Shame on International Community and the Arab World Remaining as Onlookers!!

Israel through its biggest-ever single -day attack on Gaza has massacred over 500 defenceless and starving Palestinians, around one-third of them being children and women, including personnel of Gaza administration, and inflicting widespread destruction. This deadliest attack amidst the so called truce process, surpasses the criminalities committed during the 18- month long genocide unleashed on Gaza by US-Zionist axis killing around 61700 people. As usual, the weapons used in the latest bombardments are also those supplied by US as well as coordinated and backed by it. With this, the Zionist ethnic cleansing of Palestinians has definitely entered a new phase.

This deadliest massacre is committed after a prolonged blockade of food, water, electricity and even essential medicines. It is a pre-planned assault in continuation of the US attack on Yemen, and effectively utilising the new opportunities of replenishment of weapons supplied by US for the renewed offensive. Obviously, this attack follows the usual pattern of intensifying horrors during the holy month of Ramzan. By shattering ceasefire and intensifying war, while Netanyahu wants to continue in power with the support of far-right neo-Zionists, Trump’s intention is to occupy the entire Gaza strip by relocating or exterminating the Palestinians for transforming it into a tourist resort and a permanent US base.

While US imperialism, with its unending history of committing holocausts upon holocausts on defenceless people, uses Israel, its military outpost in Middle East, for its geopolitical interests and unleashing genocide on Palestinians, it is not only painful but even shameful that the international community and the entire Arab world are remaining as mere onlookers or spectators. It is high time on the part of all anti-imperialist and anti-fascist democratic forces to rise up to the occasion for halting this US- Zionist holocaust on the Palestinian people.

P J James
General Secretary
CPI (ML) Red Star

New Delhi
19.03.2025

Note: Links for our earliest statement on this issue dated 17th and 27th January 2025 in which we have pointed about the trap by Yankee – Zionist nexus under the guise of Ceasefire:

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1GuzAy6zcr/

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/12KuxeX9dte/

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The unjustified haste and extra-ordinary interest on the part of Modi-Shah duo to push through the ‘Delimitation Exercise’ is another ingenious fascist move in continuation of the latest conversion of Election Commission as an extension of the Executive, superimposition of Hindi, ‘one nation one election’, etc. As of now, the number of parliamentary constituencies from each state is based on the 1971 Census and to maintain the proportion of Lok Sabha representatives from various Indian states, there has been no change in the number of electoral constituencies since 1973, though there have been wide variations in population growth across states during 1971 -2024. After the first freeze of seats in 1971, the second freeze came in 2001 which is to expire in 2026. The original purpose of the extension was to extend and encourage reduction in fertility rates in the Hindi-speaking North Indian States which failed in population control measures compared to Southern states with reduced fertility rates.

Therefore, as pointed out by Southern states, if delimitation exercise is done solely based on population, their representation in parliament will be reduced and the entire balance of power will go against them, and it will be the death knell of Federalism in India. As per existing law, since delimitation has to be carried out on the basis of population, Southern states which over the years have deliberately reduced population growth will be penalised by it. That’s why the demand for taking other criteria along with population is strongly put forward by proponents of federalism such that the proportion of Lok Sabha representatives from states can be kept intact.

However, instead of taking the Southern states into confidence and amicably settle the issue through a broad consensus, the moves on the part of the fascist regime so far are unilateral and arbitrary. For instance, if delimitation exercise is carried out based on the 1971- 2024 population growth rate, then four states comprising UP, Bihar, MP and Rajasthan will have an increase of 155 Lok Sabha seats, while five South Indian states, viz., AP, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala, together will only have an increase of 35 Lok Sabha seats. Again, if delimitation is done taking the existing population as such, then two states, UP and Bihar, will have more MPs than that from the entire South India. What required is a credible guarantee on the maintenance of existing proportion of MPs for states while redrawing boundaries of constituencies.

However, the fascist regime at the centre, which is adept at cunningly using every issue as an opportunity, is bent on utilising the Delimitation exercise to suit it’s anti-federal, unitary agenda even as it is indefinitely postponing the 2021 Census under various excuses. To be precise, under RSS neofascism, the Delimitation exercise, like other constitutional, legal and administrative moves, is another well-thought out fascist stategy aimed at demolishing Indian federalism and superimpose a pan-Indian majoritarian project undermining the multilingual, multicultural, multi-ethnic and ‘multi-national’ character of India.

We appeal to all democratic, secular and progressive forces and all well-meaning sections to rise up to resist and defeat the inherent fascist agenda in this hasty Delimitation exercise that foretells the doom of Federalism in India.

P J James
General Secretary
CPI (ML) Red Star

New Delhi
28.02.2025

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International Women’s Day is for commemorating the glorious history of women’s prolonged struggles for achieving their rights, and also to pay tributes to the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for organizing women and fighting for their rights.

UN call to the entire world says: “On 8 March 2025, join us to celebrate International Women’s Day under the theme, “For ALL women and girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.” Despite the rapid development of science and technology, oppression and discrimination against women continue abated. And snatching away of women’s hard-earned rights by neoliberal-neofascist forces are pushing back women into a situation of even several centuries back at a global level.

In countries like India, where obscurantist and reactionary religion backed fascist regimes prevail, the condition of women is the worst. in such situations, the culture of misogyny and practice of patriarchy is dominant from top to bottom. The typical instance is that of India where the dignity and basic human rights of all oppressed including Dalits, Adivasis and women, especially working and Muslim women, are recklessly trampled under the fascist Modi regime.

On 2024 a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms and National Election Watch revealed that 134 sitting MPs and MLAs in India face accusations in cases involving crimes against women. Among these, the BJP has the highest number of sitting MPs and MLAs.

In every election, BJP’s manifesto focused on reducing ‘high rates of crimes against women’, ‘increase female education’ and ‘women-employment levels’; and ‘introducing a constitutional amendment to bring 33% reservation for women in parliamentary and state assemblies. Now BJP is claiming that what BJP had promised in its election manifesto was fulfilled by Modi – Shah. But everything is Jumla. Thus overall number of crimes against women per one hundred thousand of the population increased from 56.3 in 2014 to 66.4 in 2022. Obviously, the pro-corporate policies of Modi-Shah duo make the very survival women very difficult.

Whatever progress is there in the field of education, it is due to the continuous struggles and dialogues of women organisations and activists. At the same time, the NEP (New Education Policy 2020) is systematically undoing even the minimum progress that has been there in the field of girl’s education.

Today’s India’s spending on education is one of the lowest in the world; it been less than 0.5 percent of India’s GDP. Between 2018 and 2023, this proportion came down from 0.46 to 0.37 per cent. Girls from SC/STs and economically and socially backward classes are being deprived of higher education due to casteism and on account of the massive hikes in fees. Scholarships for girls and women from minorities, Dalit, Adivasi and other vulnerable sections have been stopped. Similar is case with Women’s Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) that has decreased from 27% in 2012 to 22.9% in 2021.

This grave situation regarding women’s rights under the Modi government are not mere policy aberrations, but deeply rooted in the ideology of the RSS. As we all know, BJP is the political of RSS, and the reins of the regime are ultimately in the hands of RSS whose ideological guide is Manusmriti. As such, BJP follows Manusmriti, that denies basic human rights to women, as the guideline for policy formulation in the Hindurashtra envisaged by it. In the name of religion and culture, the RSS fascists restrict women’s freedom and autonomy from family to public space. They have been using the same strategy of unleashing regressive patriarchal values to subjugate women for centuries.

Their patriarchal, Manuist view on women can be seen echoing everywhere. It is reflected in court, police station, education and working placesIn the name of culture, they are taking away various rights that we have gained through long struggles and sacrifices.

This is to be seen in the broader context of the surge in global neofascism and, especially the ascendance of far-right Trump regime in US. It has become a threat to women and all oppressed people the world over.

Of course, today, the fight against oppression on women should be carried out as inseparable from the uncompromising struggle against neoliberalism and neofascism.

Let’s commemorate International Women’s Day. All women must unite to protect the rights they have fought for. In this regard, we have to remember our ancestors who fought for women’s rights and end gender discrimination.

AIRWO calls upon all women to unitedly come forward for achieving their rights irrespective of minor differences among them. Let’s strive forward for building up a society free of all gender discriminations!

M Selvi
General Secretary
All India Revolutionary Women’s Organization AIRWO
1st March 2025

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Budget 2025: Patting on Middle Class Dreams in Gross Disregard of the “Absolute Poor”!

As expected, the 2025 Budget speech of Indian Finance Minister reveals Modi regime’s resolve to accelerate far-right neoliberal policies along with pampering or patting on the dreams of India’s growing middle class in gross disregard of the country’s most downtrodden working and oppressed people, which according to global studies, comprises more than 50% of world’s 70 crore “absolute poor”. Comprising around 35 crore, in a population of 145 crore, these most deprived and oppressed people engaging in menial, unskilled manual work are being registered under MGNREGA, the much trumpeted Employment Guarantee Scheme, that had earlier promised minimum 100 days employment per year for them across States.

As estimated by experts last year, at least a minimum of ₹ 2.70 lakh crore – around 1.5% of India’s GDP in 2024 – should have been allocated in the budget for MGNREGA to provide 100 days employment to the “absolute” or extreme poor in India. However, under Modi regime, that is engaged in achieving “Viksit Bharat” by 2047, the budgetary allocation to Employment Guarantee Scheme has been steadily going down over the years. As per budget estimates, in 2021, it’s allocation was 0.56% of GDP, which declined to 0.41% in 2022, 0.33% in 2023 and 0.25% in 2024. Revealingly, in its over-enthusiasm to placate the middle classes, characterizing the budget as a “testament to country’s middle class”, and to ensure their vote-bank, and making “Viksit Bharat” as consumption-driven, while Modi govt has foregone around ₹1 lakh crore in 2025 budget by way of income tax reductions and various exemptions, it has not even made a mention on MGNREGA this time, thereby totally condemning the “absolute poor” to a life of horrific poverty, agony and misery. While World Bank defines “absolute poor” as those having less than $1.90 per day, for India the criterion is $1.15 a day!

Meanwhile, India is having world’s lowest corporate tax regime and Indian billionaires wealth has been surging 42% in the last financial year. However, the entire burden of taxation has been on India’s common people through world’s most regressive GST. It is in this context that 2025 budget has envisaged to liberalise the tax regime further, coupled with a series of “ease of doing” and “investor-friendly” measures including pro-corporate prodding in the form of further liberalisation, deregulation and globalisation in policy-making and execution. All infrastructure projects and development programs mentioned in the budget, and for research and devlopment, urban development and even for nuclear energy projects, crony-capitalist involvement is ensured through so called PPP scheme. The ₹20000 R&D Initiative for Small Modular Reactors envisaged with private participation and the proposed amendments to Atomic Energy Act, and Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act will expose India not only to nuclear catastrophe but also transform it as a dumping ground for costly and unsafe nuclear plants and nuclear waste from imperialist powers. And to facilitate all these corporate offensives, the 2025 Budget, for the first time, has proposed an Investment Friendliness Index for accelerating neoliberal corporatisation in States with the involvement of MNCs and their Indian junior partners.

An ingenious move in this direction, probably to appease far-right neofascist Trump, is the unprecedented opening up of Indian Insurance sector for 100% FDI. It will pave the way for the free entry, loot, and exit by the notorious and blacklisted US insurance companies. The abrupt elimination of seven tariff rates in the foreign trade sector along with the plan to simplify and streamline the custom tariff structure altogether in the budget is another impact of the Trumpian threat. Obviously, the budget also has rhetoric on such frontier technologies as AI for which India has no other option other than to abjectly depend on tech tycoons from either US or China. In this regard, a proposal for an investment of ₹500 crore for a Centre for Artificial Intelligence is also there. In brief, following the various pro-corporate announcements in the Budget, the stock market indices, both Sensex and Nifty, shedding their initial volatility, also began surging as the Finance Minister concluded her speech.

However, the concrete Indian realities are far-away removed from the illusions spread by Modi regime and pliable corporate media. The IMF, the neocolonial arm of US with latter’s veto power in it, has already made its forecast that Indian GDP growth rate will not exceed 6.5%. As concerned people know, the parameters of India’s budget including its fiscal deficit target in the neoliberal period is ultimately decided by the FRBM Act (Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act) passed by Vajpayee government in 2003 as per IMF diktats. As such, in spite of its motto of an 8% GDP growth for accomplishing Viksit Bharat in 2047, and such other claims as fastest growing economy, etc., the Economic Survey, in line with the projections of IMF, had to confine the GDP growth rate to 6.4% in the year ahead.

At the same time, as already noted, with more than half of world’s absolute poor, India is often called a “citadel of global poverty”, and inequality under Modi rule has become horrific with 1 percent of superrich holding more than 40 percent of country’s wealth. More than 90% of those who are employed are in the informal/unorganised sectors with no job guarantee, social security and having no provision for minimum wages. Still, with world’s largest share of jobless people, India is like a wasteland of unemployment. The more than ₹10 lakh core Capex – Capital Expenditure – mentioned in 2025 budget (in the last budget, it was ₹11.11 lakh crore) under PPP and other routes will be primarily diverted to money-spinning and quick profit-yielding speculative spheres by crony capitalists rather than for developing employment-oriented productive spheres. The budget also makes a mockery of Indian federalism by extending apparent bonanza for Bihar like States under ‘fascist double engine’. To be precise, therefore, the budget and its provisions that work within the logic of neoliberal corporatisation cannot break the vicious circle in which the country and its people are placed. And the so called “Amrit Kaal” that is repeatedly echoed by the ruling regime cannot whitewash the harsh realities confronted by the common people of India. It is upto the working class and oppressed people together with all progressive-democratic forces to expose the true essence of the budget, with the people’s perspective for a political alternative.

P J James
General Secretary
CPI (ML) Red Star

New Delhi
01.02.2025

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