The Pakistan Trade Union Defence Campaign organised a large gathering of workers and trade union leaders in Gulshan-e-Hadeed Karachi inside the premises of Pakistan Steel Mills. Nearly one thousand people were present at the meeting, which took place on August 9th.

This article, written in May 1965 by Ted Grant, shows how genuine Marxism was able to see the real processes going on in China and not be fooled by the words of the Chinese leaders. Then as now Marxism was a tool that allowed one to see through the fog of seemingly contradictory and incomprehensible events.

On August 1^st more than 200 students of JKNSF (Marxists) organised a rally in Rawalakot (Kashmir) to condemn the Israeli aggression on Lebanon and Palestine.

These are convulsive and testing times. After more than three decades, history is once again on the move. Events have acquired a ferocious velocity. People are at the same time spectators and victims of this brutalizing capitalism. The economies grow but the living standards of the masses fall. The masses are yearning for change.

There is a lot of hype in the media about India’s booming economy. The truth is that this affects a small minority of the 1.2 billion population. Some 300 million Indians survive on less than $1 a day. In this situation there is revolutionary ferment taking place that will shake India to its foundation.

Recent rioting in Kabul after a US military vehicle collided with civilian vehicles killing dozens has highlighted once again the dilemma facing the imperialists. Resentment at the presence of foreign troops is growing among the people as Taliban activities also spread.