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Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO)’s landmark agreement with the visiting Argentina President Alberto Fernandez last month reaffirming the strategic association of the two countries and commitment to defend the sovereignty of the Latin American nations against machinations from outside, marks a positive development in the struggle of the Latin American left against the rightwing forces in the region supported by the US capital.

Over the last two decades, the gender landscape in rural India has slowly changed, bringing women to the cusp of a powerful social and political revolution. The harbinger of this change is a unique policy experiment in village-level governance that has transformed the weakest of the weak and poorest of the poor: women in rural India.

With one of the key battles for democracy in India being fought in West Bengal it is imperative that the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi must maintain some amount of façade of dignity as his personal image is at stake.

Participation in a non-divisive mass movement, i.e., one that is not directed against some other segment of the people, of which the struggle for improving the material conditions of life is a classic example, is the greatest teacher of the values of democracy and unity. This is why political revolutions which are the highest form that such a mass movement can take, are occasions for immense social churning when people’s attitudes towards one another are also revolutionised; indeed this constitutes the very condition for the success of the revolution and people learn this elementary fact in the process of participating in the revolution itself.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Left Democratic Front (LDF) Government in Kerala has come under tremendous pressure with the filing of an affidavit by the Customs Department in the Kerala High Court in the dollar smuggling case. The affidavit states that Swapna Suresh, the prime accused in the case, has stated that foreign currency was smuggled at the instance of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Speaker P. Sreeramakrishnan with the help of the UAE Consulate.

March 6, 2021 is being observed as a ‘black day’ by farmers. They have every reason for observing it as such. Marking the 100th day of their agitation has become another milestone. About 250 farmers have lost their lives during protest since it began on November 26, 2020, but remained almost peaceful barring only a few incidents of violence such as witnessed on the Republic day. Large participation of even women and older farmers is its unique feature. Government even resorted to inhuman actions such as digging around the protest sites, trying to obstruct essential supplies like food and water, and police action, but the agitators braved all including the biting cold of the winter under open sky, and are prepared to continue their agitation even under the scorching sun of the summer, and the rain thereafter.

The coming polls will shape the trajectory of national politics, determine the balance of power between the Centre and states, and reveal the current strength of national and regional forces.

Marked annually on March 8th, International Women’s Day (IWD) is one of the important days of the year to celebrate women’s achievements, raise awareness about women’s equality, lobby for accelerated gender parity and fundraise for female focused charities. This year’s themes “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a Covid-19 on the way to the Generation Equality Forum” that celebrates the tremendous efforts by women and girls around the world in shaping a more equal future and recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic and highlights the gap that remains.

Kalyani: Tiddim Road Athletic Union (TRAU) rode a clinical first-half performance to steam past Mohammedan SC 4-0 at the Municipal Stadium in Kalyani, and move up the Hero I-League table.

Fatorda, Goa: Goa missed the chance to enter the second leg of their Hero Indian Super League semi-finals with an advantage as they squandered a lead twice in their 2-2 draw against Mumbai City at the Fatorda Stadium on Friday.