In a significant show of international leftist solidarity, a four-member delegation from the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist) has returned from participating in the International People’s Assembly (IPA) held in São Paulo, Brazil from February 19-24. The delegation was led by Comrade Pramesh Kumar Hamal, chief of the party’s international relations department, accompanied by Balram Banskota, Sabitra Bhusal, and Pramesh Pokharel.
The high-level meeting brought together the Coordination Committee of the IPA, which includes communist parties, workers’ parties, and progressive movements from all five continents. The CPN (Unified Socialist) holds the distinction of being among the founding members of this global anti-capitalist coalition.
The gathering featured prominent leftist organizations including Brazil’s Landless Workers Movement (MST), the Workers Party of Tunisia, the Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party of South Africa, Venezuela’s United Socialist Party, and the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) from the United States, among others.
Discussions centered on critical global challenges facing the working class and oppressed peoples worldwide. Noted leftist intellectual Vijay Prashad delivered an analysis of the current global political landscape, while Brian Baker provided insight into the return of Trump to power in the United States.
With capitalism facing multiple crises, attendees affirmed that socialism remains the only viable solution to humanity’s pressing problems. The assembly expressed solidarity with ongoing working-class struggles against exploitation and imperialism, particularly highlighting the genocide in Gaza and the war in Ukraine.
A major outcome was the decision to launch a coordinated “season of anti-imperialist struggle” across regions. For Asia, this will include campaigns against increasing U.S. military presence through security pacts like the Indo-Pacific Strategy (IPS) and Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), with slogans including “Hands Off Asia” and calls to remove foreign military bases from the continent.
The Nepali delegation presented on their country’s current political situation and ongoing anti-imperialist struggles, highlighting the work of the Madan Bhandari School of Asia. They held productive bilateral meetings with numerous parties, including U.S., Brazilian, Ghanaian, and Cuban communist organizations.
These discussions reportedly strengthened party-to-party relationships and established frameworks for people-to-people cooperation on issues affecting peasants, youth, and women’s movements across borders.
The gathering reaffirmed the commitment of these leftist forces to coordinate their resistance against global capitalism and imperialism, viewing international solidarity as essential in building a socialist alternative to the current world order.
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A delegation of four leaders from the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist) has returned to Nepal after attending the International People’s Assembly (IPA) meeting held in São Paulo, Brazil, from February 19 to 24. The delegation was led by Comrade Pramesh Kumar Hamal, head of the party’s Department of International Relations. Other members of the team included Balram Banskota, Sabitra Bhusal, and Pramesh Pokharel.
The meeting was attended by leaders and delegates from the Coordination Committee of communist parties, workers’ parties, socialist, and progressive movements affiliated with the IPA. The IPA Coordinating Committee represents political organizations and people’s movements from all five continents, working at local, national, and regional levels. This leadership body discusses political orientation, organizational strategy, and fosters debate. The IPA is an internationalist initiative focused on building unity around anti-capitalism, anti-imperialism, ecology, and feminism. Leaders of the CPN (US) are among its founding members.
Parties represented in the IPA Coordination Committee include the Landless Workers’ Movement (MST) of Brazil, the Workers’ Party of Tunisia, the Socialist Revolutionary Workers’ Party of South Africa, the ALBA Movement in Latin America, the Socialist Movement of Ghana, the Communist Party of Cuba, the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) of the USA, the United Socialist Party of Venezuela, the CPN (US) of Nepal, the Workers’ Party of Bangladesh, the Mazdoor Kisan Party of Pakistan, among others.
During the meeting, discussions focused on the global situation, including the resurgence of Trumpism in the USA, the genocide in Gaza, the war in Ukraine, and the multiple crises of capitalism. Comrade Vijay Prashad presented an analysis of the current global conjuncture, while Brian Baker from the USA provided insights into the Trump phenomenon.
With the broad objective of building socialism as the only solution to the crises facing humanity, the meeting expressed solidarity with all ongoing struggles of the working class against capitalism, imperialism, and all forms of exploitation, hegemony, and repression. A concrete plan of action for the year was also formulated.
The meeting decided to launch a global campaign for anti-imperialist struggles, focusing on regional issues. In Asia, plans were made to resist the growing aggression of the USA in the region, particularly through security and military pacts such as the IPS and MCC. The campaign will strongly oppose foreign military bases in Asia under the slogan “Hands off Asia.”
During the meeting, leaders of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist) presented an overview of Nepal’s current political context, the fight against imperialism within the country and the region, and the work carried out by the Madan Bhandari School of Asia. The delegation also held bilateral meetings with representatives from PSL USA, MST Brazil, SMG Ghana, the Communist Party of Benin, the Communist Party of Lebanon, the Communist Party of Cuba, and others. These meetings successfully strengthened inter-party ties and fostered people-to-people cooperation on key issues such as peasantry, youth, and women’s struggles.