Asia

Badrul Alam — Prime minister Sheikh Hasina used all the tools of repression at her disposal against the people to retain power, but was defeated in the end.

CPI(ML) Liberation — We congratulate the democracy-loving people of Bangladesh at this hour of victorious assertion.

Clifton D’Rozario discusses Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s role as a global far right leader and the impact of US-China tensions on South Asian politics and struggles.

Rebecca Meckelburg assesses the political and human rights situation in Indonesia and West Papua in light of Prabowo Subianto’s recent election.

Au Loong-Yu discusses the factors that fueled China’s phenomenal economic rise, how they have begun to exhaust themselves, and the significance of the White Paper movement, which he argues heralds a new period in Chinese politics.

Balasingham Skanthakumar looks at the conjuncture in Sri Lanka, two years after the citizens’ movement and in the run-up to the presidential election later this year.

Danaletchumi Langaswaran — There are prospects for building solidarity, but left and people’s groups in the region must work together for it.

Naing Lin analyses the latest state of conflict, how the political narrative has changed and need for peace for all peoples in the struggle for Arakan freedom.

Dipankar Bhattacharya — The 2024 elections have delivered a major setback to the BJP. What makes this result look almost like a victory for the opposition is that it came in India's most unequal elections till date.

We, the undersigned organisations, are deeply concerned over the prosecution of three activists in Singapore for organising Palestine solidarity action.

Partido Lakas ng Masa condemns in the strongest possible terms the deadly covert operations conducted by US imperialism against the Filipino people during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

CPI(ML) Liberation — By all indications Modi will try to stabilise the new government by paying lip service to the NDA while continuing his aggressive fascist agenda, even if at a slightly slower pace at first.