The Revolutionary Communists of India, RC(I) condemn the brutal killings of CPI(Maoist) General Secretary N. Kesava Rao (Basava Raju) and other Maoist fighters, as well as innocent Adivasis, in Chhattisgarh by the Modi-Shah regime. These extra-judicial murders, carried out under the guise of “anti-insurgency operations,”…
India and Pakistan have been at war yet again. There is no sharper test of a party, its programme and ideas than the questions of war and revolution. Unfortunately, in the decisive hour, the leadership of the Communist Party of India (CPI) and Communist Party…
The drums of war are beating again across South Asia. Amid the bloodthirsty hysteria, we must remember this truth: no imperialist war has ever benefited working people. As the great revolutionary poet Bertolt Brecht warned us: “The war which is coming Is not the first…
On 22 April, terrorists attacked the Pahalgam District’s Baisaran Valley in occupied Kashmir, killing 26 defenceless people. The Modi government has used this heinous crime, which it has helped to provoke with its oppressive sectarian agenda, as an excuse to launch airstrikes on Pakistan-administered Kashmir,…
Another war has begun between arch-rivals India and Pakistan, in which both have claimed victory so far. In the early hours of 7 May, the Indian Air Force carried out nine attacks inside Pakistan and Pakistani-administered Kashmir. In retaliation, Pakistan claims to have downed five…
The BJP Government has passed the Waqf (Amendment) Act. Under the guise of promoting ‘inclusivity’ and reducing corruption, the Modi regime is instead seeking to whip up religious division and confiscate wealth. A ‘waqf’ is a form of charity, codified under Islamic law, although non-Muslims…
The education sector across India is wracked by crisis, scandal and repression. At Hyderabad Central University (HCU), the Congress-dominated Telangana government has set in motion plans to construct a ‘state-of-the-art’ IT park over 400 acres of university land. In protest, left-wing students organised a peaceful…
The farmers’ strike in Punjab, erupting on 5 March 2025, stands as a fierce rebuke to the capitalist machinery grinding down India’s farmers. Led by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), a coalition of over 30 unions, this movement confronted not just the Punjab government but…
Students at Jadavpur University have faced attacks by state-affiliated thugs as part of a continued crackdown on political organising on campuses. On 1 March, a left-wing student was hospitalised after he was run over by a government minister’s convoy following a peaceful protest. The Revolutionary…
Nearly 1,500 workers at Samsung’s massive plant in Chennai have battled the courts and the corrupt state government, both of which lined up behind their predatory multinational employer, to win recognition of their union. In addition to a 212-day legal fight, they launched a strike…
