Pakistan's jet brought down two Indian fighter aircraft, US officials say

China's J-10 fighter jets from the People's Liberation Army Air Force August 1st Aerobatics Team perform during a media demonstration at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, November 24, 2015. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

Reuters Exclusive: Pakistan's Chinese-made jet brought down two Indian fighter aircraft, US officials say

By Saeed Shah and Idrees Ali May 8, 2025 Reuters

Summary

• US officials confirm Pakistan used Chinese J-10 jets against Indian aircraft
• India has not acknowledged loss of planes
• Pakistan claims downing five Indian planes, including three Rafale jets

ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - A top Chinese-made Pakistani fighter plane shot down at least two Indian military aircraft on Wednesday, two U.S. officials told Reuters, marking a major milestone for Beijing's advanced fighter jet.

An Indian Air Force spokesperson said he had no comment when asked about the Reuters report.

The performance of a leading Chinese fighter jet against a Western rival is being closely watched in Washington for insights into how Beijing might fare in any showdown over Taiwan or the wider Indo-Pacific.

One U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said there was high confidence that Pakistan had used the Chinese-made J-10 aircraft to launch air-to-air missiles against Indian fighter jets - bringing down at least two.

Another official said at least one Indian jet that was shot down was a French-made Rafale fighter aircraft.

Both officials said Pakistan's F-16 aircraft, made by Lockheed Martin (LMT.N), opens new tab, were not used in the shootdown.

Delhi has not acknowledged the loss of any of its planes and instead said it carried out successful strikes against what it said was "terrorist" infrastructure inside Pakistan.

World powers from the U.S. to Russia and China have called for calm in one of the world's most dangerous, and most populated, nuclear flashpoint regions.

In France, Rafale manufacturer Dassault Aviation (AM.PA), opens new tab and the MBDA (AIR.PA), opens new tab, (BAES.L), opens new tab, (LDOF.MI), opens new tab consortium, which makes the Meteor air-to-air missile, could not immediately be reached for comment on a public holiday.

While Reuters reported on Wednesday that three Indian planes went down, citing local government officials in India, this marks the first Western confirmation that Pakistan's Chinese-made jets were used in the shootdowns.

Pakistan’s Defense minister, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, told Reuters on Thursday that the J-10 was used to shoot down three French-made Rafale planes, which were newly acquired by India.

Altogether, Pakistan says it downed five Indian planes in air-to-air combat.

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The Rafale and the model of the J-10 used by Pakistan are both considered generation 4.5 fighter jets, placing them at the leading edge of combat aircraft.

Western analysts and defense industry sources said the live use of some of the advanced weapons that could be deployed in future major power conflicts would be scrutinized in minute detail, but emphasized it was too early to draw firm conclusions.

"Air warfare communities in China, the U.S. and a number of European countries will be extremely interested to try and get as much ground truth as they can on tactics, techniques, procedures, what kit was used, what worked and what didn't," said Douglas Barrie, senior fellow for military aerospace at the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

Social media posts highlighted the face-off between China's PL-15 air-to-air missile against the Meteor, produced by European missile group MBDA (AIR.PA), opens new tab(BAES.L), opens new tab(LDOF.MI), opens new tab.

But the analysts and sources said crucial details were unclear including whether Meteors were carried or how they may have been deployed.

"At the moment it's not possible to judge anything. We know so little," a Western defense industry source said.

Nuclear-armed India and Pakistan have fought three major wars, as well as numerous smaller conflicts.

Blasts rang out across the city of Jammu in Indian Kashmir late on Thursday during what Indian military sources said they suspected was a Pakistani drone attack across the region on the second day of clashes between the neighbors.

Pakistan said earlier on Thursday it shot down 25 drones from India overnight, while India said its air defenses had stopped Pakistani drone and missile attacks on military targets.

Reporting by Saeed Shah in Islamabad and Idrees Ali in Washington; Additional reporting by Tim Hepher in Paris and Shivam Patel in New Delhi; Editing by Don Durfee and Matthew Lewis

'If I can help, I'll be there': Trump

'If I can help, I'll be there': Trump offers to mediate India-Pakistan row

Prateek Shukla New Delhi : May 08 2025

US President Donald Trump has called for calm and dialogue between India and Pakistan amid rising tensions, expressing hope that the two nuclear-armed neighbours will resolve their differences peacefully.

Speaking to reporters, Trump said, “I want to see them work it out.” He added, “Hopefully they can stop now,” urging both sides to de-escalate the situation.

Reiterating his past offers to mediate between the two countries, Trump stated, “If I can help, I will be there.” 

A day ago, Trump reacted to India's military strikes on terror infrastructure inside Pakistan, describing the situation as "a shame" and urging both countries to de-escalate. "They've been fighting for a long time. They've been fighting for many, many decades and centuries, actually, if you really think about it,” Trump said when asked about the attacks between India and Pakistan.

When asked if he has any message for the countries, he said “No, I just hope it ends very quickly.”

Operation Sindoor: Doval spoke to Marco Rubio

Indian Armed Forces launched precision airstrikes early on Wednesday as part of Operation Sindoor, targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in response to the terror attack in Pahalgam.

The operation focused on nine specific sites connected to the planning and coordination of cross-border attacks on Indian soil. 

Soon after the airstrikes, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval spoke to US NSA and Secretary of State Marco Rubio to update him on the measures undertaken, according to a statement from the Indian Embassy in Washington DC.

Significantly, top US leaders, including Trump, offered support to India after the April 22 attack in which 26 people were killed. American officials did not directly blame Pakistan.

India strikes Pakistan: How world leaders reacted to India's Operation Sindoor

Pakistan downs 2 Indian jets as retaliation

Pakistan downs 2 Indian jets as retaliation for late-night strikes at 5 sites: state media

The Dawn May 6, 2025 

Sanaullah Khan | Dawn.com | AFP | Reuters | Nadir Guramani 

DG ISPR says child killed, mosque targeted in Bahawalpur, two civilians killed in Kotli, vows "Pakistan will respond to this at a time and place of its own choosing"; Trump calls India actions a "shame".

The Pakistan military has brought down two Indian jets in retaliation for late-night strikes by its neighbouring country launched after midnight at the sites of Kotli, Bahawalpur, Muridke, Bagh and Muzaffarabad, state media reported.

The same was confirmed by Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, who said that the response is ongoing, but did not share operational details.

“We shot down two Indian planes and we are responding to Indian aggression right now as we speak,” he told British broadcaster Sky News.

Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said three Pakistanis were killed and 12 were injured in “cowardly” missile strikes by India in Kotli, Bahawalpur, Muridke, Bagh and Muzaffarabad after midnight for which retaliation by the military was already under way.

The strikes come as tensions have been escalating intensely between the two countries in the wake of a militant attack in occupied Kashmir’s Pahalgam.

Key highlights:

• India launches late-night strikes at sites of Kotli, Bahawalpur, Muridke, Bagh and Muzaffarabad
• Three Pakistanis killed, 12 injured, mosques targeted
• Two Indian jets downed in military retaliation
• Indian brigade headquarters, Indian checkpost along Line of Control destroyed
• Flights on ground put on hold while all inbound, outbound flights diverted to Karachi
• National Security Committee meeting summoned at 10am
• Trump terms India’s actions a “shame”

A statement by state broadcaster PTV News, quoting security sources, said: “Pakistani forces are giving a befitting reply to Indian aggression. According to initial reports, the Pakistan Air Force has shot down two enemy aircraft. All Pakistani Air Force aircraft are safe. Pakistan armed forces are giving a befitting reply to the enemy’s aggression.”

PTV reported that Pakistan had also destroyed an Indian brigade headquarters in a retaliatory strike. It did not specify the location of the retaliatory strike.

A post from the broadcaster said that India is being given a “befitting response” at multiple locations.

PTV additionally reported that an Indian checkpost in the Dudhnial sector along the Line of Control was destroyed in a missile strike.

“Pak forces are responding to the naked aggression of the enemy,” the broadcaster said, citing security sources.

Appearing on British broadcaster Sky News around 2:45am, Tarar said Pakistan’s response is ongoing, but did not share operational details.

When asked about the potential for escalation, Tarar said it “is an evolving situation”.

He reiterated that Pakistan was expecting an attack by India and said that “they would be the aggressor”.

“We offered an investigation into the whole Pahalgam episode, we wanted a fair and transparent investigation. But … India, without evidence, has targeted civilians, women and children. India had no right to do that,” he added.

“As the minister for information, I have occupied a seat of responsibility,” Tarar said. “I have taken an oath and I will give you verified information.”

When asked why India blamed Pakistan for the Pahalgam attack, Tarar replied: “This area (Pahalgam) is a good 200 kilometres from the Line of Control. The FIR was filed in 10 minutes, but police arrived after one and a half hours.”

Tarar accused India of “running away” from an investigation into the Pahalgam attack and accused India’s governing party of “wanting a reason to attack Pakistan”.

“We have a high morale and we will respond to Indian aggression,” he said.

“India has no evidence whatsoever to link Pakistan to this incident,” he stressed. “India has attacked civilians … without any justifiable cause and because we have the right to self-defence, we will defend our country, we will respond.”

Questioned about terrorists found hiding in Pakistan in the past, including Al-Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden, Tarar rejected the allegations and reiterated that Pakistan was facing terrorist attacks “every second week”.

“If you’re talking about the history — the Soviet invasion, the cold war — then that’s a different story,” he said.

Tarar also maintained that the US had thanked Pakistan for its efforts in the war against terrorism and “for the good fight we are fighting”.

“India will now face Pakistan’s very fierce response, because we are never the aggressors,” he said.

Referring to Pahalgam, Tarar said India “is questioning its own government”.

“They have no evidence, they have no facts and they ran away from the investigation which Pakistan had offered,” the minister added. They attacked our civilians, they attacked our mosque today, they attacked five localities. Pakistan will now respond and will respond very, very effectively.

“Our desire for peace should not be mistaken for weakness,” he said.

Speaking to ARY News at 1:06am, DG Chaudhry said: “Some time ago from now, the cowardly enemy India launched air strikes on Subhanullah mosque in Bahwalpur’s Ahmed East area, Kotli and Muzaffarabad at three places from the air.

“All of our air force jets are airborne. This cowardly and shameful attack was carried out from within India’s airspace. They were never allowed to come and intrude into the space of Pakistan.”

He noted: “Let me say it unequivocally: Pakistan will respond to this at a time and place of its own choosing. This heinous provocation will not go unanswered.”

When questioned about potential casualties, DG ISPR said that damage assessments are ongoing and that he would provide more information at a later point.

“This temporary happiness that India has achieved with this cowardly attack will be replaced with enduring grief.”

Shortly after, he provided a draft of the damage assessment while speaking on Geo News.

He said Kotli, Bahawalpur’s Ahmedpur East, Bagh, Muzaffarabad and Muridke were struck, according to the draft assessment.

“In Ahmedpur East, we have information about the martyrdom of a child and 12 people injured,” DG Chaudhry said. “Two civilians were martyred in Kotli,” he further said.

“We know that a mosque was struck [in Ahmedpur]; ordinance landed on a house near it,” he added. “Parents and a child are stuck and being rescued.”

The DG ISPR said that a mosque in Kotli was also attacked. “These attacks on mosques indicate the RSS Hindutva ideology, as they have targeted mosques,” he said.

In Muzaffarabad, a missile landed on the road. It did not cause any damage, but a further assessment is being carried out, he said.

“I want to tell you that Pakistan’s retaliation is underway on the ground and in the air.”

A post on X by state broadcaster PTV News, quoting security sources, said Pakistan has begun its retaliatory action.

“In the cowardly attack, one innocent child has been martyred so far, while one woman and one man are seriously injured. India targeted innocent Pakistanis in a cowardly attack under the cover of night,” the statement said.

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif told ARY News that civilian areas were attacked.

“The attacks were carried out on civilian areas,” Asif said, adding that the “cowards” attacked from their own airspace. “They never left their house. Let them come out, we will respond fittingly.”

When asked about Pakistan’s decisions, Asif replied that Pakistan will retaliate.

“We will give a far greater response than their own strike,” the minister said. “Not only did they attack civilians but they did it from their own airspace.”

On Geo News, Asif clarified that the strikes were launched from within India’s airspace.

“Women and children have been martyred in civilian areas. India is claiming it was targeting terrorist camps,” he said. “There is no such thing, international media can visit the targets so that India’s lies are exposed. We are offering international media to come wherever attacks have happened.”

The defence minister further said: “They don’t have the courage to attack us in our airspace, and they are firing on women and children. Mosques have been destroyed.”

He vowed that “we will give a befitting response,” he said. “They will immediately receive their due.”

Multiple loud explosions were heard in Azad Jammu and Kashmir close to the mountains around the city of Muzaffarabad after midnight, multiple Reuters witnesses said.

After the explosions, the city’s power was blacked out, the witnesses said.

Confirming the development, the Indian government said: “A little while ago, the Indian armed forces launched Operation Sindoor” and hit infrastructure in Pakistan and AJK from which it alleged “terrorist attacks against India have been planned and directed”.

“Our actions have been focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature. No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted. India has demonstrated considerable restraint in selection of targets and method of execution,” it said in the statement.

(To be continued)

India says it attacked Pakistan, Pakistani Kashmir

 Pic: A city view of Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-administrated Kashmir, May 7, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer

India says it attacked Pakistan, Pakistani Kashmir

By Reuters May 6, 2025

MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan/NEW DELHI, May 7 (Reuters) - India said it attacked nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir on Wednesday where strikes against it had been planned, and Pakistan reported at least three people died and 12 were injured, according to an initial assessment.

The offensive occurred amid heightened tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours in the aftermath of an attack on Hindu tourists in Indian Kashmir last month.

Pakistan said India launched missiles at three places, but an Indian government statement did not detail the nature of the strikes.

"A little while ago, the Indian armed forces launched ‘OPERATION SINDOOR’, hitting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir from where terrorist attacks against India have been planned and directed," the Indian statement said.

"Our actions have been focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature. No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted. India has demonstrated considerable restraint in selection of targets and method of execution," it said.

A Pakistani military spokesman told broadcaster Geo that Pakistan's response was under way, without giving details. The spokesman said five places were hit including two mosques and reported three deaths and 12 people injured.

After the explosions, power was blacked out in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistani Kashmir, witnesses said.

Witnesses and one police officer at two sites on the frontier in Indian Kashmir said they heard loud explosions and intense artillery shelling as well as jets in the air.

India blamed Pakistan for the violence last month in which 26 men were killed and vowed to respond. Pakistan denied that it had anything to do with the killings and said that it had intelligence that India was planning to attack.

After India's strikes, the Indian army said in a post on X on Wednesday: "Justice is served."

Reporting by Asif Shahzad, Gibran Peshimam, Ariba Shahid in Pakistan; Writing by YP Rajesh; Editing by Cynthia Osterman

Houthi missile hits Israel airport

Houthi missile hits grounds of Ben Gurion Airport after interception fails; 6 injured, none seriously

Times of Israel May 4, 2025

By Emanuel Fabian, Nurit Yohanan, Sam Sokol, Sharon Wrobel and Lazar Berman 

First time Houthi fire has impacted at airport; IDF says it failed to intercept ballistic missile after several attempts; airport reopens after an hour, but most foreign airlines suspend flights.A ballistic missile fired by the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen impacted on the grounds of Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday morning, injuring six people, none of them seriously. The blast occurred in a grove of trees alongside an access road close to the airport’s main Terminal 3, several hundred yards from the airport control tower.

The military said it made several attempts to intercept the missile but failed to shoot down the projectile. “An impact was identified in the area of Ben Gurion Airport,” it said.

Pic: Emergency services at Ben Gurion Airport after a ballistic missile was fired at Israel from Yemen on May 4, 2025 (Magen David Adom)

The attack marked the first time a Houthi missile had impacted within the grounds of the airport. A Hezbollah missile hit a parking area on the airport’s perimeter in November.

Both the Israeli Air Force’s long-range Arrow air defense system and the US’s THAAD system failed to intercept the Houthi missile, defense sources said. The Israeli Air Force’s aerial defense array was investigating the failure.

Those hurt in the attack included a man in his 50s in good-to-moderate condition with trauma to his limbs and two women, aged 54 and 38, in good condition who were hit by the shockwave, the Magen David Adom ambulance service said in a statement.

A man, 64, was lightly hurt after he was hit by an object that flew from the impact site, and two more women, aged 22 and 34, were lightly hurt while running for shelter, MDA said.

Another two people were treated for acute anxiety.

The wounded were taken to hospitals in central Israel.

Surveillance camera footage showed the moment the missile impacted in a grove adjacent to an access road, within the airport’s perimeter.

Sirens sounded across central Israel at 9:22 a.m. Preceding the sirens by some five minutes, an early warning was issued to residents, alerting civilians of the long-range missile attack via a push notification on their phones.

The new alert system, which was recently activated, has undergone teething pains of either not sending alerts or sending out warnings over a wider area than the sirens cover.

Pic: Screen grab from CCTV footage shows impact of ballistic missile near Ben Gurion Airport on May 4, 2025 (Screen grab from social media used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

 

Ben Gurion Airport reopened its airspace after halting takeoffs and landings for around an hour following the attack.

Still, the German Lufthansa carrier group, which includes Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines, and Brussels Airlines, canceled all flights Ben Gurion Airport scheduled for Sunday, according to its website.

Spanish airline Air Europa also said it was canceling flights between Tel Aviv and Madrid.

By late afternoon, most foreign airlines had suspended services.

Yemen’s Houthis claimed responsibility for the launch, the group’s military spokesperson Yahya Saree said in a televised statement.

Saree reiterated a warning to airlines that the Israeli airport was “no longer safe for air travel.”

Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a senior Houthi official, told the Qatari Al-Araby TV channel that the rebel group had demonstrated its ability to strike sensitive targets in Israel on Sunday morning.

He added that the Iran-backed group has “no red lines” in its fight against Israel.

Pic: The scene after a missile fired from Yemen hit an area of Ben Gurion Airport, May 4, 2025 (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

After the attack, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was set to hold a meeting by telephone with Defense Minister Israel Katz and other top defense officials at 3 p.m. to examine potential responses, including a direct Israeli strike on Houthi assets in Yemen.

At 7 p.m., Netanyahu will convene his security cabinet in person to discuss the expansion of the military campaign in Gaza, fighting in Syria, the Houthi attack, and more.

In a terse statement following the attack, Katz said, “Whoever harms us, we will strike them sevenfold.”

Israel has avoided striking in Yemen in response to recent Houthi attacks as the United States wages a major campaign against the Iran-backed group.

Security officials told the Kan public broadcaster that “after the hit at Ben Gurion Airport, from our perspective, there are no restrictions” for a response against the Houthis.

Israeli security forces at the scene after a missile fired from Yemen hit an area of Ben Gurion Airport, May 4, 2025

The opposition National Unity party chairman Benny Gantz called on the government to hold Iran accountable for the attack.

“This is not Yemen, this is Iran. It is Iran that is firing ballistic missiles at the State of Israel, and it must bear responsibility,” wrote the former defense minister on X.

“The Israeli government must wake up,” he said, arguing that fire on Israel “must lead to a severe response against Tehran.”

Sunday’s attack came one day after the last launch, when a ballistic missile fired by the Houthis triggered sirens in Jerusalem and some parts of southern Israel. The IDF successfully intercepted the projectile.

Since March 18, when the IDF resumed its offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the Houthis in Yemen have launched some 27 ballistic missiles and several drones at Israel. Only around half of them triggered sirens in the country and were shot down, while the others fell short.

Pic: A Houthi soldier inspects the damage reportedly caused by US airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)

The sirens have sent hundreds of thousands of Israelis rushing to shelters at all hours of the night and day, causing a number of injuries in the scramble. The sirens are a precaution against falling debris from intercepts, which have occasionally caused injuries, death and damage.

The Houthis — whose slogan is “Death to America, Death to Israel, a Curse on the Jews” — began attacking Israel and maritime traffic in November 2023, a month after the October 7 Hamas attack.

In recent weeks, the United States has been carrying out massive airstrikes in Yemen against the Houthis, targeting their leadership and infrastructure.🔺

Reuters contributed to this report.

The Economist on Indo Pak war

 

Ukraine, US sign minerals deal sought by Trump

Ukraine, US sign minerals deal sought by Trump

Pic: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Ukrainian First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko sign a deal that will give the United States preferential access to new Ukrainian minerals deals and fund investment in Ukraine's reconstruction, in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 30, 2025, in this picture obtained from social media. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY/via REUTERS

By Tom Balmforth, Yuliia Dysa and Trevor Hunnicutt

May 1, 2025 Reuters

Summary

• Deal positions two countries to boost Ukraine's recovery
• Ukraine official says US may provide new assistance
• Signing follows months of negotiations, frayed ties
• Ukraine official says Kyiv decides what, where to mine

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U.S. economy shrank in early 2025 as tariffs sapped growth and imports surged

 U.S. economy shrank in early 2025 as tariffs sapped growth and imports surged

April 30, 2025  By Abha Bhattarai WPost

GDP contracted at an annual rate of 0.3 percent, a new report shows, as panic purchases ahead of tariffs fueled imports.

The U.S. economy shrank in the first three months of 2025, contracting by an annualized rate of 0.3 percent, a stark reversal after nearly three years of solid growth, as tariff-related uncertainty upended spending patterns and raised fears of an impending recession.

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ENB இணையத்தை அறிமுகம் செய்வது

 ENB இணையத்தை அறிமுகம் செய்வது:

தொழிலாளர் மே நாள் வாழ்க!  தேசிய முள்ளிவாய்க்கால் தினம் வெல்க!!

அன்பார்ந்த உழைக்கும் மக்களே, ENB வாசகர்களே, தோழர்களே, பெண்களே, இளையோரே அனைவருக்கும் புரட்சிகர மே முதல் நாள், மே முள்ளிவாய்க்கால் நாள் வாழ்த்துகள்.

மே முதல் நாள் உலகத் தொழிலாளர் தினம், மே 18 முள்ளிவாய்க்கால் ஈழத் தேசிய தினம். ஈழ தேசியப் பிரச்சனை உலக ஜனநாயகப் பிரச்சனையின் பகுதியாகிவிட்ட சகாப்தத்தில் நாம் வாழ்கின்றோம்.

எனவே தான் மே முதல் நாளையும், பதினெட்டாம் நாளையும் எமது செயல்திட்டத்தை வகுத்துக் கொள்ளவும், சரிபார்த்து முன் செல்லவுமான பொதுத் தருணமாக நாம் நினைவு கூர்ந்து வருகின்றோம்.

இவ்வாண்டு மே நாளில்  ENB இணையத்தை மக்களுக்கு அறிமுகம் செய்கின்றோம்.இது எமது பிரச்சாரத் தளமாகும்.

யார் நாம்?

நாம் புதிய ஈழப் புரட்சியாளர்கள். (Eelam New Bolsheviks-ENB).

ஏன் புதிய ஈழம்?

நாம் இனத்துவ ஆண்டபரம்பரை மீண்டும் ஆள்வதற்கு பிரிவினை கோரவில்லை.'' மன்னராட்சியிலும்,காலனியாதிக்கத்திலும் நிலைத்திருந்து, 1948 இல் இழந்த '' தமிழ் இனத்துவ மேல் தட்டு வர்க்கத்தின் ஆளும் அதிகாரத்தை-இறைமையை-மீளப் பெறுவதற்கும்  பிரிவினை கோரவில்லை. மாறாக நமது தாய் நாடான இலங்கையின் அரசுமுறை, ஈழ தேசிய ஒடுக்குமுறையின் மீது கட்டப்பட்டு, பாசிசமயப்பட்டிருப்பதால் அதனை ஜனநாயகப் படுத்துவதற்கு, ஈழ தேசிய சுய நிர்ணய -பிரிந்து செல்லும் - உரிமையின் அடிப்படையில், ஈழப் படுகொலை நடந்தேறிய குறிப்பான சூழ் நிலைக்குப் பின் பிரிவினை-ஈழத் தனி நாடு-கோருகின்றோம்.இதனால் நமது ஈழம் புதிய ஈழம்.

எப்படிப் புரட்சியாளர்கள்? 

நாம் ஏன் புரட்சியாளர்கள் என்றால், இலங்கையில் தேசியப் பிரச்சனை- சிங்கள, தமிழ் மொழி பேசும் சமூகங்கள் இடையேயான -`இனப் பிரச்சனை` அல்ல. அது வெறும் வெளித்தோற்றம் மட்டுமே. மாறாக அது ஒடுக்கும் சிங்கள-சிறீலங்கா தேசத்துக்கும், ஒடுக்கப்படும் தமிழ்-ஈழ தேசத்துக்கும் இடையேயான விவசாய-நில-ப்பிரச்சனை ஆகும்.`இனம்` என்பது இட்டுச் சொருகப்பட்ட காலனிய தேசிய திருத்தல்வாதம்.இதனால் இனத்துவ- ஏகாதிபத்திய- வாதத்துக்கு முடிவு கட்டாமல், ஈழ தேசிய விடுதலைப் புரட்சி தனது ஜனநாயகக் கடமைகளை ஒரு போதும் நிறைவேற்ற இயலாது.

எமது பணி என்ன?

ஜனநாயக அரசியல் பிரச்சாரமே நமது அடிப்படையான அரசியல் பணி ஆகும்.

இணையம் எதற்கு?

இந்த அரசியல் பிரச்சாரத்துக்கான சாதனமே இணையம். 'ஈழம் செய்திப் பலகை' நமது தினசரிப் பத்திரிகை. 'புதிய ஈழம்' நமது ஸ்தாபனப் பத்திரிகை (Central Organ).இதரவை சர்வதேசியம், மற்றும் மனித சமூக வாழ்வின் அரசியல்,பொருளாதார, பண்பாட்டுக் கூறுகள் சார்ந்தவை. இவை அனத்தும் ஒருங்கே அமைந்த enbweb.co-தமிழீழச் செய்தியகம், நமது பிரச்சாரத் தளம் ஆகும்.எமது செறிவான செல்லப் பெயர் ENB ஆகும்.

ஈழ தேசிய விடுதலைப் புரட்சி இயக்கம், பாட்டாளி வர்க்க சர்வதேசிய இயக்கத்துக்கு எப்போதும் கீழ்ப்பட்டது.

சர்வதேசிய பாட்டாளிவர்க்க சோசலிச ஜனநாயக இயக்கத்தின், ஈழப் படைப்பிரிவு என்கிற வகையில், எமது தேசியக் கடமையின் பாற்பட்டு, ஈழவிடுதலைப் புரட்சிக்கு ஒரு புரட்சிகர தலைமையை கட்டியெழுப்பவே நாம் விழைகின்றோம். 

இதனால் இயல்பாகவே எமக்கு சர்வதேசப் பணிகளும் உண்டு. உலகத் தொழிலாளர்களினதும், உலகெங்கும் ஒடுக்கப்படும் தேசங்களினதும் ஒடுக்குமுறையை எதிர்த்த ஜனநாயகக் கிளர்ச்சிகளை ஆதரிப்பதும், தூண்டுவதும் நமது அத்தியாவசியக் கடமை ஆகும். உலக மறுபங்கீட்டு மூன்றாம் உலகப் போர்ப் போக்கை தடுத்து நிறுத்துவது நமது தலையாய உடனடியான சர்வதேசியக் கடமை ஆகும். ENB இணையம்  இப்பணியை தன் தலைமேற் கொண்டுள்ளது.

இது ஒரு அறுபது ஆண்டுகால அரசியல் பயணத்தின் அறுவடை ஆகும்.

``புரட்சிகரப் பத்திரிகை ஒரு பிரச்சாரகனாக மட்டுமல்ல ஒரு அமைப்பாளனாகவும் செயற்படும்``-மாமேதை தோழர் லெனின்.

ENB ஐ வாழ்த்துவீர், வரவேற்பீர், வளர்த்தெடுப்பீர்.

எமது மே 2025 முழக்கங்கள்:

புரட்சிப் பாதையில் புதிய ஈழ விடுதலையை வென்றெடுப்போம்!

புரட்சிகரத் தலைமையைக் கட்டியெழுப்புவோம்!!

தொழிலாளார் மே நாள் (மே1) வாழ்க! தேசிய முள்ளிவாய்க்கால் தினம்(மே 18) வெல்க!!

1) உலக யுத்த மறு பங்கீடு மூலம் நெருக்கடிக்குத் தீர்வுகாண முயலும் போர் முனைப்புகளை முறியடிப்போம்!

2) நேற்றோ படை விரிவாக்கம், ஐரோப்பிய படை உருவாக்கம், இராணுவச் செலவின அதிகரிப்பு மற்றும் படைப்பெருக்கம் ஆகியவற்றை எதிர்ப்போம்!

3) உலகளாவிய ஏகாதிபத்திய எதிர்ப்பு, பாசிச எதிர்ப்பு இயக்கங்களுடன் ஒன்றிணைவோம்!

4) ஏகாதிபத்திய ஏஜெண்டுகளான பிராந்திய விரிவாதிக்க அரசுகள், உலகப் போருக்கு அண்டை அயல் நாடுகளை தயார் செய்வதை தடுப்போம்! 

5) இணைக்கப்படாத இந்திய மாநிலமாக இலங்கையை தாரை வார்த்துவிட்ட ஜே.வி.பி-பிக்கு முன்னணி ஆட்சியைத் தூக்கியெறிவோம்!

6) தேர்தற் பாதையை நிராகரிப்போம், புரட்சிப் பாதையில் அணிதிரள்வோம்!

7) ஆறாவது திருத்தம், பயங்கரவாதச் சட்டம், மற்றும் பாசிசக் கறுப்புச் சட்டங்களை நிராகரிப்போம்! 

8) ஈழப்பிரிவினைப் பொதுவாக்கெடுப்புக்குப் போராடுவோம்!

9) ஒடுக்கும் சிங்கள தேசத்தின், தேசிய ஜனநாயகப் போராட்டங்களோடு ஒன்றுபடுவோம்! 

10) ENB இணையம் (enbweb.co), படிப்போம்-பகிருவோம்! ஆதரிப்போம்-போர் தொடுப்போம்!!

மேற்கண்ட முழக்கங்களை பரந்துபட்ட மக்கள் மத்தியில் எடுத்துச் செல்ல, இணையத்தை ஆயுதமாக ஏந்தி இரத்தம் சிந்தா அரசியல் பிரச்சாரப் போர்க்களத்தில் குதிப்போம்.

ஈழப் பொதுவாக்கெடுப்பு நடத்தும் வரை, பிரிவினைக் கோரிக்கையைக் கைவிடமாட்டோம்!  

இறுதி வெற்றி ஈழமக்களுக்கே!!

புதிய ஈழப் புரட்சியாளர்கள்  

ඊලම් නව බෝල්ෂෙවික්වරු    

Eelam New Bolsheviks (ENB)

ஈழம் 29-04-2025

Carney’s Liberals win Canada’s federal election

 

In stunning comeback, Carney’s Liberals win Canada’s federal election

April 29, 2025 By Amanda Coletta WP

The projected result marked a reversal in fortunes for a party that was on track for a historic wipeout only months ago and capped a campaign upended by Trump.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals were set to win a federal election Monday, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. projected, in an extraordinary comeback that was fueled in part by President Donald Trump’s tariff policies and attacks on Canada. Just months ago, Carney’s party was headed for a potentially historic drubbing.

It was not yet clear whether the Liberals would lead a minority or majority government as votes continued to be counted. In a minority government, the ruling party must rely on the support of opposition parties to stay in power and pass its agenda. This is the fourth consecutive Liberal government since 2015.

On Tuesday morning, Carney’s main opponent, sharp-tongued populist Pierre Poilievre, was projected by CBC to lose his seat in Carleton, Ontario, to the Liberal candidate. Still, his Conservative party was projected Tuesday morning to pick up more seats than it did during the last federal election in 2021.

Amid the U.S. president’s trade war and threats to annex its northern neighbor, voters flocked to Carney — a political novice who led the Bank of Canada during the global financial crisis and the Bank of England during Brexit. He pitched himself as a steady hand at a destabilizing time.

“My message to every Canadian is this: No matter where you live, no matter what language you speak, no matter how you voted, I will always do my best to represent everyone who calls Canada home,” he said early Tuesday at a victory event in Ottawa.

The vote, considered by many here to be the most consequential election of their lifetimes, was bookended by Trump’s menaces. During the first week of the campaign, he announced tariffs on automobile imports, prompting Canadian retaliation. On Monday morning, in a social media post, Trump wished “good luck” to Canadians and repeated his threat to make their country the 51st state.

“As I’ve been warning for months,” Carney said in his address, “America wants our land, our resources, our water, our country. These are not idle threats. President Trump is trying to break us so America can own us.”

With 94 percent of polls reporting early Tuesday, the Liberals won or were leading in 165 seats, short of the 172 needed for a majority. The Conservatives trailed with 147 seats.

In Canada’s multiparty parliamentary system, results showed that the contest was dominated by two parties: the Liberals and the Conservatives. Each was projected to win more than 40 percent of the popular vote — the first time that has happened since 1930. The smaller left-of-center parties saw their support plummet significantly.

The projected result represented a remarkable reversal in fortunes for the Liberals, who were all but written off when Justin Trudeau resigned as prime minister in early January. They had trailed the Conservatives for more than a year. Poilievre was cruising to one of the largest majority governments in Canada’s history.

But Trudeau’s exit, Carney’s elevation as his replacement and Trump’s return to office flipped the script. By the time Carney called a snap election in March, the Conservatives had blown a 20-plus-point lead. Poilievre, who built his edge on the premise that Canada was “broken” thanks to Trudeau, struggled after his main foe was out of the picture — and Trump-induced Canadian patriotism surged.

The swift shift in public opinion, analysts said, was seismic.

“To say it’s unprecedented is not only an understatement,” said Lori Williams, a political scientist at Mount Royal University, “it underplays the magnitude of the shift.”

The outcome could raise questions about Poilievre’s leadership and the future of the Conservatives, who have lost four consecutive elections. Its leaders have struggled to unite the party’s factions and to expand the base. Before the vote, recriminations from prominent Conservatives about Poilievre’s campaign had spilled into public view.

Poilievre early Tuesday thanked his supporters and said that “change takes time.” He congratulated Carney and pledged to work with him on countering Trump’s tariffs and “other irresponsible threats.”

Jagmeet Singh said Tuesday morning that he would step down as leader of the left-leaning New Democratic Party, which won only a handful of seats and was projected to lose official party status in Parliament. Singh was projected to lose his seat.

The challenges facing the prime minister are significant.

Canada, which sends nearly 80 percent of its exports to the United States, has been a repeated target of Trump’s tariffs. The Bank of Canada said this month that a prolonged global trade war could tip the economy into a recession. Already, the levies and broader trade uncertainty are weighing on business and consumer confidence here.

The country’s economy has long been stagnating. Grocery costs are straining budgets. For younger Canadians, the prospect of homeownership feels increasingly out of reach. There are also regional divisions, particularly over natural resource development, that could complicate efforts to make the country more resilient in the face of Trump’s threats.

Analysts said that the campaign was dominated by dueling, but also interlinked, ballot questions: Who could best stand up to Trump and manage the fallout of a rupture in U.S.-Canada ties and who could best deliver change. Voters, they said, focused less on policy and more on the leadership styles of the front-runners.

Carney, 60, a former Goldman Sachs banker who has been prime minister for less than two months, pitched himself as the candidate best able to steer Canada through Trump’s tumult. He had some stumbles during his first foray into elected politics, but voters were willing to stomach them, judging the president’s threats a bigger issue and Carney’s bland competence an antidote to Trump’s chaos.

“I have managed crises before,” Carney said at a campaign rally on the weekend. “This is a time for experience, not experiments.”

Carney has said that he will seek a new trade and security relationship with the U.S. He backs targeted retaliatory tariffs and has said Canada will meet its NATO defense spending commitments by 2030 at the latest. While certain sectors of the economy will remain integrated with the U.S., he has pledged to diversify Canada’s trading relationships with “reliable” partners.

Canada’s “old relationship with the United States, based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation, is over,” Carney declared last month.

To voters hungry for change, he presented himself as the antidote to Trudeau. On his first day as prime minister, he moved to slough off the political baggage of his predecessor by canceling Trudeau’s controversial consumer carbon tax.

Poilievre, 45, a career politician and brash attack dog, had long hammered Trudeau over his economic record, pointing to the carbon tax as one reason life was more unaffordable. But once the prime minister and his carbon levy were out of the picture, he struggled to pivot off his “ax the tax” message in a contest that was no longer a referendum on the former prime minister.

“I know you want to be running against Justin Trudeau,” Carney told Poilievre in a leaders’ debate this month. “Justin Trudeau isn’t here.”

The Conservative leader sought to cast Carney as an out-of-touch elitist who was “just like Justin.” He charged that electing a Liberal government under Carney would continue many of Trudeau’s policies and that he was the only leader who truly represented change. He pledged to cut taxes and red tape, to get tough on crime and to build pipelines.

“We cannot afford a fourth Liberal term,” Poilievre said at a campaign rally last weekend. “We need a change.”

Poilievre also appeared flat-footed in the face of Trump’s broadsides, in part because some of his base supports the president. Some in his party had called for him to shift his campaign’s focus to Trump. He blamed a “lost Liberal decade” for leaving Canada vulnerable to Trump’s threats, but he continued to emphasize concerns around affordability.

Poilievre’s penchant for sloganeering and use of insulting nicknames for opponents also made him appear unserious at a moment of crisis, analysts said. His promises to slash foreign aid and the federal public service, vows to eradicate a “woke culture” from the military and pledge to eliminate public funding for “woke” university research reminded voters too much of Trump, they said.

Voters do not directly vote for the prime minister. Instead, voters in 343 electoral districts, or ridings, elect a member of Parliament to represent them in the House of Commons.🔺