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March 06, 2026

Press Statement

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement:

Condemn Deplorable Attitude of Union Government on War against Iran

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) strongly condemns the deplorable attitude of the Union government towards the illegal war unleashed by the United States-Israel combine against Iran. The Union government's silence and inaction undermine India's independent foreign policy and weaken the country's long-standing anti-imperialist and non-aligned legacy.

The brutal war against Iran has expanded beyond West Asia to other parts of the world, including our neighbourhood. The Iranian naval vessel IRIS Dena was sunk in the Indian Ocean, by torpedoes fired from a US submarine. The vessel was returning from a joint naval exercise in Visakhapatnam and India failed to provide any security cover for its safe exit. This shameful development has been further laid bare by Sri Lanka taking the responsibility of providing safe berthing to IRIS Bushehr, a second Iranian ship, in Trincomalee, after rescuing all its 208 crew members. With Sri Lanka's humanitarian response as per international maritime laws, India's squandering of its status as the leading nation in South Asia, has come into sharp focus.

Indian foreign policy's complete capitulation to the US is reflected in the Prime Minister's visit to Israel on the eve of the war. Modi's infamous embrace of Netanyahu, a designated war criminal adjudged by the International Court of Justice, has removed all the appearance of neutrality and strategic autonomy of the Indian government. In the past, India has always stood for peace and sovereignty of nations. It is shameful that the present Union government has ended up failing to even condemn the targetted killing of top Iranian leadership, including Ali Khamenei.

Meanwhile, Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz for oil and gas traffic, will cause severe uncertainty to India's energy security. As if to showcase its magnanimity, President Trump and his administration has 'allowed' India 30 days of reprieve to purchase Russian oil. Rubbing further salt to injury, a US official has plainly asserted that India will never be given similar concessions as was accorded to China and virtually indicated that the Indo-US Trade Deal was loaded in favour of the US.

Our country has not faced such a grave national embarrassment ever since independence. To rectify this situation, the CPI(M) demands that the Modi government call for the immediate cessation of the war, so that peace can be restored and our national self-respect can be retrieved.

The Polit Bureau also urges the Union government to take all possible measures to ensure the safety and security of India's one crore migrant work force scattered across West Asia.

Muralidharan

For CPI(M) Central Committee Office