Endangering India’s sovereignty and increasing the danger of war

India and the US have concluded a major agreement to strengthen their strategic military alliance. The two countries signed the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement for Geo-Spatial Cooperation (BECA). This was announced by the governments of the two countries in a joint Communique issued on October 28.

Dear Editor, I am writing this letter in response to the recent focus articles on the “Pharmaceutical Industry”. Both the articles expose the super exploitative and never ending profit making interests of the Pharma industry. It exposes how the current pandemic and people’s miseries are used by the big companies

Mazdoor Ekta Committee (MEC) organised a meeting entitled “What is the solution to the problems facing the peasantry?” on 18th October 2020. Organisers of peasants from Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and other states participated in the meeting. Trade union activists, urban workers, MNREGA workers from the rural districts, and youth and students also participated in the meeting. A large number of women attended the meeting. The main presentation on the issue was made by Sucharita, on behalf of MEC.

I am writing in response to the important and topical article entitled `Pharmaceutical Industry and the Super-Exploitation of Workers’ dated 14-10-2020 and carried on the internet edition of MEL.  It is an important piece of educational writing that shows how the growth of specific industries takes place under the conditions of capitalism, and serves as an example of such phenomena. 

There have been widespread protests in India and world-wide against the anti-peasant laws passed by the Central government. Following the Bharat Bandh on 25th September organised by over 250 peasant organisations and many trade unions and workers organisations against these laws, peasants in various states, notable Punjab and Haryana, have continued their protest actions. They have continued their blockade of roads and railway tracks. In Punjab, the peasant unions announced a gherao of corporate houses in the state.

A web meeting on “Why not education of same quality for all?” was jointly organised by the  Jai Maharashtra Shikshak Karmachari Sen (JMSKS), Kamgar Ekta Committee (KEC) and Lok Raj Sangathan (LRS) on October 11, 2020. Members of the JMSKS, who are principals, teachers and non-academic staff of the private aided primary schools in Mumbai, participated in the meeting. Besides them, other participants included the Ahmednagar District General Secretary of the Maharashtra Rajya Prathamik Shikshak Mahasangh, Shri Vitthal Urmude, as well as principals, teachers, students, college professors and concerned citizens.