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Left parties in India announce October 7 as a Day of Solidarity with Palestine
The Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation, All India...
Michael Laxer
Sep 27, 20242 min read
Communists in India demand action, justice after rape and murder of doctor
Activists of DYFI - Democratic Youth Federation of India and SFI - Students' Federation of India protest in Delhi -- image via the CPI(M)...
Michael Laxer
Aug 19, 20242 min read
'Enough Is Enough': Indian Doctors Stage Nationwide Strike After Rape, Murder of Trainee
"This is both about the Kolkata doctor who was brutalized and every woman who has faced sexual violence or harassment in the country,"...
Michael Laxer
Aug 18, 20243 min read
Left parties in India call for national Palestine solidarity protest August 3
Leaders of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India, Revolutionary Socialist Party, All India Forward Bloc and...
Michael Laxer
Aug 1, 20242 min read
Communists in India condemn post-election attacks on Muslim community
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has released a statement condemning a series of post-election attacks on members of the Muslim...
Michael Laxer
Jun 30, 20242 min read
Colombia skips Ukraine "peace summit", Brazil, India and South Africa decline to sign final communique
CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 The Ukraine War "peace summit" that was held in Switzerland 15-16 June was already seen in many parts of the world as of...
Michael Laxer
Jun 17, 20242 min read
CPI(M) analysis concludes Indian elections constituted a "significant setback" for the governing BJP, calls for vigilance
Flags fly at a rally in Kerala in April - image via the CPI(M) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) Polit Bureau met on June 9...
Michael Laxer
Jun 10, 20244 min read
Communists in India call election a "people's verdict" and "setback for BJP" while decrying lack of fairness
Flags wave at a CPI(M) rally in late April - image via the CPI(M) Both the Communist Party of India (CPI) and Communist Party of India...
Michael Laxer
Jun 5, 20242 min read
Under Modi, the Northeast Is More United With India, but More Divided Within
India’s ruling BJP claims to have overcome the “tyranny of distance” that has plagued Northeast India, but its politics have created...
Michael Laxer
Apr 29, 202414 min read
India’s Billionaire Wealth Is on Display as Nation Votes
India’s Ambani family has enjoyed flaunting its obscene wealth, a perfect reminder in the midst of an election, of the economic...
Michael Laxer
Apr 26, 20246 min read
Modi Could Squander an Unprecedented Chance at Normalizing India-Pakistan Ties
Mired in economic and internal crises, Pakistan is primed for normalization and trade with India—but Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist...
Michael Laxer
Apr 25, 20248 min read
Candidates in India’s Election Must Prioritize Health, Suggest Activists
Representational image By Global News Service As the election process unfolds in India, right-to-health networks are urging that more...
Michael Laxer
Mar 27, 20241 min read
Nepal Experiences Another Political Reversal as Public Takes a Backseat
Nepal’s recent political changes, forming a coalition government led by the two largest communist parties, have implications for...
Michael Laxer
Mar 15, 20246 min read
Growing Clues That India’s Central Narmada Valley Was a Key Hub in the Human Story
India's Central Narmada Valley -- via Wikimedia Commons By Saurav Sarkar In December 1982, a geologist digging in India’s Central Narmada...
Michael Laxer
Feb 21, 20244 min read
Indian Port Workers Refuse to Handle Military Cargo Bound for Israel
Port of Chennai, India -- representative image, Alexey Seleznev, CC BY 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0>, via Wikimedia...
Michael Laxer
Feb 21, 20242 min read
Close to Two Million Join Human Chain in Kerala Against BJP-Led National Government’s Apathy
Image via the Democratic Youth Federation of India By Global News Service On January 20, more than two million people joined the massive...
Michael Laxer
Jan 24, 20241 min read
Houthis Emerge as Latest Threat to U.S. Control Over Global Shipping
A powerful symbol of the U.S.-led global security order is increasingly under threat by the Yemeni rebel group. The lack of a robust...
Michael Laxer
Jan 24, 20246 min read
'India Lurches Toward Full-Fledged Fascism' as Modi Opens Contentious Hindu Temple
"The people of India have struggled for decades to secure a democracy that is secular, just, and equal. Modi must not be permitted to rob...
Michael Laxer
Jan 23, 20244 min read
The Suffocation of Democracy in India
By Vijay Prashad On December 18 and 19, 141 members of the two houses of India’s Parliament were suspended, as of December 19, by the...
Michael Laxer
Dec 20, 20235 min read
Thousands of Women March in Delhi to Protest Modi Government’s Anti-Women, Anti-Poor Policies
Image via Twitter By Global News Service Thousands of women from across India gathered in the capital of Delhi on October 5 to protest...
Michael Laxer
Oct 10, 20231 min read
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