The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has provoked an energy crisis in India. This sudden, huge increase in the cost of living has sparked a wave of strikes all across the region. In the last month, strikes have spread across the National Capital Region…
On 23 February, 40,000 workers at IOCL (Indian Oil Corporation Limited) at the Panipat refinery expansion project in Haryana went on a strike, which spread across the entire premises. The sudden, radical action was met with a vicious police crackdown and an internet blackout. The…
On 12 February, India’s main trade union confederations, including AITUC, CITU, INTUC and HMS, in addition to sectoral federations (such as the All-India Bank Employees Association) and farmer organisations, jointly held a national general strike. The labour leaders claim that 300 million participated. But what…
Four months ago, sanitation workers began a protest outside the Ripon Building, HQ of the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC), demanding permanent employment, opposing privatisations and calling on the GCC to “recall to work those who were dismissed”. These workers are paid a pittance, Rs.15,000 or…
President Donald Trump has taken a sledgehammer to decades of US foreign policy in South Asia by imposing 50 percent tariffs on a swathe of Indian goods. This is a slap in the face for Trump’s former close ally Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is…
১৯৬৫ সালে কাশ্মীর নিয়ে ভারত ও পাকিস্তানের মধ্যে যুদ্ধ হয়। ১৭ দিনের সংক্ষিপ্ত সংঘর্ষে হাজারো প্রাণহানি ঘটে এবং এতে ভারতীয় শাসকগোষ্ঠী বিজয়ী হয়। কিন্তু এই যুদ্ধ অন্তর্নিহিত কোনো সমস্যার সমাধান করতে, বিশেষ করে দখলকৃত ও বিভক্ত কাশ্মীর রাজ্যের প্রশ্নের সমাধান দিতে ব্যর্থ হয়। দশকের পর…
The BJP’s tenure in power in Manipur has been a disaster of corruption, mismanagement and sectarian bloodshed. In May 2023, Manipur witnessed severe ethnic violence between the Meitei and Kuki communities, when tensions reached a boiling point, with the majority-Hindu Meiteis being granted Scheduled Tribe…
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…
