India
International round up: Floods in Greece and India result of ruined ecosystems
Devastating damage caused by wildfires in Greece this year has now given way to widespread flooding.
Japanese PM resigns after Olympic Covid crisis
Japan’s prime minister has been forced from office as his popularity plummets due to the government’s handling of coronavirus.
Biffa’s dirty secret
Britain’s largest waste company, Biffa, has been fined over £1 million for dumping tonnes of rubbish in India and Indonesia.
G7 Summit—world leaders accelerate towards climate chaos
The G7 Summit this week in Cornwall will see the world’s most powerful leaders discuss a response to the environmental emergency. Sophie Squire explores the leaders’ response to the climate crisis that is threatening all our futures
International roundup—Fear as Covid-19 spreads from India to Nepal
India’s Covid-19 crisis is spreading across the border into neighbouring Nepal.
LETTERS—How medical monopolies wreck the lives of millions
The vaccine rollout is a cause for celebration for many, but it also shines a spotlight on Western domination over the Global South.
Splits at top over India’s Covid crisis
03 May 2021India’s hard right prime minister Narendra Modi is finally feeling the heat after weeks of Covid-19 devastating the country.
Vaccine disparity—is imperialism in workers’ interests?
02 May 2021As India’s health system collapses under a new wave of Covid-19, Socialist Worker examines whether Western workers are gaining from the way imperialism operates
Big pharma wants to cash in on India’s coronavirus catastrophe
21 April 2021India is in the grip of a Covid-19 storm that is killing more than 2,000 people a day. But for the country’s two leading drugs firms this is not a time for mourning—it’s a time to cash in.
Hospitals in India near collapse as new wave hits and cases rise
20 April 2021As world Covid-19 deaths pass three million, India is in the grip of a terrible new wave of the virus. Other countries governed by the hard right face a similar situation, says Yuri Prasad
Capitalism allows global Covid-19 cases to soar
13 April 2021Global coronavirus cases have escalated over the past seven weeks and deaths have risen for the past three weeks. More than 136 million people have been infected, and almost three million have died.
Virus still on the rise, despite the vaccine
06 April 2021Covid-19 infections are still soaring around the world, and it’s no time to end safety measures, says Sam Ord
International round up—Indian farmers block trains
23 February 2021Farmers in India stepped up their battle with the government last week with blockades of railway tracks.
LETTERS—India’s vaccine rollout driven by power politics, not need
23 February 2021The Serum Institute of India is the world’s largest producer of vaccines, with the ability to produce 1.5 billion doses per year.
International round up: State crackdown on farmers’ support in India
16 February 2021The panic-gripped Indian state responded to massive support for the farmers’ movement by accusing everyone of conspiring against it.
International round up: Students in Turkey ‘won’t back down’
09 February 2021Student protests have swept across Turkey, beginning at Istanbul’s Bogazici university. They could develop into the biggest revolt by young people since the Gezi Park protests of 2013.
Far right moves to smash farmers in India
02 February 2021A coalition of far right thugs, police and government ministers are out to smash the Indian farmers’ movement.
Indian farmers reap success after state violence fails to stop march into New Delhi
28 January 2021Farmers’ protests across India have been a massive blow to the ruling hard right BJP party.
Militant farmers rage on the streets of India
26 January 2021Hundreds of thousands of protesting farmers on tractors were fighting their way into the Indian capital New Delhi as Socialist Worker went to press on Tuesday.
Covid-19 vaccine—who will be to blame if the poor are again left to die?
23 January 2021The rollout of Covid-19 vaccination programmes helps governments claim they are in control of the coronavirus pandemic. But the vaccine isn’t for everyone—the poorest are being left behind. And ultimately the scheming of powerful states and pharmaceutical firms put everyone at risk
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- Anti-Covid tablet is a bitter pill for the poor
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