Iran and US agree to fresh round of nuclear talks in Oman
The two countries carried out five rounds of talks last year over Iran’s nuclear program and lifting of US sanctions. The talks were discontinued after the US joined Israel in launching airstrikes inside Iran in June.
Pakistan prepares for national strike in defense of democratic rights, and for the release of Imran Khan
Another of the major demands of the strike is the withdrawal of Pakistan from the Donald Trump-led Gaza Board of Peace.
India trades in Russian oil for 7% reduction in US tariffs
The Indian opposition, including the left parties, say the deal surrenders to US dictates as it demands zero barriers on US exports to India, including its agricultural products, threatening millions’ livelihoods.
People’s Tribunal in Pakistan holds government and the World Bank equally responsible for displacement and environmental damage
Houses belonging to over a hundred fisherfolk living on the banks of the Indus were demolished by the local authorities in Pakistan’s Punjab province last week after declaring them “encroachers”.
Amid renewed US attacks on Cuba, Indian left parties call for solidarity
Five major left parties in India urged the Indian government to speak up in solidarity with Cuba calling it a “noble nation” which has stood with most of the Global South during their difficult times.
Iran says if attacked militarily, its response will not be “limited”
US President Donald Trump has revived threats of military strikes on Iran reverting back to the issue of its nuclear program weeks after violent protests in the country subsided.
Indian left opposes free trade agreement with EU, calls it “wholesale surrender” of country’s economic interests
Both the EU and India see the deal as a significant relief in the context of economic pressure from the Donald Trump administration in the US, in the form of the arbitrary use of tariff and trade wars.
Widespread condemnation and protests against the “absurd conviction” of human rights lawyers in Pakistan
Imaam Mazari and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, were sentenced to 17 years in prison last week for their social media posts condemning enforced disappearances and false blasphemy accusations in the country.