BJP | The Left Chapter

Michael Laxer

Jun 104 min read

CPI(M) analysis concludes Indian elections constituted a "significant setback" for the governing BJP, calls for vigilance

Flags fly at a rally in Kerala in April - image via the CPI(M) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) Polit Bureau met on June 9...

Michael Laxer

Jun 52 min read

Communists in India call election a "people's verdict" and "setback for BJP" while decrying lack of fairness

Flags wave at a CPI(M) rally in late April - image via the CPI(M) Both the Communist Party of India (CPI) and Communist Party of India...

Michael Laxer

May 151 min read

India’s BJP Defends the Super Rich by Giving Wealth Redistribution Policy a Sectarian Color During General Elections

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an event in March, 2024 -- Prime Minister's Office, GODL-India <https://data.gov.in/sites/default/...

Michael Laxer

Apr 2914 min read

Under Modi, the Northeast Is More United With India, but More Divided Within

India’s ruling BJP claims to have overcome the “tyranny of distance” that has plagued Northeast India, but its politics have created...

Michael Laxer

Apr 258 min read

Modi Could Squander an Unprecedented Chance at Normalizing India-Pakistan Ties

Mired in economic and internal crises, Pakistan is primed for normalization and trade with India—but Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist...

Michael Laxer

Jan 241 min read

Close to Two Million Join Human Chain in Kerala Against BJP-Led National Government’s Apathy

Image via the Democratic Youth Federation of India By Global News Service On January 20, more than two million people joined the massive...

Michael Laxer

Jan 234 min read

'India Lurches Toward Full-Fledged Fascism' as Modi Opens Contentious Hindu Temple

"The people of India have struggled for decades to secure a democracy that is secular, just, and equal. Modi must not be permitted to rob...

Michael Laxer

Dec 20, 20235 min read

The Suffocation of Democracy in India

By Vijay Prashad On December 18 and 19, 141 members of the two houses of India’s Parliament were suspended, as of December 19, by the...