Indian Subcontinent Watch Thread

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Nepal parliament set on fire after PM resigns over anti-corruption protests

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0m4vjwrdwgo

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Funny story, they did it on Discord

https://archive.ph/xDgEl

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Five Theses on the Situation in Nepal
By Vijay Prashad – Atul Chandra
September 17, 2025

Conclusion:

(Counterpunch) The army appears to have restored some calm in Nepal. But this is a calm that is one of disorder and danger. What comes next is to be seen. It will take time for the dust to settle. Will the army invite one of the online celebrities to take over such as Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah? The protestors have suggested Sushila Karki, who is a highly respected former Chief Justice of Nepal (2016-2017), who has made a career of being independent of political parties. These are caretaker choices. They will not have the mandate to make any significant changes. They will pretend to be above politics, but that will only disillusion people with democracy and plunge the country into a long-term crisis. A new Prime Minister will not solve Nepal’s problems.

Read more here: https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/09/1 ... in-nepal

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Born in India, but not Indian: 'Stateless' man fights for citizenship

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/bo ... r-AA1NbSWk

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Bangladesh's ousted leader Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ba ... r-AA1QADY3

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2 newspaper offices burned in Bangladesh protests; journalists escape

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/2- ... r-AA1SGeCs

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Bangladesh Nationalist party secures victory in first election since Sheikh Hasina’s ousting

https://theconversation.com/bangladesh- ... ing-275616

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Ex-rapper Balendra Shah set to be Nepal PM after party’s landslide election win

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/ ... ection-win

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India’s Left Stands Against the Right Wing Bulldozers
By Abdul Rahman
July 3, 2026

Introduction:

(Popular Resistance.org) The newly elected BJP government in West Bengal, India, has launched massive demolition drives targeting street vendors and slum dwellers.

Thousands are taking to the streets of the capital, Kolkata, and other major cities in the Indian state of West Bengal everyday against the newly elected ultra-right-wing government’s policy of large-scale demolitions of houses and small shops.

The mobilizations, some spontaneous but mostly organized by the left parties in the state, are a result of the left’s call to not allow such actions to take place without proper rehabilitation and compensation, as most of the affected are poor and marginalized people.

Whenever the bulldozers turn up for demolition without prior notification and well announced rehabilitation plans, cadres and local leaders of the left parties, carrying red flags and banners, march with the affected population often surrounding them and forcing them to retreat.

On most occasions, the protesters face state repression, such as violence and arrests. Sometimes, the cadres have to stay up all night keeping watch for the possible return of the bulldozers, as the state has tried to deceive them on several occasions with tactical retreats in the day only to return and conduct the demolitions in the middle of the night.

Read more here: https://popularresistance.org/indias-l ... ldozers/

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India’s Left Stands Against the Right Wing Bulldozers
By Abdul Rahman
July 3, 2026

Introduction:

(Popular Resistance.org) The newly elected BJP government in West Bengal, India, has launched massive demolition drives targeting street vendors and slum dwellers.

Thousands are taking to the streets of the capital, Kolkata, and other major cities in the Indian state of West Bengal everyday against the newly elected ultra-right-wing government’s policy of large-scale demolitions of houses and small shops.

The mobilizations, some spontaneous but mostly organized by the left parties in the state, are a result of the left’s call to not allow such actions to take place without proper rehabilitation and compensation, as most of the affected are poor and marginalized people.

Whenever the bulldozers turn up for demolition without prior notification and well announced rehabilitation plans, cadres and local leaders of the left parties, carrying red flags and banners, march with the affected population often surrounding them and forcing them to retreat.

On most occasions, the protesters face state repression, such as violence and arrests. Sometimes, the cadres have to stay up all night keeping watch for the possible return of the bulldozers, as the state has tried to deceive them on several occasions with tactical retreats in the day only to return and conduct the demolitions in the middle of the night.

Read more here: https://popularresistance.org/indias-l ... ldozers/

I feel like we are sleeping badly on Hindutva
It ties into way more of what we're dealing with than you think