Last Updated on January 21, 2026 1:07 pm by INDIAN AWAAZ
Staff Reporter / New Delhi
India’s prominent Left parties today jointly urged the government of India not to accept the United States’ offer to join the proposed “Board of Peace,” which is intended to oversee the implementation of the Gaza Peace Plan.
In a joint statement, the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (ML) Liberation, All India Forward Bloc, and the Revolutionary Socialist Party said India’s participation in the proposed body would undermine Palestinian rights and amount to a serious departure from the country’s long-standing position on the Palestine issue.
The Left parties argued that the proposed Board, put forward by US President Donald Trump, bypasses the United Nations and seeks to establish a new international mechanism dominated by the United States. Such an approach, they said, weakens existing multilateral institutions and international norms.
The statement further maintained that attempts by the US to override established global institutions must be firmly resisted. Calling on the Indian government to stay away from the proposal, the Left parties said India should instead continue to stand in defence of Palestine and other countries of the Global South facing pressure from what they described as US imperial ambitions.
“This Board proposed by US President Donald Trump, deliberately circumvents the United Nations and seeks to create a new international structure controlled by the US. The US attempt to override existing international institutions must be firmly opposed. The Indian government should stay away from such proposals and stand resolutely in defence of Palestine and other countries of the Global South that are threatened by US imperial ambitions” said the joint statement.
The parties reiterated that India’s foreign policy should remain anchored in principles of multilateralism, international law, and solidarity with oppressed peoples, rather than aligning with initiatives that, in their view, sideline the United Nations.