Bulletin

Articles

• Rethinking Revolution, Migration, and Nationhood: A Dialogue with Dr. Baburam Bhattarai
  15 May, by Nehal Kumar Singh

  In an era of rising uncertainty and political fragmentation, few voices in South Asia carry the weight of experience and vision like that of Dr. Baburam Bhattarai. Former Prime Minister of Nepal, architect of the federal republican constitution, and a long time revolutionary, Dr. Bhattarai has lived the contradictions of power, transformation, and reform. In a wide-ranging conversation, he reflected on the past, critiqued the present, and envisioned a more equitable future for Nepal, as well (…)

• Urgent Appeal from the Palestinian Non-Governmental Organizations Network (PNGO)
  11 April

  “Stop the famine… Stop the genocide in the Gaza Strip”
  In light of the ongoing Israeli aggression against our Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip - including bombings, massacres, and the prevention of humanitarian aid from entering since March 2, 2025 - and the near-total depletion of food, medical supplies, fuel, and hygiene materials, the shutdown of bakeries and many community kitchens, the bombing of food and medicine warehouses and the water desalination plant, and the blocking of (…)

• Steadfast and Strong: Chronicles of Palestinian Women’s Resistance
  24 April, by Shameer Modongal and Ashly K Ramachandran

  Throughout world history, women have been subjected to various forms of violence during conflicts and wars. Besides enduring rape and violence during these times, displaced women and refugees often face greater hardships than men. Palestinian women have been experiencing this physical and psychological abuse for over seven decades. However, the history of Palestine over the past century is not only defined by oppression from colonial powers and the Zionist regime but also by resistance (…)

• Jammu & Kashmir Killings: A Depressing Tale With No End In Sight
  15 May, by Vinod Mubayi

  The dastardly killing of 26 innocent men, 24 tourists from India (one Christian and the rest Hindus), 1 from Nepal (also Hindu) and 1 Kashmiri Muslim pony owner who worked in the tourist industry, by a group of terrorists on April 22 near the town of Pahalgam in the Kashmir Valley has been met with universal condemnation. The killings took place in the picturesque meadow of Baisaran a few miles beyond Pahalgam that was crowded with several hundred tourists. Why there were no army or police (…)

• The Man Who Would Be King: Method in Trump’s Madness, Contradictions in Trump’s Method
  6 April, by Sam Gindin

  Headwinds have emerged in Donald Trump’s rush to derail and transform the state and place the US Empire on a radically new – but no less oppressive – footing. This time, however, Trump came with a more primed agenda, while the social forces to counter his trajectory remain a remote wish. This facilitates Trump’s stubborn soldiering on.
  We do not know how far Trump will go. No concern is to be dismissed, whether it is the threat of fascist consolidation, the concern that damages to social (…)