India kept BRICS from going anti-U.S. at the recent New Delhi summit. The U.S. thanked India with 100 percent tariffs for importing Russian oil. Betwa Sharma reports.
How US Repaid India for Defending It at BRICS Summit
Category: India
BRICS: A More Powerful Non-Aligned Movement
The Global South today possess economic power on a scale the Non-Aligned Movement didn’t have during the Cold War, writes Uroš Lipušcek.
Vijay Prashad: The Fidel Castro I Knew
Fidel Castro was not a utopian socialist. He rejected those who believed that you could leap from poverty directly to wealth.
Is it the End for Communism in India?
For the first time since 1977, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) is out of power across the country, marking a turning point for the nation’s Left, writes Betwa Sharma.
Interview: Indian Communist Leader Mohammed Salim
Where does the Communist movement go from here? That’s the first question Betwa Sharma asks Mohammed Salim, a leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
US Navy’s ‘Killer’ Submarine Joins RIMPAC 2026
Ann Wright reports on the 2026 RIMPAC exercise and the participation of a submarine that targeted an Iranian vessel off the coast of Sri Lanka in March.
WATCH: CN Live! — ‘Socialism in America?’
Is the taboo against socialism in the U.S. ending? What is the significance of the left-wing Democratic primary insurgency? Kshama Sawant on CN Live! With TRANSCRIPT.
The Unraveling of Nehru’s Vision for India
Nehru’s pluralistic vision that has long held together one of the most diverse nations on earth is being dismantled by the steady march of Hindu majoritarianism, as reflected in India’s latest election results, writes Betwa Sharma.
Democracy vs. Religion in India
In a parallel with the 1954 Little Rock school segregation case, if India’s Supreme Court rules that a religious tradition takes precedence over individual rights it will deepen already unprecedented repression under the Hindu nationalist ruling party, writes Betwa Sharma.
War On Iran: How India Got It Wrong
While Modi’s supporters argue the U.S.-Israel war on Iran was never India’s war, Betwa Sharma says the government has undercut its effort to project India as a vishwaguru, or world teacher, in a new era of global influence.