Deepening Alliance with US Despite Ukraine

SOME political commentators have argued that the stand taken by the Modi government on the conflict in Ukraine shows that it is wrong to consider India a subordinate ally of the United States.

Condolence Resolution

Members and Former Members of Central CommitteeThe 23rd Congress of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) pays homage to the memory of:Nirupam Sen: A former member of the Polit Bureau and an outstanding leader of the Party. He died on December 24, 2018 after a prolonged illness at the age of 72.Beginning his political life as a student activist, Nirupam Sen joined the Party in 1964 and played an active role in various struggles of the peasantry and the working class in Burdwan district.

Comrade Barkya Mangat

A remarkable Adivasi leader of the CPI(M) and AIKS in Maharashtra, Barkya Mangat, aged 69, passed away on the evening of March 31, 2022, of a sudden heart attack. He was ailing for a few months. Mangat was a member of the Party's Maharashtra state secretariat since 2015 and was the secretary of the Party's Thane-Palghar district committee from 2014 till 2022. He was also the vice president of the AIKS Maharashtra state council.

Swarajyam, a Fallen Flower in the Orchard of Red Blossoms

THERE fell another flower in the orchard of red blossoms. Her life was an open book with precious lessons for every woman. She was an institution in herself for women in public life. Com Mallu Swarajyam, a flower in the orchard of the red blossoms, fell today.

Rebuff US Pressures

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement on April 1, 2022THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly denounces the blandishments issued by USA, through the Deputy National Security Adviser for International Economics, warning India of “consequences” if it seeks to circumvent US sanctions against Russia and work out a discounted energy deal with Moscow. The pointed reference was to dissuade India from entering into any payment schedules bypassing the US dollar i.e.

Tripura: Budget Session: Utterly Failed to Meet People’s Aspirations

ON March 17, the fifth budget of the BJP_IPFT coalition government was placed in the assembly by the finance minister. The total budget proposal is Rs 26,892.67 crore with a deficit of Rs 569.52 crore. Eyeing on the assembly elections in February 2023 there was no proposal for new taxes.The much tom-tommed campaign of implementing the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission was also missing in the budget speech.

The Week in Parliament

The War in Ukraine is a War over Europe

THE war in Ukraine is not a simple war. This is not a war merely between two neighbours about a border dispute, for instance. It is a complex war, a war not only between Russia and Ukraine but also a war that involves the United States and NATO (the Trojan Horse of the United States). The battlefield is Ukraine, but it is not only Ukraine.

The Hike in Petrol Prices

IN the five days ending March 26, petrol and diesel prices in the country had been hiked four times, with more such daily hikes in the offing.

Bihar: CPI(M) Will Fight Against Evictions

ON March 21, a big meeting under the banner of the CPI(M) Madhepura district committee was held at Rajni village where landless people have been living for the last 50 years on 300 acres of land. Patna High Court has also given its verdict in favour of these landless people. But a new claimant has arrived on the scene and with the active connivance of the local police, he along with his goons are threatening the people with dire consequences. But the residents are equally determined to save their land with red flags in their hands.

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