPI(M)
The Nepal Parliament set on fire by protestors on September 9 -- image via X September 10, 2025 Press Statement The Polit Bureau of the...

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Sep 10, 20252 min read


CPI(M) condemns visit of far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to India
Smotrich at a signing ceremony -- image via X Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M))- Condemn the Visit of Smotrich, Israeli Finance...

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Sep 9, 20251 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


Popular movements in India and Vietnam launch Cuba solidarity campaigns on Fidel’s birthday
The people in the region extended their solidarity with the Cuban people who have been fighting against the US economic blockade for...

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Aug 15, 20253 min read


Pressure from progressives forces Indian authorities to allow protest against Israel’s genocide in Gaza
The Bombay High court had previously agreed with police version of terming the pro-Palestinian protests illegal and even questioned...

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Aug 14, 20254 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


Congratulations to Working Class on Successful General Strike!: CPI(M)
The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement: Congratulations to Working Class on...

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Jul 10, 20251 min read


250 million Indian workers and farmers on the streets in a national strike
The strike was called by the trade unions and farmers groups against anti-workers labor codes and failures of the government to enact a...

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Jul 9, 20254 min read
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