Aranyo Aarjan writes about the situation in West Bengal following Cyclone Amphan.
Continue reading #India: Hunger, or The Social Logic of Climate Breakdown#India: Hunger, or The Social Logic of Climate Breakdown
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#Surat, #India: Working class assertions during the recession #pandemic – Only the first whistles in the simmering cooker of working class revolt, the lentils are still cooking
India. On the second day of nationwide lockdown – 24th March – there was a clash with the police of workers in Vadod area of Surat, in which more than one thousand – 1,000 – workers were seemingly involved. Last night, 10th April, in Surat’s Laksana area, groups of workers again took to the streets, attacked and burned vehicles, and threw stones at the police when they came to apprehend them. Panic in the media. TV news anchors otherwise used to twist narratives and lie through their teeth could not contain the truth – workers are revolting. The next morning the government deployed Rapid Action Force in the region, police arrested around 60-70 people.
Continue reading #Surat, #India: Working class assertions during the recession #pandemic – Only the first whistles in the simmering cooker of working class revolt, the lentils are still cookingStatement and Demands Regarding Impact of #Covid-19 #Pandemic in #India
India. March 29, 2020. Statement by Muktivadi Ekta Morcha (Libertarian Solidarity Front) in times of the coronavirus.
Continue reading Statement and Demands Regarding Impact of #Covid-19 #Pandemic in #India#India: Biggest general strike in human history
January 8, 2020 will go down in the history books as the world’s largest 24-hour general strike to date. In India, more than 250 million workers went on strike during the general strike or “Bharat Bandh”, which was joined by ten major unions as well as a number of independent associations. Associations organising bank employees, farmers and teachers, but also the student movement played a leading role. The electricity supply was also affected, with up to 1.5 million people going on strike in the power stations. The same applies to local and long-distance public transport. Across the country there were also rail blockades.
Continue reading #India: Biggest general strike in human historySelective Internationalism: Why the American (and European) Left Doesn’t Care About #India
How can I effectively communicate the gravity of the situation back home to my American peers? Moreover, how can I convince them to join the fight against the neoliberal Hindu nationalist state project that threatens to shred India’s social fabric itself, at the same time as it reaffirms and reinforces other authoritarian projects and the overarching neoliberal world order?
We, Enough 14, would like to add: The situation in Europe is similar. Why the American (and European) Left Doesn’t Care About India…
Image above: Graffiti on the way to Delhi’s Jama Masjid — one of India’s largest and most famous mosques — declares “Long Live the Revolution!” in opposition to the recently passed Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
Continue reading Selective Internationalism: Why the American (and European) Left Doesn’t Care About #IndiaAnarchism in #India – Acharya, Singh and Gandhi: “Gandhi From his Actions is Clearly a Reactionary Figure”
This article about Acharya, Singh and Gandhi was originally published in Azadi, a 4 page newsletter by the Indian Anarchist Federation.
