India

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.

Statements by Jammu Kashmir National Students Federation, Communist Party of India Marxist-Leninist Liberation, Haqooq-e-Khalq Party (Pakistan), Southasia Peace Action Network, and Asia Europe People’s Forum on the escalating threat of an India-Pakistan war.

Dipankar Bhattacharya — The people must unite against fascist forces’ despicable attempts to sow further hatred and insist on holding those in power accountable to ensure the truth does not become another casualty of the Pahalgam tragedy.

Joint statement by Indian and Pakistani peace activists and statements from the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation and Haqooq-e-Khalq Party (Pakistan) on the April 22 terrorist attack in Pahalgam and subsequent escalating tensions between India and Pakistan.

CPI(ML) Liberation — With the fascist offensive intensifying, the battle for democracy calls for greater unity, strength and determination. As revolutionary communists, we must play a vanguard role in this battle.

Jude Lal Fernando — The Tamil Eelam liberation movement is not solely for the self-determination of the Tamil people in Sri Lanka, but also for peace in the Indian Ocean and the world.

CPI(ML) Liberation — While the US’ continental neighbours are standing up to the Trump administration’s tariff threats and arrogant posturing, India’s Modi government has adopted a policy of quiet capitulation.

Dipankar Bhattacharya — After eleven years of unchecked consolidation of fascist forces at the helm of power, should Indian communists still wait longer to call the growing disaster by its historically known name?

Dipankar Bhattacharya look at the history of the communist movement in India to draw inspiration and lessons from the past for facing the challenges of the present.