“Hands off the Indian Communists, the people and the youth! All those arrested must be released immediately!” Statements from the Communist and Left Parties in Greece, Turkey, Pakistan, Iran, Bangladesh, Britain and India. International Relations Section of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) Hands off the Indian Communists “Hands off the Indian Communists, the people and the youth! All those arrested must be released immediately!”, emphasizes the In

The Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)-Liberation, Revolutionary Socialist Party and All India Foward Bloc have issued the following statement: Right to Assemble & Protest a Fundamental Right We strongly condemn the extraordinary restrictions imposed by the Delhi Police under the directions of the Union Home Minister to prevent and curb the October 10 mobilisation against the Special Intensive Revision (SI

Image via the CPI(M) CPI(M) Condemns the Arrest of Youth and Student Protesters The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) condemns the detention of hundreds of youth and students who had gathered at Jantar Mantar, Delhi, today demanding the immediate ouster of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, who was instrumental in converting the ECI into a back office of the BJP's election work. Delhi Police, functioning directly under the Union government,

Image via X Both the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Communist Party of India have issued statements demanding the resignation of the chief election commissioner of India, Gyanesh Kumar. The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement: Gyanesh Kumar Has No Right to Continue! Reform The ECI The explosive revelations in the Indian Express (September 23) surrounding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls r

Group photo of BRICS Member/Partner Countries Outreach Invitees and Heads of International Organisations at the 18th BRICS Summit -- Prime Minister's Office (GODL-India), GODL-India, via Wikimedia Commons By Vijay Prashad The 18thBRICS Summit, held in New Delhi on September 12–13, occurred amid an exceptional intensification of international contradictions. Wars in West Asia, unilateral sanctions, tariff barriers, and the weaponisation of finance and technology have exposed t

BRICS leaders participate in a joint tree plantation at Bharat Mandapam -- Prime Minister's Office (GODL-India), GODL-India, via Wikimedia Commons By Atul Chandra At the BRICS Business Forum in Bharat Mandapam on Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin read out the numbers. The eleven members of this grouping now produce more than 40 percent of the world’s output. The G7 produces 29. Over the last five years, BRICS countries generated more than half of all global growth. The

President Droupadi Murmu of India and President Gordana Siljanovska Davkova of Macedonia -- image via X By Biljana Vankovska This may seem like a slightly belated reaction to India’s President’s visit to Macedonia 20-23 July. Yet the event deserves a brief reflection through a gender lens. The real inspiration comes from my engagement in a two-year project aimed at encouraging greater participation of women in politics — Gender Equality Mobilization (GEM), implemented togethe

A nascent movement of young people, angry over a broken educational system, took on the ruling BJP government and forced the education minister to resign. Image from the protests - via news video screenshot By Sonali Kolhatkar Young people across India recently made international headlines for mass protests over the recurring leaks of entrance exams that help students qualify for medical schools and highly coveted government jobs. The Gen Z protesters won a major victory with

Indian students and youth celebrate their historic victory -- image via video screenshot Historic Victory for the Student-Youth Movement: CPI The National Secretariat of the Communist Party of India issued the following statement today (July 25, 2026): The resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan marks a historic victory for the students and youth of India. It is a rare moment of democratic accountability, achieved not through the goodwill of an arrogant gov

Protests on July 20 -- image via X video screenshot By Vijay Prashad On 20 July, thousands of young people attempted to march from Jantar Mantar to Parliament. They carried placards, shouted slogans, and demanded the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over repeated examination irregularities, paper leaks, cancelled tests, and the government’s refusal to accept responsibility for the devastation inflicted upon students. The Delhi Police answered them wi

By Rezgar Akrawi During the recent assault on Gaza, thousands of activists witnessed their posts deleted or their accounts restricted simply for documenting Israeli occupation crimes or expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people. This is far from an isolated phenomenon. In India, the government issued emergency orders to block dozens of accounts during the farmers’ protests, while human rights organizations documented the suspension of accounts belonging to large numbe

Image of the ship after the strike via news video screenshot The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement: Condemn the Killing of Three Indian Seafarers, Demand Accountability The Communist Party of India (Marxist) strongly condemns the killing of three Indian seafarers in the attack on the oil tanker MT Settebello in the Gulf region. This tragic incident is yet another consequence of the reckless and aggressive military interv

CPI(M) members and supporters in Tamil Nadu protest condemning the ED raids on the residences on former Keralam Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his family, and the brutal repression of protesting CPI(M) workers in Delhi -- image via the CPI(M) on Facebook Statement by the Workers Party of Ireland condemning the attacks on the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and demanding the immediate and unconditional release of all those arrested The Workers Party of Ireland unreserv

Raids by the Indian Enforcement Directorate at former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s residence triggered widespread protests and clashes in Thiruvananthapuram and across Kerala and India as well as solidarity statements from other Indian politicians and international political parties like the Communist Party of Sri Lanka. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has denounced the raids as a politically motivated vendetta. New Delhi: The Communist Party of India (Marx

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi campaigning in Kerala, March 11, 2026 -- Prime Minister's Office (GODL-India), GODL-India, via Wikimedia Commons By Vijay Prashad In India, over 123 million people voted in the four states of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal (home to 290 million people) for their state assemblies. These are influential states: two in the south, one in the east, and one in the northeast. The next national parliamentary election is not scheduled unt

Pinarayi Vijayan campaigns on April 8 -- image via the CPI(M) on Facebook The 2026 Kerala election results indicate a serious setback for the Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF), which has been in power for the past decade. Early trends and vote counting showed some LDF ministers trailing and the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) is leading in over 100 of the 140 Assembly seats. While Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan managed to retain hi

Large-scale rallies and meetings were organized by trade unions and left parties in every country in the region to commemorate the martyrs of Chicago from the 1886 strike for an eight-hour workday. Dhaka rally to commemorate May Day By Abdul Rahman, People's Dispatch Hundreds of thousands of workers from all corners of South Asia took to the streets on Friday, May 1, to celebrate International Workers’ Day or May Day, renewing their commitment to confront the accelerating ons

Trump and Vance at a ceremony for US soldiers killed in the war on Iran, March 7 -- public domain image By Pallab Sengupta, Communist Party of India The recent ceasefire between the United States and Iran is not a diplomatic breakthrough born of mutual respect. It is a strategic retreat forced upon Washington by the very real limits of its military power. After weeks of escalating threats, the movement of carrier strike groups, and explicit warnings of “devastating bombardmen

Participants march to the Jan Aakrosh Rally -- image via the CPI(M) on Facebook A resolution was adopted at the mass Jan Aakrosh Rally, organised by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) March 24, at the Ramlila Maidan, Delhi. Resolution on War US-Israel attack on Iran is having a big impact on our lives. Due to the failure of the BJP-led government to assess the situation and take necessary steps, there is scarcity of gas cylinders even in small villages. On top of it, the

An F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft on the flight deck of the USS Gerald R. Ford, March 2026 -- public domain image By D. Raja, General Secretary, Communist Party of India Fourteen months into his second term as President of the United States, Donald Trump has overseen a dramatic expansion of American military operations across several regions of the world. In this short span, the United States has carried out strikes or armed operations in at least seven countries including Som