Trump has taken a sledgehammer to decades of US foreign policy in South Asia by imposing 50% tariffs on a swathe of Indian goods. The entire diplomatic picture in the region is turned upside down.
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India and Pakistan Enter Another War: Only Class War Can End All Wars
Only a socialist revolution across the subcontinent can offer a way forward, undo the crime of partition, and end these artificial borders dividing India and Pakistan forever.
China vs. India in the 20th Century: Why We Need a Planned Economy
Despite its bureaucratic deformations, the Chinese Revolution offers a glimpse of what a planned economy can achieve once the American working class takes power.
Marx on the Indian Revolt, the Violence of the Oppressed, and Imperialist Hypocrisy
In a few lines, Marx skewers the hypocrisy of respectable English society reeling at the violence of Indian rebels; the product of decades of oppression. His words bear great relevance today given events in Israel-Palestine.
India: Casualized Care Workers on Indefinite Strike
DSAWHU has been on strike since January against unbearable working conditions and low pay. Their struggle is an example to the labor movement across India.
Solidarity with Hijab Ban Protests in Southern India!
The banning of the hijab in Karnataka state is a continuation of the vile policy of the Indian ruling class to divide the people on the basis of religion.
Indian Farmers Defeat Modi!
After a year-long battle, India’s farmers have at last defeated the right-wing Modi government, forcing a repeal of three reactionary farm laws.
Horror Without End: India’s COVID Catastrophe
A brutal second wave of COVID-19 is ravaging India. The healthcare system is totally overrun. The dying lie in hospital corridors, parking lots, on the streets, in their homes, begging for medical attention that will never come.
250 Million Workers Strike in India
On November 26, nearly 250 million workers participated in a strike in urban and rural areas all over India. The strike, called by the ten main trade unions, was the fifth in the six years since Modi ascended to power.
End Police Brutality and Extrajudicial Killings in India! End Capitalism!
Police brutality, particularly against Muslims and lower castes, has been rampant in India for decades. Under Modi’s COVID-19 lockdown, it is getting even worse.
Riots in India During Trump’s Visit Face Brutal Repression
Trump’s visit to India on February 24–25 saw mass riots in Delhi. The Modi government responded with brutal repression, killing at least 46 and leaving hundreds injured.
The Communist: Voice of America’s Communist Generation
The Communist is the official newspaper of the party of the Revolutionary Communists of America. It is different from any other publication you’ll find in the US today. Behind this newspaper, there’s a vast network of communist activity from coast to coast. It is a tool for organizing in the streets, at protests and strikes, for building communist cells in our neighborhoods, workplaces, and campuses.
The RCA is on a mission to carry Bolshevism into the political arena of a country that’s ripe for it. Yes, we’re Bolsheviks living in the digital age, and we also use social media and our podcast to spread the communist program. But we’re not the kind of internet leftists who stay inside and “do politics” online. That’s why we need something we can carry with us into the streets and put into people’s hands. The physical paper is an instrument for building a real-life organization—a genuine Communist Party of fighters.