Statement :
The country means not the soil, but the people who toil, produce wealth and create culture on the soil. The national sentiments of the people should not be transformed into national chauvinism. Depicting the neighboring countries as demons should not be equated with patriotism. The BJP that raised the curtain of Hindu communalism has been raising the curtain of national chauvinism. China is trying to expand its dominance. The people of both countries are observing these developments with keen eyes. The leadership of Indian big bourgeoisie had thrown the five principles of peaceful co-existence (Panch sheel) to winds and abandoned the policy of non-alignment and acted in the interests of imperialism as early as 1950s. It acted in favour of US imperialist desire to gain a grip over South Asia. It extended the facility of refueling US war planes that were engaged in suppressing the national liberation movements in Vietnam, Laos and Kampuchea. Even it sent an Indian actress to participate in programmes that entertain American soldiers. These had exposed the hollowness of India's non-aligned posture. In 1962, large sections of CPI who later organized themselves into CPI (M) appealed that India and China should resolve the border dispute by peaceful means of negotiations. The then government detained 1600 leaders the section of CPI, branding them as pro-China and accusing them that they did not support India's military actions and not branded China as the aggressor. As Communists with international orientation and responsibility, these Comrades acted correctly at that time.
By 1960, the US imperialism was pursuing the
neo-colonial policy of aggression, bully, and threat and cajole. It resorted to
many conspiracies to degrade the socialist states into capitalist ones. There
were some leaders in Soviet Russia who favoured capitalism. As it could not
find such leaders in China at that time, US imperialism used the method of
bullying it into submission. This was the root cause for the border clashes of
that time. The Defence of India Act became a tool for the neo colonial
exploitation of imperialism. The government of big bourgeois class branded the
patriots as traitors; asked the toiling masses to scarify for the country and
exhorted the working class to work more without demands and strikes. Thus the
"nationalist, socialist and peace loving' Nehru government got acclaims
from the comprador bourgeoisie and US imperialism. Some of the socialists and
communists believed Nehru as a friend. But it proved to be an illusion. This
had stunned many intellectuals and democrats. During the later decades, though
tensions arose at India-Pakistan and India-China borders, they used to be
defused by negotiations.
The then government of China was deeply
engaged in the task of building socialism. It waged ideological struggle
against the communist parties of certain countries that were distorting the socialist ideals and the
principles of Communism. Precisely at this juncture of time, the border clashes
occurred between India and China. Talks were held between the Indian Prime
Minister Nehru and Chinese Prime Minister Chou en Lai. The toiling people and
progressive intellectuals hoped that the border disputes could be resolved
through bilateral negotiations and friendship between India and China will be
strengthened. But the forward policy of Nehru led the country into an
atmosphere of war. As the then foreign minister Krishna Menon tried hard, but
in vain, to establish friendship between the two countries. Later he was forced
to resign from the cabinet.
After Modi came to power at the Centre,
Ms.Sushma Swaraj appeared to have tried for friendly relations with the Chinese
government. Many dignitaries travelled between Beijing and New Delhi. After
Modi came to power for a second term, the Home Minister had indulged in the
talk like liberating Pak- occupied Kashmir and it only was meant to rake up
national chauvinism. The bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into Kashmir and
Ladakh had divided the people of the state into Hindu majority and Muslim
majority areas. This meant to peg a wedge and deeply divide the people on
communal lines and to strike a blow on the unity achieved by the people through
generations of toil and living.
Today's China is not that of Mao's and
Chou en Lai's time. It is now competing with the US and other imperialist
powers for a share in the market. The commodities produced by the Chinese
people who have the tradition of hard work and discipline developed in the
course of building socialism came to be widely accepted in the world. India
also is importing Chinese goods. The US tried to contain China by imposing
higher tariffs on imports from China which led to retaliatory measures by China.
This triggered trade war between the two. They have set on a course of head on
collision in their scramble for markets. Trump and Jin Ping have not stopped at
this.
The US imperialism is striving to retain
its dominant position in the Asia-Pacific region. It entered into strategic
alliance with Japan, Australia and India and is roping New Zealand, Philippines
and South Korea into this fold in a bid to isolate China. It upgraded the
status of India in its military alliance NATO, and is strengthening its
military relations with India. ON ITS PART China is expanding economically and
militarily into the South China Sea, Myanmar, Bangla Desh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan
and Iran. It is extending financial and technical aid as well as constructing
ports in these countries which are said to be used as naval bases also. It is
constructing roads and buildings along the border with India. China may argue
that these are defensive measures in the face of assault from the US. But is it
not a part of their completion to expand their markets?
Has India fallen behind in this respect?
Or has it also started its preparations for it or not? As per the latest news
reports, India is also constructing roads and buildings along the Line of Actual
Control. Defending our borders is commendable. It is not made public how
Santosh and other army men had died and how non-armed conflict occurred.
("may be' military secrets) Rahul Gandhi and other Congress leaders have
been stressing on these questions. But they too are not sharing the information
if they have any with the people. They are asking only one question -has China
crossed into Indian Territory or not. As part of the contradictions among the
ruling classes who are in the service of US imperialism, they are trying to
prove themselves as more patriotic than the other.
As the Communist Revolutionaries we are
asking the government: Cannot we stand independently in the economic and
cultural systems? Or must we remain as mere pawns in the scramble for markets
going on among the world powers? Cannot we act independently without joining
any military alliance and without acting in favour of one power? Cannot we
develop friendly relations with our neighbors on our own? Cannot we resolve
border disputes through peaceful negotiations? The talks between the military
officials of both countries and maintaining agreed distance from the LAC are
only temporary measures; yet commendable measures.
Indian people want peace and friendly
relations with the people of neighboring countries; not armed conflicts or
wars. The relations between India and China had a long history. Hu yen sang and
Pha Hiyan praised India. Chinese people accepted Buddhism that flourished in
India. We fondly accepted silk and printing technique from China. The peasants
of India and China had a rich culture of toil that cultivated vast tracts of
lands sustainably over centuries. Both the people are against occupation and
war. They want to live a self-sufficient and independent life. The border conflict
will not be able and must not be allowed to break the friendship between the
people of India and China.
Viswam
General
Secretary
July 17, 2020 CC, C P I (M L)
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