Indian Ocean (English)
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Indian Ocean podcast by Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung's South Asia office provides you with news, analysis and commentary from South Asia. The podcast brings together people committed to social and ecological justice and democratic participation.
Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung is a political foundation that stands within the tradition of the workers' and women's movements, as well as anti-fascism and anti-racism.
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- Five Years On: What the Taliban Took From Afghan Women · 16 min. · Episode 13Five years after the Taliban's return to power, Asma Kakar, a former BBC Afghanistan journalist and now heading the Afghan Journalists in Exile programme at the Rosa Luxemburg…
- Bitter Leaves: Women Workers in Sri Lanka’s Tea Plantations · 45 min. · Episode 12Ahead of International Women’s Day, we speak with Menaha Kandasamy of the Ceylon Workers Red Flag Union in Sri Lanka. Tea from Sri Lanka reaches cups around the world. But the…
- Multipolar Asia and the Future of Nepal’s Left · 36 min. · Episode 11A deep dive into Nepal’s geopolitical landscape as the world moves toward multipolarity. Dr. Khagendra Prasai and Tauqueer Ali Sabri unpack the global transition from US-led…
- Land, Dignity, and Justice: Single Women’s Struggles in Uttarakhand – A Conversation with Renu Thakur · 19 min. · Episode 10In this episode of Indian Ocean, Vinod Koshti, Project Manager at Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung (RLS) South Asia, speaks with Renu Thakur, founder of Association for Rural Planning and…
- Bottom-Up Capitalism, Agricultural Labour and Agrarian Crisis in Bangladesh with Prof. M. M. Akash · 35 min. · Episode 9What does agrarian capitalism really look like in Bangladesh? In this compelling episode of Indian Ocean, Prof. M. M. Akash, one of Bangladesh's leading economists, joins host…
- Heinz Bierbaum on Left Politics in a Shifting World Order · 17 min. · Episode 8In this episode of Indian Ocean, Tauqueer Ali Sabri speaks with Dr. Heinz Bierbaum—Chairman of the Executive Board of the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation—on the urgent challenges and…
- Reframing Fraternity: Caste, Economy, and the Constitution · 49 min. · Episode 7On Dr B.R. Ambedkar’s birth anniversary, we return to his warnings and radical proposals — not just about democracy, but about the deep-rooted economic and social structures that…
- Bonded by Debt: Labor Rights Violations in India’s Sugar Industry · 24 min. · Episode 6India’s sugar industry relies on the hard labor of informal workers, many of whom face exploitative conditions, withheld wages, and even debt bondage. In this episode, Rajiv…
- Reality of Gig and Platform Work in India: A Conversation with Professor Babu Mathew · 28 min. · Episode 5The gig economy is booming in India, but at what cost? While platforms promise flexibility, millions of workers struggle with low wages, lack of social security, and algorithmic…
- Die Linke's Success in Berlin: A Beacon for Progressive Politics · 51 min. · Episode 4In this episode, we sit down with Maximilian Schirmer of Die Linke to discuss the party’s remarkable success in Berlin. How did they mobilize voters, especially young people, and…
- Revolutionary Potential of Student Politics in Bangladesh · 37 min. · Episode 3Bangladesh has a long history of student-led movements shaping its political landscape. In this episode, renowned economist and academic Anu Muhammad discusses the historical…
- Why COP must go on · 30 min. · Episode 2In this episode, we talk to Sandeep Chachra on the importance of COP. We break down what took place at COP29 held in Baku, Azerbaijan and what to expect from COP30 which will…
- No Marxism in Sri Lanka? Unpacking the Presidential Elections from a Left point of view · 33 min. · Episode 1In this episode, we talk to Swasthika Arulingam about the Presidential elections in Sri Lanka that took place on 21 September 2024. For the first time, a left-leaning candidate…
