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US War on Iran Exposes the Hollowness of Modi’s Foreign Policy
Modi with Netanyahu, February 25, 2026 -- Prime Minister's Office (GODL-India), GODL-India, via Wikimedia Commons By Bodapati Srujana Two days after the United States and Israel launched attacks that killed Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei and hundreds of others—including more than 160 children in a strike on a girls’ school—a United States submarine torpedoed and sank the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean as it was returning from participating in the multinational naval

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Mar 117 min read


CPI(M) condemns deplorable attitude of Indian government to Iran War
Netanyahu and Modi embrace, February 25 -- image via Modi on X The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement: The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) strongly condemns the deplorable attitude of the Union government towards the illegal war unleashed by the United States-Israel combine against Iran. The Union government's silence and inaction undermine India's independent foreign policy and weaken the country's

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Mar 62 min read


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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Feb 282 min read


Indian Communists denounce Modi's visit to Israel
Modi & Netanyahu on February 25 in Israel -- image via X The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) strongly opposes Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Israel. The visit comes at a juncture when Israel has been waging a genocidal war in Gaza. Despite a ceasefire, there are daily violations by Israel which conducts strikes killing scores of Palestinians. In the occupied West Bank, there are stepped up attacks on Palestinians and a spurt in illegal settlements. The Mo

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Feb 251 min read


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


Workers and peasants in India mobilize in National Day of Resistance against neoliberalism
The introduction of four new labor codes and the repeal of the national rural employment guarantee program by the ultra-right-wing government is widely opposed, as it may further increase the economic misery of India’s majority working population. Indian workers mobilize on January 16 -- image via CITU on Facebook By Abdul Rahman, People's Dispatch Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) and Central Trade Unions (CTUs) in India jointly organized the National Day of Resistance on Friday,

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Jan 184 min read


Venezuela and the Return of Dictatorial Power Politics
Trump on January 6 -- public domain image By D. Raja, General Secretary, Communist Party of India The year 2026 has begun with a dangerous alarm for the future of the world, showing the blood-stained fangs of imperialism. The United States, under President Donald Trump, carried out a terrible attack on Venezuela, forcibly captured the incumbent President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro and transferred him to the United States to face prosecution. This was not a covert operation a

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Jan 135 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


Hundreds of thousands protest anti-labor legislation in India
Farmers joined the factory and public sector workers across the country on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the historic Delhi protests which had forced the extreme right wing government to withdraw anti-farmers laws Protesters march on November 26 -- image via the Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Facebook By Abdul Rahman, People's Dispatch On Wednesday, November 26, hundreds of thousands of workers and farmers across India came out in a mass protest against the

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Nov 30, 20254 min read


India’s American Dream in Tatters
Modi and Trump at the White House, February 15, 2025 -- public domain image By Srujana Bodapati The last couple of months have exposed the humiliating realities of the subordinate alliance that India has been gradually sliding into with the U.S. over the last three decades. The imposition of 50 percent tariffs on Indian exports to the U.S., calls on the European Union to impose 100 percent tariffs on India, the revocation of the U.S. sanctions waiver for the operation of Iran

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Oct 13, 20254 min read


Indian Companies Complicit in Israel’s Genocide of the Palestinians
Far-Right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich at a signing ceremony in India, September, 2025 -- image via X By Sudhanva Deshpande...

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Oct 1, 20256 min read


Elephant & Dragon Choose Dialogue: Why the SCO Reset Matters for India, China, and the Global South
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on August 31, 2025 -- Prime Minister's Office (GODL-India),...

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Sep 8, 20256 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


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


Statistics & Starvation Expose the Myth of Modi’s Economy
Narendra Modi, 6 June 2025 -- Prime Minister's Office (GODL-India), GODL-India, via Wikimedia Commons By D Raja, General Secretary,...

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Jun 8, 20254 min read


Sri Lanka’s Defence Agreement with India and the Prospects for Peace in the Indian Ocean
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on April 5, 2025 -- image via X By Shiran...

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Apr 9, 20255 min read


Resolutions from the 24th Congress of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
The March 3 & 4 sessions of the CPI(M) Congress in Madurai dealt with issues including Kerala, Gaza, delimitation, national elections,...

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Apr 5, 202515 min read


CPI(M) backs May 20 national general strike in India
The 24th Congress at work -- image via video screenshot Resolution in Support of Countrywide General Strike on May 20, 2025 Against...

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Apr 3, 20253 min read


Towards people's democracy and socialism: Speeches from the Inaugural Session of the 24th CPI(M) Congress
Prakash Karat addresses the congress session -- image via CPI(M) Speeches from the Inaugural Session 24th Party Congress of the Communist...
Michael Laxer
Apr 2, 202521 min read
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