Indian independence (part 3) – Role of the Communist Party of India during Partition
In the 1940s the Communist Party of India (CPI) was a prisoner of the policies imposed by Stalin on the…
Indian independence (Part 2) – The crime of partition
Today marks the 60th anniversary of Indian independence from British rule. In reality, the partition of India in 1947 cut…
Indian Independence (Part 1) – Marx and Indian history
In this first article Jamil Iqbal outlines a Marxist analysis of how British imperialism, by introducing capitalist methods, broke down…
What is dialectical materialism?
Do we need a philosophy? Scientific socialism or Marxism is composed of three component parts: Dialectical Materialism, Historical Materialism and…
Marxism and Religion
What Marxists want The aim of Marxists is to fight for the socialist transformation of society on a national and…
Indian and Islamic philosophy
Alan Woods has written an extra chapter to his book on the History of Philosophy dealing with the historical development of Indian…
The decadence of the Indian film industry
The Indian film industry is the second largest in the world producing about 300 movies a year. Not more than…
The 1946 rebellion of the sailors of the British Indian Navy
One of the most spectacular episodes of the intense revolt against the British Raj was the uprising of the sailors…
Lenin on the National Question
As part of our commemoration of the centenary of Lenin’s death, we are publishing a series of articles about his…
Neither India or Pakistan – For a Socialist Federation
In 1965 tensions rose between Pakistan and India around the issue of Kashmir. A provocation by Pakistani dictator Ayub Khan…