'Initiate dialogue with Pak': Modi, Shah resignation sought for 'failure' to contain terrorism in J&K

By A Representative

The Socialist Party (India) has issued a sharp critique of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership following the recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for their failure to contain terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir.

In a joint statement, Sandeep Pandey, General Secretary of the Socialist Party (India), and Shahid Saleem, Member of the National Committee, condemned what they termed the BJP’s "self-deceptive" and "short-sighted" approach to Kashmir. They said the government's policy decisions—including demonetisation and the abrogation of Article 370—have failed to bring peace to the region and have instead contributed to instability.

"The 22 April Pahalgam attack exposes the hollowness of the BJP’s claims of normalcy in Kashmir. The leadership has ignored ground realities and opted for symbolic gestures over real solutions," the statement read.

The party criticised the government’s "knee-jerk" retaliatory steps such as suspending the Indus Water Treaty and cutting off diplomatic ties with Pakistan, arguing that such moves are counterproductive and escalate tensions. Drawing a comparison with the government's muted response to the 2020 Galwan clash with China, they accused the BJP of selective nationalism driven by domestic political calculations.

Highlighting the risks of a nuclear conflict, the statement urged for diplomatic engagement with Pakistan, asserting that "dialogue, not war, is the only viable option."

The leaders called on Modi and Shah to accept moral responsibility for the intelligence failure and step aside to make way for a government willing to pursue peace through constructive talks.

Arrival of USS Lincoln: A ‘leisure trip’ to Thailand or a neo-colonial move to commodify women?

By Benyasiri Eimviriyapong The arrival of the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) for a ‘leisure trip’ in Thailand before returning to its campaign of destruction against the people of West Asia demands immediate interrogation and opposition. For us Thai people, and those in sites of American plunder across the globe, this a rattling of the US’ cold war colonial chains on its most loyal lap dog, while conducting a war of aggression in Iran and the ongoing genocide in Palestine. In allowing the USS Lincoln to dock, the Thai ruling elites are once again facilitating a system of imperial violence that extends far beyond Southeast Asian borders, a system which in our case, is predicated on sexual violence and femicide.

PIL seeks suspension of school-based HPV vaccination over consent violations

By A Representative The Universal Health Organisation (UHO) has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) before the Supreme Court of India seeking judicial intervention to ensure that the country's nationwide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination Programme complies with constitutional guarantees of informed consent , bodily autonomy, transparency, and accountability.

Pilgrimage or pollution? The waste crisis of Indian faith

By Raj Kumar Sinha* In today's times, there are certain issues that are constantly talked about and discussed, yet no visible impact seems to be made. Beyond water, soil, and pollution, one crisis that continues to be overlooked is waste. Like other life-threatening problems, waste too is gradually moving toward burying and obliterating us. After the Kanwar Yatra in Haridwar, approximately 8,000 tonnes of waste were left behind on the riverbanks, including bottles filled with urine.

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