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Walter Benjamin, the German philosopher who was himself a victim of fascism, had linked the ascendancy of fascism to the failed proletarian revolutions that had preceded it. He had of course Germany in mind, where, in the wake of the Bolshevik Revolution, there had been several attempts to effect a similar revolution. These attempts had failed, leaving the proletariat exhausted, and divided in its loyalty between the Communists and the Social Democrats, who in turn had been rendered irreconcilable by the spilling of the blood of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht and many others under the latter’s rule. All this made it easier, when the economic crisis of the 1930s erupted, for the fascists to seize power on the basis of the support provided by monopoly capital, especially a new stratum of monopoly capital that had sprung up.

America again is poised for a rematch between President Joe Biden and ex President Donald Trump in the presidential election of November 2024. Voters in 15 US states and one territory weighed in at the primary polls on March 5 or super Tuesday, clearly indicating the rematch .It would be the first re- match between a current and a former president since 1892 and also the face off in the first presidential rematch since 1956. And to many Americans it will be the least inspiring election as both the candidates are disliked by majority of the voters, according to opinion polls, for different reasons. It’s like “choosing between a hedgehog and a porcupine."

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Enforcement Directorate, flush from what it perceives to be a ‘successful’ campaign against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, has set its sights now on Kerala.

The INDI-Alliance has to win 2024 general elections, especially Uttar Pradesh. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's “mitti mein mila doonga” mission is death-dealing. The BJP is going after the gangster-culture holding up the Samajwadi Party superstructure with vengeance with damaging results for the entire opposition ecosystem.

On the day Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra entered the tribal district of Nandurbar on March 12, it was greeted with much fanfare. The mood of Congress leaders was upbeat, as Rahul Gandhi addressed huge rallies in Nandurbar and Dondaichain Maharastra. The jolt, however, came the next day—former minister Padmakar Valvi quit the party and joined the BJP.

Israel’s refusal to lift restrictions on the unfettered entry into Gaza of food, medical supplies, and other desperately needed humanitarian goods, has less to do with a stand-alone starvation policy and more with who controls distribution in the Strip. Both Israel and Hamas see control of aid distribution as a building block of who comes out on top once the guns fall silent.

New Delhi: On a day when most of the participanting Indians failed to cross the first round hurdle, two- time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu chalked out an easy win over Wen Yu Zhang of Canada to storm into the pre-quarterfinals of the Madrid Spain Masters badminton tournament at the Centro Deportivo Municipal Gallur.

New Delhi: National hockey team goalkeeper PR Sreejesh has been appointed co-chair of the FIH Athletes Committee along with Chile’s Camila Caram, the International Hockey Federation has announced.

Gurugram: Aman Raj, veteran O P Chouhan and Karandeep Kochar saved the hosts blushes by finishing the open round at tied 14 as Joost Luiten of Netherlands, shot 7-under 67 to share the lead with Japan's Nakajima in the Hero Indian Open at the DLF Golf and Country Club here today.

Whatever you have thought about Nirmala Sitharaman and the budget she presented earlier this year, one point you have to concede. She is an honest person. After presiding over the government of India’s expenses, running over into lakhs of crores, the finance minister admitted she did not have enough money to fight a parliamentary election.