Established 1946 1 Pages 16 Price : Rupees Five Vol. 72 No. 50 Trumping up a New Warning January 7, 2018 Kuldip Nayar THERE may be a grain of truth to agree to mutual cooperation and in the statement by US President protection. But, perhaps most All India Socialist Women’s Donald Trump that his country has interestingly, given the then political Conference (AISWC), Pune "foolishly" given $33 billion in aid to situation many of these countries December 2-3, 2017 Pakistan in the last 15 years. But he found themselves in, they also had to Manisha Gupte is wrong when he says that America agree not to interfere in each other's has not got anything in return. internal affairs. Understandably, Pakistan could not repay in dollars. Nor did Washington As the group's original name the expect that. But Pakistan offered Baghdad Pact suggests its first Bits of Coins bases in its country for the US to headquarters were in Baghdad. J. L. Jawahar operate militarily. However, an Iraqi military coup in 1958 resulted in Iraq's withdrawal President Trump is unnecessarily from the group, which in turn resulted harsh when he says that his country in a name change to CENTO and got nothing in return except lies and the headquarters shifted to Ankara, Gandhi and Roy: The deceit and also referred to leaders a less fundamentalist Turkey. The Interaction of Ideologies in as fools. During the cold war when organization stayed out of the Six- India the world was divided into two blocs, Day and the Yom Kippur wars, Dr. Dennis Dalton Pakistan was on the side of although Iraq was an active America. Rawalpindi was a part of belligerent in the former and provided Central Treaty Organisation combat support in the latter. (CENTO), a least successful However, it had pulled out of the Editor : alliance made up of unlikely allies like organization at that time. G. G. Parikh Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey and the United Kingdom in 1955. CENTO also did not intervene in Managing Editor : Guddi the India-Pakistan wars of 1965 or The purpose of CENTO was 1971, claiming that it was an anti- D-15, Ganesh Prasad, similar to that of the much better Soviet pact, not an anti-India one. Naushir Bharucha Marg, known-and far more successful- The organisation was finally Mumbai - 400 007. North Atlantic Treaty Organization disbanded in 1979 after it was unable (NATO), mainly to contain the Soviet to prevent the Turkish invasion of Email : [email protected] Union and prevent its expansion into Cyprus in 1974 or the Iranian Islamic Website:www.janataweekly.org the Middle East. Treaty members had revolution. 2 JANATA, January 7, 2018 Justifiably, Pakistan could not cooperation so as to bring benefits and fighting against terrorism in all accept Trump's tweet and it to the two sides," said Chinese forms and manifestations. immediately reacted when Foreign foreign ministry spokesman. It was Minister Khwaja M. Asif tweeted: expected because China is currently It was expected that India would "We will respond to President's investing heavily in Pakistan as part welcome US President's tough Trump's tweet shortly Inshalla…will of the $50 billion China Pakistan message to Pakistan on terrorism. let the world know the Economic Corridor (CPEC) over "The Trump administration decision truth…difference between facts and which India has raised objections as has abundantly vindicated India's fiction." Soon after, the Pakistan's it passes through Pakistan-occupied stand as far as terror is concerned, foreign ministry issued a statement, Kashmir. During the first ever as far as the role of Pakistan is saying, "Pakistan rejects such trilateral meeting of the foreign concerned in perpetrating terrorism unfounded accusations that belie ministers of China, Pakistan and because end of the day terrorist is a facts on ground and trivialize Afghanistan last week, Beijing had terrorist... terror is terror and it does Pakistan's efforts for fighting announced plans to extend the CPEC not spare any single nation, any single terrorism and our unmatched to Afghanistan which shares close country, any single region," Minister sacrifices to promote peace and ties with India. of State in the Prime Minister's stability in the region." Office Jitendra Singh said. However, former President of China, who had long been waiting Afghanistan Hamid Karzai, has It is apparent that President in the wings, made most of the welcomed Trump's outburst, while Trump is unfolding a new American situation and stepped in to defend calling for establishing a joint US- policy. This is far-right as compared Pakistan by saying that the world regional coalition to pressure the to President Clinton's left-of-the- community should acknowledge its Pakistani military establishment to center. The old values are no longer all-weather ally's "outstanding bring peace to not just Afghanistan relevant. And Donald Trump is taking contribution" to counter terrorism, a but the entire region. Afghanistan, Washington back to the conservative day after the US President lashed too, had accused Pakistan of era. India may have to oppose the out at Islamabad for providing safe sheltering Taliban militants, leading US President because its left-of-the- havens to militants. to a long running spat between the centre policy comes into conflict with two countries. China is seeking to what Trump is advocating. China, showering praises on mediate between the two neighbours Pakistan, said that Islamabad has through the trilateral mechanism. Meanwhile, it remains to be seen made enormous efforts and whether or not Pakistan can sustain sacrifices for the fight against Yet, the analysts point out that the itself without the US aid. Islamabad terrorism and has made very US was mounting pressure on has said that it is computing the total outstanding contribution to the global Pakistan as it has firmed up an aid received from the US so as to cause of counter terrorism. "The alliance with Beijing by allowing return the amount. But it is obvious international community should heavy Chinese investments in the that Pakistan cannot. acknowledge that," Chinese foreign strategic CPEC corridor providing ministry spokesman GengShuang China access to the Arabian Sea and Email :[email protected] said in Beijing when asked about the Indian Ocean. Trump's criticism of Pakistan. He also added that China was glad to But with common interests, it was JANATA WEEKLY see Pakistan engaging in natural for China and Pakistan and international cooperation, including lately Afghanistan, to enhance WISHES counter terrorism, on the basis of communication and exchanges. After mutual respect so as to contribute to all, China believes that Pakistan and Its readers A Happy regional peace and stability. Afghanistan are closely linked & Prosperous geographically. Understandably, the "China and Pakistan are all- three reached consensus on several New Year 2018 weather partners. We stand ready issues, including enhancing to promote and deepen our all-round cooperation on counter terrorism JANATA, January 7, 2018 3 A brief report of the All India Socialist Women’s Conference (AISWC), Pune December 2-3, 2017 By Manisha Gupte, on behalf of the Organising Committee of the AISWC ‘Hum Samajwadi’ (We, the and National Alliance of People’s team as well as participants from Socialists), a national platform of Movements (represented by Suniti various states), poster exhibitions, socialist institutions with a S.R.). nutritious food, a rally through the membership of 40 organisations, was streets of Pune and active formed through the initiative of Dr. Around 470 participants from 10 participation by people of all ages G.G. Parikh, Bhai Vaidya, Dr. states (Odisha, Bihar, Delhi, generated immense hope and Sunilam and Medha Patkar among Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, camaraderie among participants. others in order to strengthen socialist Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Animated discussions continued over values and to resist fascism, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra) meals and in late evening after the casteism, communalism, neo-liberal participated in the two-day sessions ended, continuing well capitalism and patriarchy. As a part conference organised on December beyond midnight hours. Especially of the numerous activities being 2-3. The S. M. Joshi Socialist heartening was the visible and able organised by Hum Samajwadi to Foundation, offered its premises for leadership of younger women bring together the socialist groups all the conference; holding the AISWC activists who played a key role in over the country, the platform in a space that espouses socialist organising the conference, especially decided to organise an All India ideology, included in its name, Guddi, Shraddha, Sayali and Socialist Women’s Conference rendered a unique importance and Neelima. (Akhil Bharatiya Samajwadi Mahila meaning to this vibrant gathering. Sammelan) in Pune in December A central theme of the 2017. The responsibility of As a gesture of gratitude to conference, reiterated by most organising this was given to the women who espoused the socialist speakers, was the need to cherish convenors of Hum Samajwadi, cause, the auditorium was named and strengthen the Indian constitution namely Dr G.G. Parikh (on behalf of after Dr. Sulabha Brahme. Similarly, to fight against growing fascist Yusuf Meherally Centre), Guddi (on the first day was dedicated to the forces. During the inaugural session, behalf of Janata Trust) and Neeraj memory of Pramila Dandavate and Alka Joshi presented the broad Jain (on behalf of Lokayat). the second day, commemorated framework of the conference within Mrinal Gore. Their contribution was the current political context. Bhai The Hum Samajwadi convenors read out on both mornings by those Vaidya, the veteran socialist leader, delegated the responsibility of who had had the opportunity to work cautioned that the current organising the conference to a closely with them—Vijaya Chauhan government was not of the BJP but committee composed of women and Surekha Dalvi.