AFTER a White House meeting between Trump and Netanyahu, Netanyahu said, "We're both united in the goal that Iran does not get nuclear weapons." He added, "If it can be done diplomatically, in a full way, the way it was done in Libya, I think that would be a good thing" (italics mine). The Libyan model is where President Gaddafi surrendered and disarmed and was promptly overthrown and killed by the rebels who were militarily supported by the US, UK and French.
THE response to the call for an uninterrupted siege of the Fort St. George, Chennai, the seat of power of the Tamil Nadu government was unprecedented. Thousands of disabled persons had, braving many obstacles, began their journey from various parts of the state towards the state capital to participate in the siege that was to commence in the morning hours of April 22.
COMRADE Lenin’s 155th birth anniversary was observed in the whole state of Tripura on April 22, 2025. On this occasion, a hall meeting was organised by the CPI(M) state committee in Town Hall, Agartala. People in large numbers attended the meeting that was addressed by Manik Sarkar, senior leader of CPI(M), Jitendra Chaudhury, Polit Bureau member and Ratan Das, secretary of West Tripura district committee. The meeting was presided over by senior leader Aghore Debbarma.
Communist Party of Russian Federation (CPRF) DEAR comrades!Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation salutes the delegates to the 24th Congress of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), its members, allies and supporters in struggle for common people and their rights.International situation worldwide requires concentration and coordination of efforts by all communist and workers parties as well as correct analysis and unity in assessments of common issues.
Against Increasing Violence on Women and ChildrenTHIS 24th Congress of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) expresses great concern about growing violence against women and children in the decade of BJP rule. Data from the National Crime Records Bureau’s (NCRB) ‘Crime in India’ reports indicates that the number of reported crimes against women increased from 3.37 lakh in 2014 to 4.45 lakh in 2022, marking an increase of over 30 per cent.
CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on April 23THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) strongly condemns the barbaric killing of 28 tourists in Jammu and Kashmir by terrorists. The CPI(M) extends deepest condolences to the families of the innocent people who lost their lives in the attack. Several people have suffered serious injuries in the attack. The CPI(M) extends wishes for their speedy recovery.The perpetrators of the horrific crime must be apprehended and punished.
THE Supreme Court has delivered a truly historic verdict, which protects the federal principle and declares any action taken by a Governor to thwart the will of the state legislature as unconstitutional. The 414-page judgment delivered by a two-member Bench of the Supreme Court, consisting of Justice J B Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan, has boldly called to account the misuse of the Constitutional post by Governor R N Ravi of Tamilnadu, who withheld assent for Bills passed by the state legislature.This judgment falls in the category of the landmark judgment given in the S R Bommai case o
The Left Front organised a protest at the Kharagpur Divisional Railway Manager’s (DRM) office on April 10 to strongly object to the ongoing issues affecting passenger train services.
THE US president is keen to selling hope to his citizens that the disruptions in trade and investments caused by tariff shocks would ultimately bring new manufacturing jobs to the US. The key argument is, tariff shocks are meant to forcing US trading partners recalibrate their exchange rate such that they would be paying to sell their products in the US market. Manufacturers would be arm twisted to open facilities in the US instead of producing elsewhere and exporting to the US market.