Solidarity Appeal. Release Disha Ravi! Protest is Not a Crime!
Indian climate activist arrested for supporting farmers movement ⬤ BJP-government steps up crackdown of opposition ⬤ Send protest letter to embassy. Young Indian climate activist Disha Ravi was arrested by the police at her home in Bangalore on 13 February.
Read MoreAfter the ‘Tractor Parade’: Escalate Joint Workers’ and Farmers’ Protests!
Every Indian child grows up singing and learning the slogan ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan’ at school. It means: ‘long live the soldier, long live the farmer’. At the moment these two groups, that are said to form the backbone of
Read MoreIndian Farmers’ Protest: Supreme Court Suspends Laws, Struggle Continues
India’s Supreme Court has decided to suspend the BJP government’s contested agriculture laws. This is an expression of the enormous social pressure to reverse the liberalisation of agriculture. The farmers however are not fooled: suspension is not enough, the laws
Read MoreMassive Protest Puts Modi Under Fire
The protest against the Hindu nationalist regime of Narendra Modi of the BJP is growing to phenomenal proportions. A well-organised farmers’ protest keeps the capital Delhi in its grip. At the same time, on 26 November, there was a colossal
Read MoreThe Rising Tide of Domestic Violence Against Women
The free-market has failed to cater to the basic needs of women and now with the rise of right-wing authoritarianism they are being condemned to even greater oppression. ndia — a land of cultures that date back millennium, where women
Read MoreHands off Indian Railways: Stop Privatisation
All the arguments in favour of the privatisation of Indian railways and in fact, of any privatisation world-wide, are nothing but lies, with the main incentive being to line the pockets of the rich elite. Privatisation should be stopped. India’s
Read MoreWorking People Face Catastrophe
India is caught in a perfect storm of crisis, facing its worst public health catastrophe since independence, an unprecedented economic downturn, and the most serious conflict with neighboring China in more than fifty years. India confirmed its first Covid-19 case
Read MoreHow would a planned economy work?
This article is based on an introductory speech given to a commission on ‘Marxist economics — How would a planned economy work?’ at ISA’s Virtual Marxist University in July 2020. The discussion about how a planned economy would work is a crucial
Read MoreContradictions Confirm Need for Socialist Change
India is a testing area for a rightwing nationalist government under the BJP’s Narendra Modi ⬤ Its failure to bring social progress or even contain the Covid-19 crisis, in the context of rising global tensions, strengthens all pre-existing contradictions. India
Read MoreIndian and Chinese Soldiers Die for the Economic and Geopolitical Interests of Their Ruling Classes
The military conflict in the Himalayan region of Ladakh, on the border between China and India has again escalated as the two countries fight for markets. Sonja Grusch, Sozialistische LinksPartei (ISA in Austria) On June 15, 20 Indian soldiers and possibly a
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