Asia

Pahalgam Killings: As Kashmir bleeds again, India and Pakistan fan the flames of war

Troops on patrol in Kashmir
Asia, Imperialist conflict and war  

By Socialist Struggle India, 30 April 2025 The Indian subcontinent once again stands on the brink of catastrophe. With the Pakistani military alleging “credible intelligence” of imminent Indian airstrikes, the prospect of last week’s terror attack in Indian-occupied Kashmir becoming the spark of a new military conflict between the two nuclear-armed states is no longer […]

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The reality of Modi’s India tested by Trump’s tariffs

Modi and Trump meet with handshake
Asia, Global economy  

By Socialist Struggle India, 28 April 2025 For all the talk of India’s “strategic autonomy”, Trump’s display of raw power on the global stage in recent weeks has brought Modi’s inflated global pretensions down to size.  The latter’s bootlicking praise of Trump, far from countering that process, has only made it more obvious. Already when

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Myanmar: embroiled in a complex and intensifying revolutionary and civil war

Protesters in Myanmar demand democracy
Asia, Imperialist conflict and war  

It’s now over four years since the Tatmadaw, Myanmar’s military overthrew the elected government. The coup met widespread resistance and escalated into a brutal civil war. PRMI reporters spoke to the Marxist journalist and historian Phyo Win Latt. 24 March 2025 PRMI: With the world news dominated by the Genocide in Gaza, war in Ukraine,

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Vijay’s new party: will the TVK live up to its promises?

News and analysis, Asia  

By Socialist Struggle India 23 November 2024 On October 27, famous Tamil film actor Thalapathy ‘Vijay’ held the first public rally of his new political party, Thamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK), which he launched in February this year. A huge crowd of several hundred thousands, prominently featuring young people and first-time voters, gathered in Tamil Nadu’s

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South Korea: Martial Law crumbles within hours under threat of general strike

News and analysis, Asia  

By Serge Jordan 4 December 2024 Dramatic events have shaken South Korea in the past 24 hours, plunging the country into a major political crisis. Right-wing President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law late Tuesday, accusing opposition parties of pro-North Korean sympathies and pledging to eliminate “anti-state elements”. Yet this desperate authoritarian gamble backfired spectacularly,

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Solidarity with the Samsung workers of Chennai!

Workers' struggle and solidarity, News and analysis, Asia  

By SocialistIndia.org 11 October 2024 More than 1,500 workers at Samsung Electronics’ plant in Sriperumbudur, on the outskirts of Chennai, have been on an indefinite strike for over a month, standing firm in their demand for the registration and recognition of their newly-formed union, the Samsung India Labour Welfare Union (SIWU), as well as for

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Myanmar: Lessons from the Struggle as It Enters New Phase

Asia, Imperialist conflict and war  

This article, written by Rob Jones was first published on 30 May 2021 A graphic example of the current situation in Myanmar was given the other day, when while speaking to one of our correspondents, a bomb exploded in the background. Now nearly four months after the military announced their take-over on 1 February, the

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