had extended military assistance to Sri Lankan govt . to crush a rebellion . Again , in the same year , India waged a full-fledged War in East Pakistan which culminated in the division of Pakistan and creation of Bangla Desh . India had sent the IPKF to Sri Lanka to crush Tamil militancy in 1980s on the invitation of Sri Lankan govt . In 1988 , India launched a military operation called cactus to thwart a coup d ’ etat against the Maumoon Abdul Gayoom ’ s regime in Male . These are only a few instances . II ) Presently , the Indian rulers are in a strategic alliance with US – Japan and Australia led by US imperialism . It claims the protection of sea and free and safe passage in the Indian Ocean as its aim . But , in reality , it is directed against China as US views China as a potential hurdle in the way of US drive to establish its hegemony in Asia and Asia-Pacific region . US is using various strings to push India into hostility and clash with China . Male ’ s opposition leader Nasheed is only trying to play this anti – China card when he is stressing the need to curb the Chinese influence in Male . These factors point out to the possibility of India resorting to intervention in the internal affairs of Male .
However , the Indian rulers have to weigh all pros and cons before venturing into a military intervention . The ruling classes know that it earned only a bad name and image by their earlier interventions . India ’ s military intervention in Male only means attempting to remove the present Male govt . and install another section of ruling classes in power . No people with a sense of patriotism and independence will accept this act . It is a shame on them . A regime installed in power on the might of a foreign power cannot claim to be sovereign and
Mar - Apr - 2018 independent . It cannot defend the rights and interests of his Country and people . The interventions of this kind will boomerang . They would invite oppositions and reactions of various types and dimensions from other Countries . There is every possibility that the concerned Country and people would be pushed into more serious and unending crisis . The masses of Indian people and democratic forces would never accept the Indian ruling classes resorting to unjust , adventurous and disastrous interventions by the Indian rulers into the internal affairs of other Countries , including the Male .
For the last 7 years , the coastal people of Puri district of Odisha are in possession of over 3000 acres of land asserting their right over the land . From the beginning , the people , under the banner of Upakuliya Jami-o-Jangal Suraksha Samithi , are opposing the Govt ’ s proposed move to give away this land to a tourism project called ‘ the Shamuka Hotel Project ’. All these years , the Govt . has tried every possible method to disposes the people from the land , deny their just right over the land and push through their designated dream project . Even now , the project got no CRZ clearance and other environmental clearances . Yet , the Govt . is going for a global tender to invite a consortium of Hotels from abroad . The people continue to oppose these attempts and struggle to defend their right over the land .
On Sept 6 th 2017 , the people gheraoed the Sub Collector ’ s Office in Puri opposing the govt ’ s call for tenders for cashew crop
The Indian people and democratic forces vehemently condemn the acts and policies of the Male govt . to brutally suppress the democratic rights and freedoms of people and dissenting voices . They oppose the attempts of ruling classes to use the masses of working and toiling people of Maldives as cannon fodder in the struggle for power . They oppose the selling away of the interests of Male to the foreign powers for the sake of power . The people of Male must be free to solve their own problems with no foreign intervention and build a democratic , independent and prosperous Maldives . �
Report from Odisha
People continue the Struggle in Sipasarubali area
in the area under the possession of people . More than 1000 people have taken part in this mass protest . The Puri District administration has finally withdrew the tender notice .
On Jan 6 th , 2018 , the people took out a big rally and held a mass dharna in front of the Brahmagiri Tahsil Office demanding the cancellation of permission given to a local sand mafia for sand mining in the land in the possession of people . The dharna ended only after the Tahsildar has declared the cancellation of permission with a letter of promise to the people not to give any permission for similar mining in private as well as govt . land in future .
On Feb 17 th , 2018 , more than 1000 men and women took out a rally in Puri and protest meeting in front of the District Collector ’ s Office demanding the legal right over land and the withdrawal of the proposed disastrous Hotel project . The people also demanded the protection of forest and sand domes in this coastal area . �
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