Imperialism’s Striving for Expansion

THE “inevitable striving of finance capital”, Lenin had written in Imperialism, (is) “to enlarge its spheres of influence and even its actual territory”. He was writing of course in a world marked by inter-imperialist rivalry, where this striving took the form of a competitive struggle between rival finance capitals that speedily completed the partitioning of the world, leaving no “empty spaces”; only a repartitioning of the world was thenceforth possible, through wars among rival financial oligarchies.

One Year of US Imperialism’s Complicity in Israel’s Gaza Genocide

ONE year ago, as Israel launched its massive war on Gaza after the October 7 Hamas attack, the US government was fully aware its ally was embarking on a campaign that would end up with Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders charged with war crimes. And yet, as the whole world has seen, that advance knowledge did nothing to deter the Biden administration from arming and aiding the genocide that has been perpetrated since.

CITU Condemns Arrest of Union Leaders, Demands TN Govt to Uphold Workers' Right to Unionise

THE Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), in a statement issued on October 9, condemned the arrest of CITU national vice president A S Soundarajan, state secretary E Muthukumar, and other Samsung workers on strike. The removal of the pandal at the protest site in Sriperumbudur by the Tamil Nadu state government was also denounced.

Bihar: A Tribute to a Visionary Leader Sitaram Yechury

TRIBUTES flowed during a state-level condolence meeting for Sitaram Yechury, general secretary of CPI(M), organised by the Bihar state committee of CPI(M) on October 1, 2024, at Ravindra Bhawan, Patna. Over 1,000 workers, peasants, women, youth, students, and intellectuals, gathered to honour Sitaram Yechury, who passed away unexpectedly on September 20.The news of his sudden demise shocked both the Party and the broader Left and democratic movements across the country.

Odisha: Remembering Sitaram Yechury - A Legacy of Unity and Justice

A STATE-level condolence meeting was held at Jayadev Bhawan in Bhubaneswar on September 22 to honour the late Sitaram Yechury, general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).

WB: Sitaram Yechury: A Champion of Freedom and Fighter against Fascism

COMRADE Sitaram Yechury, a revolutionary visionary leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), was a pioneer in recognising the grave threat posed by the fascist RSS's Hindutva ideology early on. Until his last breath, he dedicated his life to combating this right-wing, communal fascism. This was the view expressed by Prakash Karat, Polit Bureau member of the CPI(M) at a memorial meeting held in Kolkata on October 3.Besides Prakash Karat, Party state secretary Muhammad Salim and Polit bureau member Surya Mishra also addressed the gathering.

AP: Fighting Neo-Fascism is Linked to Fighting Neo-Liberal Policies

FIGHTING neo-fascism today is intrinsically connected to the fight against neo-liberal policies, said Prof. Prabhat Patnaik at a seminar in Visakhapatnam on October 6, 2024. The seminar on "Leninism, Socialist Revolution, and Contemporary Imperialism" was organised by the Visakhapatnam district committee of the CPI(M) as part of the year-long observance of the death centenary of Comrade Lenin. The seminar was held at Alluri Sitharama Raju Vignana Kendram, with around 500 participants.

A Communist for Our Times

Below we publish the text of the speech delivered by Prabhat Patnaik at the memorial meeting held in New Delhi on September 28 to pay tributes to Comrade Sitaram YechurySITARAM Yechury, general secretary of the CPI(M), who passed away on September 12, belonged to the first batch of MA (Economics) students of Jawaharlal Nehru University; the faculty at the newly-established Centre for Economic Studies and Planning consisted of six members, of whom three including myself were in their late twenties with no previous experience of teaching in India while even our senior collea

CPI(M) Expresses Solidarity with Ladakhi Activists on Hunger Strike

CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Brinda Karat and John Britas, member of parliament visited the site of indefinite hunger strike by Sonum Wangchuk and several others from Ladakh, on October 7 to express solidarity.It is a reflection of the authoritarian nature of the Modi government that the 150 activists from Ladakh who had come in a peaceful padayatra all the way to the capital were not allowed to sit on dharna in the capital. Instead they were arrested, ill-treated and now confined to Ladakh Bhavan where they have started an indefinite hunger strike.

Two Elections, Two Verdicts

THE results of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections are of great significance. The victory of the National Conference-led alliance, winning 49 of the 90 seats, is a strong verdict against the Modi government and the BJP’s authoritarian steps to dismantle the state of J&K and deprive it of its special status. The people of the Valley have also foiled the BJP’s campaign to field proxies and encourage separatist elements to contest to divide the vote. The fact that the BJP could poll only 2.2 per cent of the votes cast in the Valley shows the total rejection of the Hindutva forces’

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