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Popular protests in Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir have won promises of significant reforms from the federal government. Securing the implementation of these reforms will required continued mobilization, but the path to true democracy, socialism and freedom in Kashmir requires the organization of a Constituent Assembly that can challenge the legitimacy of the state and surpass its constitutional crisis.

Pakistan's constitutional crisis requires a revolutionary solution

By Adhiraj — New Wave Shortly after Sheikh Hasina’s regime was overthrown, an unusual propaganda campaign began to emerge, particularly among right-wing nationalist circles in India. Following the Stalinists’ example, they blamed the United States and the CIA for the youth-led revolution. Added to this conspiracy are China and Pakistan and their intelligence agency, the […]

By Alejandro Iturbe An uprising broke out in Nepal a few weeks ago, which was led by young people in Kathmandu, the capital, and it spread to other cities across the country. These young people identify as “Generation Z.” Faced with government repression resulting in several deaths, the protesters radicalized their methods. They set fire […]

By Felipe Alegría and Ricardo Ayala 1. China, the great enemy As we have pointed out throughout this article, Trump’s general policy can be explained, first and foremost, by the challenge that China poses to US supremacy. In this regard, in the aforementioned article in Marxism Today magazine, we wrote: “Marco Rubio, Trump’s brand-new Secretary […]

By Felipe Alegría and Ricardo Ayala There is a veritable earthquake occurring in the global division of labor (GDL) caused by the clash between the global nature of production chains and the national borders within which they operate. Trump, playing on inequalities between countries, is using tariffs in a quarrelsome and reactionary manner, with the […]

By Mazdoor Inquilab It had been 4 years since the last major general strike by central trade unions in 2021. Since 2010, there had been a general strike once every year by trade unions until the pandemic hit. The past strikes were massive one day strikes that caused large, but temporary, disruptions to the system, […]

By LENA WANG On May 28, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the State Department would “work with the Department of Homeland Security to aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) or studying in critical fields.” This threat follows the Trump administration’s thwarted attempt to […]

Mazdoor inquilab India Mehnatkashtareek Pakistan Introduction : The abrogation of Article 370 of the Indian constitution was celebrated by the Modi government as a great nationalist victory. This amendment, which ended Kashmir’s limited autonomy, was presented as the change that would bring lasting peace to Kashmir, prosperity would soon follow. Instead, it turned Kashmir overnight […]

On May 19, the Yemeni Houthis announced that they would target all ships entering or leaving the port of Haifa, Israel’s main port in occupied Palestine. The port is located in the Red Sea, through which 15% of all world trade passes. By Fabio Bosco The Houthis hold de facto power in western Yemen. Since […]

By M.A. AL-GHARIB The U.S. military reports that it has conducted over 800 air strikes in the last month on the Houthi-administered area of Yemen. On April 28, the Houthis’ Civil Defense organization claimed that a U.S. strike on a prison holding African migrants killed at least 68 people and wounded 47 others. At the […]

By Mazdoor Inquilab (India) and Mehnat Kash Tarik (Pakistan) On the afternoon of 22nd of April, nearly 26 civilian tourists were gunned down by militants claiming to be of the ‘The Resistance Front of Kashmir’ (TRF), an offshoot of the Lashkar-e-Taiba. The tourists were mostly visitors from the Indian mainland, and mostly Hindu. Eyewitnesses have […]

By CAMERON GAY Tens of thousands marched in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa on April 11 to denounce continuing U.S. airstrikes on their country and Israeli bombing in Gaza. On the early morning of April 11, U.S. airstrikes killed at least three people, while the death toll in an attack two days earlier rose to […]

Shame, shame USA!  USA is a fascist state! No justice, no peace! By a group of Hong Kong residents who advocate against war Over the past week, Israel has torn apart the ceasefire agreement, first suspending the exchange of hostages, then shutting off water and electricity to Gaza, then re-launchng the bombardment of Gaza overnight […]

By Mazdoor Inquilab In February, the Russo-Ukrainian war entered its third year. Until this point, there has been at least 1 million casualties, and verifiable death estimates of soldiers and civilians amount to over 300,000. This makes the war the deadliest war in Europe after the Second World War, far surpassing the death and destruction […]

A Chinese startup launched an efficient artificial intelligence model that has sent tech giants’ stocks tumbling. What does this mean from a socialist perspective? By Marcel Wando DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence startup, recently launched an open source AI model that rivals the developments of U.S. technology giants and uses significantly fewer resources. This innovation […]