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What is left of the left in the new hyper-neoliberal India?

Raju J Das — The Indian mainstream left faces a paradox: while support for socialistic principles is on the rise, it appears to be in decline.
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India: Pointers and challenges of recent election outcome (plus CPIML Liberation scores election wins)

Dipankar Bhattacharya — In many ways the November election outcomes should be seen as an early reality check after the denting of the BJP's majority in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Imran Khan’s supporters broke through security barriers on roads blocked with shipping containers as they responded to his call for a sit-in protest.

Pakistan: Comprador nation

Ammar Ali Jan — The accumulated contradictions of the Pakistani state have thus mutated into a full-blown crisis.
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From South Africa to Syria: The rising perils for Palestine solidarity

Patrick Bond — The sudden overthrow of the Assad regime in Syria comes at a time that poses profound challenges for solidarity with Palestine in South Africa.
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The Syrian rebellion and Palestine

A Syrian socialist in Britain reflects on what the fall of the Assad dictatorship in Syria means for solidarity with Palestine.
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Where is Syria headed?

Gilbert Achcar reflects on what has happened so far in Syria to try to foresee what the future may hold.
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The fall of Assad and the future of Syria: An interview with Joseph Daher

Joseph Daher discusses the situation after the fall of Bashar al-Assad and the desperate need to return to the original aspirations of the Syrian Revolution.
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The Syrian Democratic Forces’ stance towards HTS is not hard to predict (plus statements from Rojavan and Kurdish organisations)

Fréderike Geerdink looks at how the Syrian Democratic Forces might navigate the situation after Assad. Plus statements from Syrian Democratic Council, Democratic Union Party, Kurdish National Congress and Kurdistan Democratic Communities Union.
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Rashid Khalidi: ‘Israel has created a nightmare scenario for itself. The clock is ticking’

Rashid Khalidi argues the present war is not the “Israeli September 11”. Instead, the only way to understand it is within the context of the war that Israel has been waging against Palestine for the past century.
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Vietnam, Algeria, Palestine: Passing on the torch of the anti-colonial struggle

Hamza Hamouchene explores the impact of Vietnam and Algeria on Palestinian resistance, shedding light on their shared struggle against colonial oppression and continuing inspiration to the world.
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South Korea: In face of million-strong protest, ruling party sabotages Yoon’s impeachment

Won Youngsu — President Yoon remains in his post after conservative People Power Party MPs boycotted a impeachment vote despite 1 million people protesting outside parliament to demand his ouster.
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South Korea: Motive emerges for President Yoon’s failed self-coup

Won Youngsu — More details continue to emerge regarding the motivation behind President Yoon Suk Yeol’s spectacular failed self-coup on December 3.