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Protests shut down Tata car plant in West Bengal
On Sept. 9, tens of thousands of Indian farmers in West Bengal renewed militant protests and sit-ins at the Tata…
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Police murder farmers during protest in India
More than 2,000 farmers were gathered near a government building in Delhi, India, when the police began hitting the protestors…
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‘Guest workers’ from India fight deplorable conditions
More than 100 workers from India and their supporters from the ranks of labor, civil rights and community organizations continued…
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International coalition demands release Dr. Binayak Sen
The statement below is being circulated by Friends of South Asia and other progressive organizations. San Francisco, CA - Hundreds…
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Sri Lanka withdraws from cease-fire agreement
Sri Lankan officials have announced their withdrawal from a 2002 cease-fire agreement with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, the…
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Behind Pakistan’s internal turmoil
On Aug. 8, the government of Pakistan’s military ruler, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, announced that it was considering imposing a state…
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U.S.-India nuclear deal reveals hypocrisy
The United States and India have reached breakthrough in nuclear cooperation negotiations, which will give India access to U.S. nuclear…
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The Tamil struggle for national liberation
This article first appeared in the January 2007 issue of Socialism and Liberation magazine. On Nov. 26, the Tamil people…
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Massive strike shuts down businesses in India
On Dec. 14, a massive national strike called by 56 left-affiliated trade union organizations caused large corporations and businesses to…
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Protests grow against Coca-Cola and Pepsi in India
In the last few years, India has been held up as a glowing example of globalization’s "benefits," including so-called free…
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