After three days of high tension following India’s military strikes inside Pakistan last week, a ceasefire was announced May 10.
US President Donald Trump took credit for facilitating the “historic and heroic decision” of the ceasefire and repeated his country’s offer of mediation over the Kashmir dispute.
Vijay Prashad, Indian historian and director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research speaks about the ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan and the need for de-escalation and peace.
As the civilian casualty toll rises in the fallout of India’s strikes against Pakistan on May 7, many have called for the nuclear-armed nations to de-escalate and engage in dialogue
Hundreds of million Indian workers are ready to strike on May 20 to demand higher minimum wages and a rollback of BJP’s anti-worker policies
The attack has provoked fears that the simmering tensions between the two nuclear-armed powers could escalate, with many urging that the nations exercise restraint.
Labor unions organized rallies in all major cities in the region raising major issues facing the working classes and extending solidarity to the anti-imperialist movements across the globe.
The anti-war movement across the borders of the two nuclear-powered neighbors has appealed for sanity and has pushed for diplomatic engagements to resolve all outstanding issues
India’s ruling Hindu supremacist BJP and media have accused Pakistan for the attacks on tourists in Indian Kashmir last week and pushed for “revenge” without offering any evidence
After the attack, in which 26 people were killed, India’s ultra right-wing government announced the suspension of a decades-old river water treaty with neighboring Pakistan, blaming it for being behind the attack without providing any evidence
The Indian government is under heavy pressure to open the country’s market to US agricultural products. Farmers claim the move would be a disaster for India’s already crisis-ridden agriculture sector.
A targeted program has been undertaken to develop sustainable livelihoods for thousands of families suffering under extreme poverty.
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