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This statement was issued by the People’s Liberation Faction and the Revolutionary Left Current in Syria on April 14, 2014.

As India moves to the general elections of 2014, we are facing an apparently unstoppable march to the extreme Right. The bourgeoisie has clearly made up its mind to push the BJP led NDA to power, with Narendra Modi as Prime Minister, so that they can provide a “stable government” with “good governance” in accordance with the Gujarat Model. And so, they are busy predicting and insisting that the triumph of the BJP is a foregone conclusion.

While there was social struggle and conflict over a variety of issues in the United States in 2013, including an ascending movement in one region, the overall picture was one of diverse and diffuse social movements that had plateaued at a low level. The exceptions were the growing Moral Monday movement in North Carolina, which gained in numbers of participants throughout the year, and the movements of fast food and Walmart workers.

Some elements of reflection based on the Asian experience and presented to the International Committee of the Fourth International on February 23, 2014.

On Thursday, Taiwan’s anti service trade agreement movement will leave the Legislative Yuan and the occupation will come to an end. Some of its participants think that the movement has not achieved its aims and do not want to leave. As outsiders it is difficult for us to judge.

This contribution was submitted to the February 2014 IC on behalf of the British section.

This contribution was submitted to the February 2014 IC meeting by Dimitris and Monos, the IC members for Greece, on behalf of the Greek section OKDE-Spartakos.

This discussion paper for the IC meeting in February 2014 was submitted by Alan Thornett from Socialist Resistance Britain.