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Nov 23, 2024 | countercurrents.org | Tings Chak |Onurcan Ülker |Vikas Meshram |Bhabani Nayak

In the new era Despite the punishments We are grown We are alert We are more alive To rescue each other In the new era Despite the dangers Of brute force Of the frightening night We are in the struggle To survive So that our hope Is more than revenge Is always a path That is left as an inheritance —Lyrics from “Um Novo Tempo” (“A New Era”) by Ivan Lins On April 14, 2023, Brazilian president Lula da Silva arrived at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People to meet with President Xi Jinping on his...

Nov 15, 2024 | countercurrents.org | Himanshu Kumar |Onurcan Ülker |David Edwards |M K Bhadrakumar

At the time I am typing this message on my phone 15th November, 2024, soldiers from India’s government security forces are attacking an indigenous village in Bijapur district, Bastar region, Chhattisgarh state, with rockets. On November 13, at 2:00 am, hundreds of soldiers were brought to Kondapalli village under Usur police station, and a new police camp was established. As soon as the camp was set up, the soldiers began firing rocket launchers.

Nov 15, 2024 | countercurrents.org | Vikas Meshram |Bhabani Nayak |Vijay Prashad |Onurcan Ülker

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC).