People's
Democracy
(Weekly Organ of the Communist Party of
India (Marxist) No. 51
December 29,2002
(Weekly Organ of the Communist Party of
India (Marxist) |
Vol.
XXVI No. 51 December 29,2002 |
Greetings To 17th CP Sri Lanka Congress
THE
Central
Committee
of
the
Communist
Party
of
India
(Marxist)
extends
its
warm
fraternal
greetings
to
the
17th
national
congress
of
the
Communist
Party
of
Sri
Lanka.
The
17th
national
congress
of
the
Communist
Party
of
Sri
Lanka
is
meeting
in
the
background
of
the
new
offensive
of
US
imperialism
to
establish
its
hegemony
---
economic,
political
and
military
---
worldwide.
Right-wing
forces
in
many
countries
are
striving
to
strengthen
their
reactionary
grip.
Imperialism
is
seeking
to
transfer
the
burdens
of
the
deepening
world
capitalist
crisis
on
to
the
developing
countries.
The
coming
period
will
witness
further
attempts
on
part
of
the
imperialist
countries
to
intensify
the
exploitation
of
the
third
world.
The
world
developments
have
shown
clearly
that
capitalism
is
not
only
incapable
of
solving
the
basic
problems
facing
humanity
but,
on
the
contrary,
mercilessly
dehumanises
civilisation
through
its
predatory
search
for
profits.
The
enormous
potential
for
raising
the
living
standards
of
the
vast
mass
of
the
world
population
as
a
result
of
scientific
and
technological
advances
is
being
hampered
by
the
predatory
role
of
international
finance
capital.
The
recent
period
has
seen
the
growing
influence
of
the
United
States,
the
global
hegemonic
power
in
South
Asia.
In
the
name
of
fighting
terrorism,
the
US
is
establishing
military
bases
and
entering
into
military
collaboration
in
the
South
Asian
countries.
While
all
democratic
forces
must
firmly
oppose
terrorism,
imperialist
hegemony
cannot
be
the
antidote
to
terrorism.
The
present
situation
demands
that
the
Left,
progressive
and
democratic
forces
the
world
over,
and
in
South
Asia
in
particular,
should
rally
together
to
counter
the
fresh
wave
of
imperialist
assaults
all
over
the
world.
The
Communist
Party
of
India
(Marxist)
highly
appreciates
the
role
played
by
the
Communist
Party
of
Sri
Lanka
in
the
political
life
of
Sri
Lanka.
The
Communist
Party
of
Sri
Lanka
is
consistently
fighting
against
imperialist
penetration
into
the
economy
and
politics
of
Sri
Lanka.
It
fights
against
the
forces
of
chauvinism,
fundamentalism
and
separatism.
It
is
striving
to
rally
the
common
people
against
the
neo-liberal
economic
policies
which
are
exacerbating
the
miseries
of
the
Sri
Lankan
people.
It
fights
for
sustaining
and
strengthening
the
democratic
rights
of
the
people.
The
Communist
Party
of
Sri
Lanka
stands
for
a
political
solution
of
the
ethnic
conflict
through
a
negotiated
settlement.
Due
to
terroristic
attacks
and
military
hostilities,
Sri
Lanka
has
suffered
much.
The
Communist
Party
of
India
(Marxist)
appreciates
the
efforts
being
made
to
find
a
political
solution
to
the
ethnic
problem
through
a
negotiated
settlement.
The
CPI(M)
has
consistently
held
the
position
that
a
democratic
solution
to
the
ethnic
problem
in
Sri
Lanka
can
be
found
only
within
the
framework
of
Sri
Lankan
unity
in
which
the
Tamil
regions
get
sufficient
autonomy.
The
Communist
Party
of
India
(Marxist)
has
close
fraternal
relations
with
the
Communist
Party
of
Sri
Lanka.
The
cooperation
and
the
strengthening
of
the
fraternal
relations
between
the
Communist
Parties
of
India
and
Sri
Lanka
will
further
expand
and
strengthen
the
friendly
relations
between
the
people
of
India
and
Sri
Lanka.
The
Communist
Party
of
India
(Marxist)
is
confident
that
the
deliberations
of
the
17th
national
congress
of
the
Communist
Party
of
Sri
Lanka
will
facilitate
further
growth
and
expansion
of
the
Communist
Party
of
Sri
Lanka.
The
Communist
Party
of
India
(Marxist),
once
again,
wishes
the
congress
great
success
in
its
work.
