India

Only good news allowed—India’s independent media fights government’s COVID-19 censorship

April 15, 2020 By Conn Hallinan

The government got the Supreme Court to order all media to “publish the official version” of the health crisis, which, in practice, has meant feel-good stories.

Indian communists launch emergency appeal after anti-Muslim pogroms

March 2, 2020 By Steve Sweeney

The Solidarity Relief Committee will ensure that relief work “is not communalized and is secular in its reach,” aiming to provide assistance to all regardless of religious beliefs, the CPI-M said.

Indian Communists: Trump’s economic demands leave country vulnerable to U.S. corporations

February 24, 2020 By Combined Sources

“The singular intention of the U.S. administration is to further pry open the Indian economy to boost U.S. corporate interests and thus help the re-election bid of Trump,” the Communist Party of India-Marxist declared.

“The toiling people are rising”: Up to 250 million strike in India

January 8, 2020 By Steve Sweeney

Unions are angered over Narendra Modi's government’s neoliberal program, which includes the privatization of public services and worsening the conditions of workers.

Indian gov’t bans protests as resistance to Islamophobic law escalates

December 23, 2019 By Morning Star

The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) says the anti-Muslim bill violates the constitution, which rules out discrimination based on “caste, creed, or sex.”