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India : Working-Class Priorities as the Principle for Climate Action

11 November 2025 - by Soutrik Goswami

“Climate change is not a separate issue—it is the terrain where all social contradictions intersect... To genuinely confront the crisis, we must reclaim climate action as a political and class project. It must be rooted in redistribution, public (…)
India after the Tianjin summit and in the midst of the climate crisis – an overview

29 September 2025 - by Sushovan Dhar

On China’s initiative, the Tianjin Summit was held on 31 August and 1 September 2025, within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). India was invited to attend. Sushovan Dhar, a political activist and trade unionist in (…)
Why Does Historian Eric Toussaint Accuse China, India And Russia of Being "Silent Accomplices” in the Horror in Palestine?

27 August 2025 - by Eric Toussaint

While the skies over Gaza are stained red and Palestinian children die under the rubble, the emerging powers of the planet — the BRICS — prefer to look the other way. Have they become silent accomplices to one of the greatest crimes of our era? (…)
Political self-determination for Kashmir

22 June 2025 - by Sushovan Dhar

The recent Indo-Pakistani armed conflict, accompanied by bellicose rhetoric and jingoism between the nuclear-armed neighbours, has heightened tensions in the South Asian region. Ultimately, US President Donald Trump reportedly brokered a (…)
Inclusive Growth or Entrapment? Unpacking the Microfinance Paradox in India

24 May 2025 - by Soumya Sahin

Abstract Microfinance in India emerged with a promise—to democratise credit and empower the poor. But behind the polished rhetoric of “financial inclusion” lies a more complicated truth. This article explores the rise of microfinance not just as (…)
For the Rulers of India and Pakistan, War Fever Is a Boon

17 May 2025 - by Sushovan Dhar, Farooq Sulehria

The governments of India and Pakistan pulled back from the brink over Kashmir because neither can afford a full-scale war. Bellicose rhetoric and a climate of strident nationalism have helped both governments as they face problems on the domestic (…)
Say no to war! Forge class unity from below!

8 May 2025 - by Alternative Viewpoint

The Indian government has stated that in the early hours of May 7th, the Indian armed forces commenced ‘Operation Sindoor’, characterised as a “focused, measured, and non-escalatory” strike aimed at targeting “terrorist infrastructure” in (…)
Growing State Debt & Attack on Federalism in India

24 February 2025 - by Sankha Subhra Biswas

At the CADTM South Asia meeting in Colombo, held from Thursday, 30 January to Saturday, 1 February, 2025, Sankha Subhra Biswas spoke about the growing debt crisis of the governments across various states in India and its impact on the federal (…)
South Asia: ‘It’s crucial to fight the far right in Pakistan and the region’

17 September 2024 - by Farooq Tariq , Israel Dutra

Though it is one of the most dynamic regions of world capitalism, public knows little about South Asia. But the recent student rebellion in Bangladesh has brought to the fore this region marked by instability, which includes populous countries (…)
Reclaim the Night!

25 August 2024 - by Sankha Subhra Biswas, Salmali Das

Though the sun is rising in the east, rain is pouring, and tides are visiting to and fro in the Ganges, nothing can diminish the spark that was raised against the heinous rape that happened at one of the most premium medical colleges, known as R. (…)
Peasants and Politics in Neoliberal India: The 2020-21 Peasant Movement

19 August 2024 - by Paramjit Singh

The persistence of peasantry in the Global South and imperialism’s necessity to integrate it into its accumulation network has given birth to a new agrarian question. This question centers around policies and efforts employed by imperialist (…)
India : Analysis of Budget 2024–25, Part 1: Declining Budget Outlay

19 June 2024 - by Neeraj Jain

We have shown in considerable detail in previous articles published in the Janata Weekly on the economic situation in the country in early 2024 that the Indian economy is in deep crisis. The actual growth rate of the economy is much less than is (…)
India : popular movements, not elections, will bring transformative change

28 April 2024 - by Sushovan Dhar

With the exception of a brief period, India has been more fortunate than many other nations in being able to maintain parliamentary rule over the last 77 years. With 900 million voters—more than the populations of Europe and Australia put (…)
India: Modi and the rise of the billionaire Raj

27 April 2024 - by Michael Roberts

A general election in India starts today. 970m Indians, more than 10% of the world’s population, will head to the polls in what will be the largest election in history for the Lok Sabha (House of the People) parliamentary elections. The poll (…)
Farmers’ mobilizations back on track

13 April 2024 - by Sushovan Dhar

After the major mobilizations of 2020-2021, which led to victories in terms of demands, the government had succeeded in stabilizing the situation. On the eve of parliamentary elections, farmers are mobilizing again. Thousands of farmers (…)
View from India: a retrospective of Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Narenda Modi in late January 2024

23 March 2024 - by Pierre Rousset, Sushovan Dhar

Emmanuel Macron visited India on 25 and 26 January. The interview below was prepared for this occasion. However, for reasons largely beyond our control, its finalisation was postponed until now. Better late than never? Sushovan Dhar is an (…)
In 9 Charts: India’s Growing Debt Problem Has ‘Crisis-Like Symptoms’

4 March 2024 - by Deepanshu Mohan

The IMF recently concluded its Article IV consultation with India and published its executive board’s report. The team notes: “India’s economy showed robust growth over the past year. Headline inflation has, on average, moderated although it (…)
CADTM South Asia Annual Meeting

Modi’s India is more unequal than ever

23 February 2024 - by Sushovan Dhar, Maxime Perriot, CADTM South Asia

At the CADTM South Asia annual meeting in Kathmandu on February 13 and 14, 2024, Sushovan Dhar took stock of the political, economic, and social situation in India and the challenges facing social movements in a country led by Narendra Modi, one (…)
India, its domestic and geopolitical challenges - an overview

1 November 2023 - by Pierre Rousset, Sushovan Dhar

India hosted the G20 summit on September 9 and 10, an event that dominated international headlines. General elections are due to be held next year. This is an opportunity to take a look at the domestic situation and Narenda Modi’s policies in (…)
Ajay Banga, the World Bank and the India story...

22 June 2023 - by Sushovan Dhar

Ajay Banga, who brought KFC and Pizza Hut to India and made around INR 5.2 billion a day, took charge of the World Bank early this month. He has been greeted from all quarters. “The Board looks forward to working with Banga on the World Bank (…)
3 questions to Sushovan Dhar on the disastrous train accident in India

22 June 2023 - by Sushovan Dhar, Robin Delobel

The fatal train disaster in the eastern state of Odisha on June 2 is the country’s worst in more than 25 years. Indian Prime Minister Modi has blamed the local railway employees, as was done in Greece after the recent accident. However, can the (…)
The perilous lives of Indian workers

12 May 2023 - by Sushovan Dhar, Hitesh Potdar

With economic growth and industrial progress, India has witnessed an unfortunate consequence: a disturbing rise in workplace accidents. Countless lives are lost or irreversibly altered due to inadequate occupational safety measures and hazardous (…)
Microfinance Institutions in West Bengal: A Death Trap?

13 April 2023 - by Madhu Sudan Chatterjee

The word ’Sir’ in some areas of West Bengal represents officers of microfinance institutions (MFIs) who come to collect money from low-income families. If these families cannot pay, they are allegedly met with continued threats. In some ways, (…)
India : debt, banking crisis,...

10 January 2023 - by Eric Toussaint, Sushovan Dhar

Sushovan Dhar is interviewed by Eric Toussaint about the debt situation and the banking crisis in India, and other topics. Eric Toussaint : In your presentation at the 9th CADTM South Asia Conference in Colombo you explained that India’s real (…)
Private Debt in India : Current trends in the context of COVID-19 Pandemic

8 December 2022 - by Chinmayi Naik

Chinmayi Naik (Working Peoples’ Coalition in India) was one of the CADTM delegates at the 9th CADTM South Asia meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka (2nd - 4th december 2022) . She made a presentation about the state of private debt in the context of (…)