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Why Myanmar's Election Matters for India's Northeast

Sushovan Dhar — 2026-02-05T20:35:01Z

The election marks a new phase in the junta's attempt to legitimise repression at home while stabilising its authority across borders.

- IVP613 - February 2026 / India, Myanmar

India after the Tianjin summit and in the midst of the climate crisis – an overview

Pierre Rousset, Sushovan Dhar — 2025-10-10T19:19:25Z

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 Kolkata, analyses the summit's proceedings and geopolitical implications in this interview. He also examines the nature of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's regime, the link between the climate, democratic and social crises plaguing the country, and the state of the parliamentary and radical left.

- IVP609 - October 2025 / Russia, Pakistan, China, India, Bangladesh

Indian coalition government: a defeat For Hindu nationalism

Sushovan Dhar — 2024-08-05T06:29:43Z

On June 4, 2024, the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, was re-elected for the third time, but with fewer seats. His Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was unable to secure an absolute majority. The results make it amply clear that this Hindunationalist supremo is paying the price for his refusal to address the socio-economic crisis that has gripped the country, and gotten worse over the last 10 years under his administration. Rahul Gandhi, his main rival, rose to prominence as the leader of the opposition coalition, Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (India), in an election much closer than anticipated.

- IV595 - August 2024 / India, Far Right

The domestic and geopolitical challenges in India - an overview

Pierre Rousset, Sushovan Dhar — 2023-10-14T20:57:56Z

“The Left must provide a counternarrative to the two major nationalist narratives, that of the Congress and that of the BJP, in an era of duelling hyper-nationalism.”

- IV585 - October 2023 / India

Did India really win its independence through non-violence?

Pierre Rousset, Sushovan Dhar — 2023-09-17T13:33:40Z

Two years ago, Burma (Myanmar) saw a huge non-violent movement of civic disobedience in response to a military putsch. However, it was ultimately forced to engage in armed self-defense in the face of merciless repression. Was it any different in India? Was independence, the liberation from British colonial rule in 1947, effectively won through the civil disobedience movement embodied by Gandhi? We put this question to Sushovan Dhar.

- IV584 - September 2023 / India

The IMF deal and its critics

Sushovan Dhar — 2023-08-09T17:03:26Z

“According to Oxfam, the country's top 1% is wealthier than the bottom 70% of the population. This wealth disparity has far-reaching ramifications for the country's economic and social development. ”

- IV583 - August 2023 / Economy, Pakistan, Debt

Ukraine: Resisting creditors

Éric Toussaint, Sushovan Dhar — 2023-05-23T15:51:50Z

“While Washington and the allied governments, the IMF and the World Bank pretend to be very generous, they are in fact increasing Ukraine's debt and seek to take advantage of the situation created by the Russian invasion and the ongoing war.”

- IV580 - May 2023 / Economy, Ukraine, Debt

Sri Lanka: No agreement with the IMF!

Éric Toussaint, Sushovan Dhar — 2022-04-19T08:38:23Z

“Critics believe that the World Bank and IMF have systematically lent to states to influence their policies. External debt has been and continues to be used as an instrument to subordinate borrowers.”

- IV567 - April 2022 / Sri Lanka, Debt

Peasant mobilizations against backdrop of agrarian crisis

Sushovan Dhar — 2021-05-11T08:09:15Z

“The way in which more than 40 agricultural unions and other organizations have worked together is a lesson for workers' union federations. […] What is needed are large-scale strikes every few days in different industrial sectors and states.”

- IV556 - May 2021 / India, Farmers/peasants/land

The lessons of the Indian farmers' struggle

Sushovan Dhar — 2021-02-04T08:29:57Z

“The Farmers' struggle and its partial advance has shown us the way. Strong movements from below can have the potential to take on the Hinduvta juggernaut much more than stitching electoral alliances. What will be the fate of this movement six months down the line? We don't know but it is worth recalling the ancient Chinese proverb ‘a journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step'.”

- IV553 - February 2021 / India, Farmers/peasants/land