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CPI(ML) Liberation — To defeat the growing fascist offensive, India today urgently needs a stronger presence and role of the left.

Youngsu Won — The liberals are back in government, but extreme-right forces have gained strength to push their reactionary agenda.

CPI(ML) Liberation — Operation Kagar is an extra-judicial extermination campaign aimed at suppressing Adivasi protests and carried out in the name of combating Maoism.

We, the undersigned, express our concern regarding the deteriorating state of democracy in Indonesia.

As the dust settles after the latest clash between India and Pakistan, Ammar Ali Jan reflects on its wider significance.

Sonny Melencio — The situation can be summarised as follows: “All the forces of heaven and hell are in formation, ready for the battle to come.” 

The India-Pakistan war is apparently over for now — but it has not stopped for peaceniks, recounts Farooq Sulehria.

Dipankar Bhattacharya — Events from the terrorist attack in Pahalgam to the announced ceasefire have given rise to questions regarding India's national security and foreign policy.

Feminists from India and Pakistan call for immediate de-escalation, dialogue, and justice in the wake of renewed hostilities between the two nations.

Farooq Sulehria — While the hawks dominate the mosque and media in Pakistan, the hearts and minds of Pakistan’s ordinary people have always been captivated by her Dervish poets.

Ammar Ali Jan discusses the current India-Pakistan ceasefire deal, self-determination for Kashmir and steps towards peace in the region. 

Farooq Tariq — Many friends and comrades have asked if I think a full-fledged war is now erupting between two nuclear-armed neighbours. My reply has been that war has already started.