At a recent meeting of the Workers' International Network, we had a robust debate on the prospects for socialist revolution in India. Here is a contribution to that discussion by a young worker comrade from Kerala, south India. The Wound That Never Heals They told us it was freedom. But in 1947, Britain didn’t just leave India—they split it in two. It wasn’t liberation; it … [Read more...]
INDIA: THE NEXT EXPLOSION?
A WIN discussion November 2025. See it HERE. Protests and uprisings have been sweeping throughout South and South-East Asia in the recent period. At our WIN meetings we have heard on-the-spot reports from comrades in Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Kashmir, Indonesia, Nepal and the Philippines. But the dominant power in the region is India, ruled for almost twelve years now by a … [Read more...]
CLASS STRUGGLES IN INDIA – THE INVENTION OF PAKISTAN
Part 10 of our exclusive serialisation of a new book on the history of class struggles in India, written by a long-time supporter of the Workers’ International Network. At every stage, whenever the call had been given for a real mass struggle – whenever the eyes of the people were lifted beyond their daily misery to the hope of a worthwhile future – communal prejudices had faded into the … [Read more...]
The Conundrum of Nepal’s ‘Gen Z’ Rebellion: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
by Dr Maya John In South Asia 14/10/2025 This article is based on the discussions with activists from Nepal and other participants at the online meeting recently organized by Workers International Network (WIN). On September 8, mass protests erupted in Kathmandu (Nepal) after calls for agitation were made by NGOs, social media influencers, and prominent netizens. The trigger appears to … [Read more...]
No Peace, Without Justice! Let Palestine Live!
Downloadable journal of Frontline Socialist Party, Sri Lanka, Foreign Affairs Committee, Sept 2025 … [Read more...]
CLASS STRUGGLES IN INDIA – THE FORGOTTEN REVOLUTION
The ninth part of our exclusive serialisation of a new book on the history of class struggles in India, written by a long-time supporter of the Workers’ International Network. India gained its independence through one of the greatest mass movements in history; and the full story still cries out to be told. How did it come about? How did the Indian National Congress come to lead it? What role … [Read more...]
NEPALI YOUTH FIGHT BACK!
A WIN discussion September 2025. See it HERE. A wave of protest has swept Asia over the last three years, from the Sri Lankan Aragalaya in 2002 and the Bangladeshi July revolution in 2004 to the ongoing anti-monarchist demonstrations in Thailand and the current youth uprisings in Indonesia, Nepal and the Philippines. Last week over 40 young Indonesian visitors attended our … [Read more...]
ASIA – THE YOUTH ARE FIGHTING BACK
A WIN Zoom discussion, September 2025. Watch it HERE. A massive youth uprising has been sweeping Asia in recent years, its latest outbreaks in Indonesia and Nepal. WIN was proud to welcome activists from both countries to the first of two weekly zoom meetings, this week Indonesia, the next Nepal. Comrades from around the world were invited to meet them, hear their on-the-spot reports, and … [Read more...]
URGENT APPEAL – SUPPORT KASHMIR STUDENTS!
The Jammu Kashmir National Students Federation (JKNSF) has announced its 22nd Central Convention, titled “Intifada-e-Jammu Kashmir Convention,” to be held in Rawalakot. After fulfilling all the exhausting rules and regulations, official permission was granted. However, just days before the event, the venue—a stadium that serves as the center of political activities in the region—was suddenly … [Read more...]
CLASS STRUGGLES IN INDIA – part 8: THE COMMUNISTS SWITCH SIDES
The eighth part of our exclusive serialisation of a new book on the history of class struggles in India, written by a long-time supporter of the Workers’ International Network. The traditions of the Indian working class have been virtually obliterated from the official history books. Still worse, they are dismissed also by the leaders of their own traditional parties: the two Communist … [Read more...]