South Asia

Progressive and left voices in Bangladesh give their views on the recent mass upsurge and assessment and expectations of the interim administration in place.

Ammar Ali Jan discusses the challenges of building a new workers’ party in Pakistan — and the Haqooq-e-Khalq Party's recent victories for Lahore’s most vulnerable workers.

An interview with Farooq Tariq on the political situation in Pakistan, Bangladesh and India.

Dipankar Bhattacharya — As the RSS readies for its centenary in 2025, we will see more attempts to sell itself as a global role model and India as the ideological destination for 'National Conservatives' from around the world.

The horrific rape and murder of a 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital has triggered a massive people's assertion in West Bengal powered by a remarkable women’s initiative called 'Reclaim the Night'.

Michael Roberts — The overthrow of the Sheikh Hasina’s dictatorial government in Bangladesh is a startling outcome of the economic nightmare that many so-called developing economies are experiencing.

Clifton D’Rozario — There is no denying the far right has emerged as a formidable political force around the world. In India, fascism is not just being fought in the electoral arena; it is also being confronted on the streets.

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.

Omer Abdullah Khan — Students across Bangladesh are grieving, but their anger and grief is fueling a heroic movement of resistance and defiance.

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.