When we speak of the “Left,” we mean that we are situating ourselves in the history of struggles led by the working class/progressive forces to build a just and equitable society. These are the fights against moneyed classes, these are the fights against the domination of caste and religious fundamentalism, and these are the fights against the patriarchal order. Our aspiration is to make possible a humane and dignified life for everyone irrespective of class, caste, gender, or religion. The starting point for our social and political work is the analysis that capitalism cannot be reformed. We need to overthrow it.

We identify as internationalists because we see capitalism as an international force, and therefore see our fight against it as one that unites workers from all around the world. We contribute to this lineage of struggles from the society that we know best: a South Asian one. The South Asian region has been fraught with a spectrum of political imaginaries—all bound in the regressive framing of the nation-state. We seek to push beyond that. This is therefore our point of departure: to put our shoulder to the wheels of empowering immigrant-led organizations here, and supporting the formation of a leftist South Asian movement.