What distinguishes Marxist Leninists from the bourgeois liberals in their approach to the world events is that MLs are vigilant, they do not act based on the event by itself. They question and try to understand any event in its dialectical connection with the entire world events and developments. Such major events do not happen by itself as a coincidence but in most cases, if not all, is a by-product of the conflict in the world in general. It is understandable for average people to react to the news subjectively and without any evidence accept the bourgeois media narratives as the “fact”. However, for vigilant Marxist Leninists it is a grave mistake to do so.

We live in an era of transition from unipolar world order to multi polar world order in which the US is declining both economically and militarily. US has been staging government changes and proxy wars in order to weaken its opponents. BRICS is one of its main target in order to save its financial hegemony, so are the countries within BRICS. Conflicts and wars at the doorsteps of its enemies, in this case China and Russia cannot be a coincident.

US inherited from the colonizer Britain the art of divide and rule policy and practices, developed it to the level of an unimaginable dimensions and fields. The expertise, knowledge and skills of the US in exploiting every difference in a specific country or region, creating conflicts, civil wars and wars between the countries are historically remarkable and they do deserve the Nobel price for that.

Lately, they have been trying to get Erdogan’s Turkiye involve in “peace deal” for Ukraine and most likely a “peace keeping Turkish military force” in Ukraine. This is not a sincere act of diplomacy or an act of desperation as some may argue. This “diplomacy” act has overreaching insidious policy goals to drive a wedge between Turkiye and Russia by causing a rift or strain relationship between them.

Similarly, the “terror incident” in Kashmir that caused the straining of already existing rift between India and Pakistan cannot be taken as a coincidental incident especially when it happened soon after the visit of US VP Vance to India.

India is the US’s most important trump card in its fight against China. Just listening and reading the Indian Mainstream media easily confirms the fact that they carry the narratives of anti-China faction of US Neo-Cons. Both countries, Pakistan and India have good relations with Russia and US. Pakistan has recently improved its relations with China, disappointing and angering the US. A war in the region benefits neither India nor Pakistan but the US. Neither China nor Russia would like to have an ongoing war between two nuclear powers at their doorsteps. US Neocons, with their unending fantasy of driving a wedge between China and Russia is playing another card in its sleeve. They hope that China who is having good relations with Pakistan will have diplomatic problems with Russia who has good relations with India. That is of course in addition to desire to exploit and benefit from the war which inevitably will harm BRICS.

No “terrorist” organisation has claimed the responsibility for the attack. Usually one of the US-Mossad fed and backed Islamist organisations claim the responsibility. Under these conditions who can say which government is behind this attack? Looking at the history, and the current world conflict in the world, it seems that the most plausible conclusion would be the “declining empire” is behind this attack.

That is not our subject to discuss here. One should ask the question of "who benefits from this “terrorist attack” in order not to fall into the usual trap and repeat the bourgeois narrative. Our subject is the attitude and statement of the so called Communist Party of India (Marxist) to the war and its comparison with the statement of Pakistan Communist Party.

The Indian CP (Marxist) presented what chauvinism really is with its statement on the possibility of an all out war against Pakistan . A great practical example of what chauvinism really is.

Indian CP does not even defend the right of self determination for the hundreds of oppressed nations in India. Like some others behind the mask of Marxist Leninists, they disregard the right of self determination but are eager to defend the right of self determination for the Neo-Nazi Ukraine.

Most national struggles against the fascist Modi Government, currently the ongoing genocidal war against Naxalite indigenous people and its Maoist Guerillas never mentioned by these chauvinists. Guerilla warfare is being waged in India since 1960s especially in Western Ghats and Aravalli Range, recently civil war started in Manipur. Western Ghats run parallel to the western coast of India, while the Aravalli Range is located in the northwest of the country, mainly in Rajasthan. Manipur borders Myanmar.

These chauvinists are asking their racist, fascist government to punish the “terrorists” and Pakistan, they are congratulating the fascist government’s attack on Pakistan for “being non-escalatory and successful.” They are giving advise to the fascist government to “continue the pressure on Pakistan”.

Most importantly, their statement to the fascists; " The Indian government should ensure that the unity of the people and integrity of the country are protected", is the worse kind of chauvinist statement that only a fascist can speak of. Because India is not a unified country. There are hundreds of different ethnic and religious groups under oppression and fighting for their right of self determination. Claiming to “protect the integrity” of such a country has nothing to do with Marxism Leninism.

With their fantasy and chauvinism they are not even able to see the concrete condition and situation of India. As a proxy to US anti-China policy and practices, a protracted war with another US proxy Pakistan -with the sin of being in relationship with China and improving its relationship - will inevitably bring about the fragmentation of India. With over 200 million Muslim population which makes up of over %14 of population, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and hundreds of ethnic minorities under oppression and subjected to genocide, there is no “unity” of people in India other than the unity of Modi and fascist government followers. Most of these minorities are already fighting for their rights and a direct war will make it easier for them to gain their independence.

The delusion of these chauvinists deriving from the unipolar world order era, they forget the fact that now we are living in an era of multi polar world. It is not coincidence that these so called “Marxist left” are mouth pieces of dominant classes which in fact clearly points to their social-chauvinist nature.

The delusion and fantasy that India is a “superpower” must be contagious even the “left” believes in and defends. India ranks 126th out of 143 countries, alongside with Pakistan, Ethiopia, Nigeria and Congo in MPI -Poverty index. India ranks 111th out of 125 countries on Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2023, with “serious” hunger severity. Although GDP PPP is a better indication of a country’s economy (GDP divided by the population) which provides a measure of average income. India’s GDP per capita in reality is lower than many other countries, reflecting the large population and income inequality.

Now lets read and compare the statement of Communist Party of Pakistan to that of India CP;

Statement of the Central Secretariat of the Communist Party of Pakistan on the escalation of military tension between India and Pakistan:

"The Communist Party of Pakistan, grounded in the Marxist-Leninist tradition, firmly condemns the military aggression initiated by the Indian bourgeois state and the counter-aggression launched by the Pakistani ruling class. These are not wars of liberation, nor are they in the interest of the proletariat, they are the wars of rival bourgeois military aggression for regional hegemony at the expense of the working class.

We assert that the working masses of India and Pakistan have no stake in the nationalist sabre-rattling of their respective ruling classes. In a region armed with nuclear weapons, these provocations risk plunging the subcontinent into catastrophic annihilation, an outcome that would spare neither caste, creed, nor class, but would disproportionately destroy the lives and livelihoods of workers, peasants, and the poor. Such military posturing is a diversion, a smokescreen to veil the deepening crisis of capitalist exploitation, inflation, unemployment, and social unrest. It is a tactic long used by bourgeois regimes to stoke reactionary nationalism and crush the rising tide of class consciousness.

The Communist Party of Pakistan calls upon the working class and progressive forces across South Asia to reject this false nationalism and embrace proletarian internationalism. Our struggle is not with the workers across the border, but with the comprador bourgeoisie, feudal remnants, and military-industrial complexes that profit from bloodshed. Let there be no illusion the path to lasting peace lies not in diplomatic band-aids between warring states, but in the revolutionary transformation of society through the overthrow of capitalism, the dismantling of bourgeois militarism, and the unity of the working class beyond borders.

Let the war drums of chauvinism be silenced by the battle cry of international solidarity.

Workers of the world, unite! Inquilab Zindabad!"

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    Well there goes my plan to join CPI in uni.

    Similarly, the “terror incident” in Kashmir that caused the straining of already existing rift between India and Pakistan cannot be taken as a coincidental incident especially when it happened soon after the visit of US VP Vance to India.

    Interesting take. I was under the impression that the ‘incident’ was orchestrated by the govt to stir up hindu-muslim sentiments ahead of two major state elections (Bihar and Delhi). Previous elections have had CAA-NRC, 3 Talaq etc.

    Just listening and reading the Indian Mainstream media easily confirms the fact that they carry the narratives of anti-China faction of US Neo-Cons.

    Sadly true. China is portrayed as a threatening neighbour who wants to gobble up Kashmir and the North East states.

    One should ask the question of "who benefits from this “terrorist attack” in order not to fall into the usual trap and repeat the bourgeois narrative.

    Definitely the incumbent. There’s already memes portraying Modi and the External affairs minister as ‘sigma’. Every newspaper is applauding them for their ‘strong response’ and supposed bravery; while simultaneously deriding Pakistan for not de-escalating. There’s a tendency among ordinary citizens to label anyone even slightly critical of the army as terrorist and ‘Paki’ (from ‘Pakistani’ ie a citizen of Pakistan).

    Most national struggles against the fascist Modi Government, currently the ongoing genocidal war against Naxalite indigenous people and its Maoist Guerillas never mentioned by these chauvinists. Guerilla warfare is being waged in India since 1960s especially in Western Ghats and Aravalli Range, recently civil war started in Manipur.

    ‘Maoists killed in encounter’, ‘Armed Naxalites surrender’. I read these headlines like these everyday. The tone in these articles is celebratory. It is never explained why they are apparently bad, or what their motive is; it’s as if these things are to be taken for granted. However, I guess I can’t expect newspaper columnists to explain the entire history of the conflict in a two para article. If anyone can provide some reading material, it will be much appreciated.

    Most of these minorities are already fighting for their rights and a direct war will make it easier for them to gain their independence.

    This point is a bit confusing. I am expecting the opposite to happen. Anytime there’s a conflict, the government’s hammer comes down hard. It give them an excuse to cover up oppression. For ex. a muslim man was arrested today for allegedly posting ‘pro-Pak’ slogans on social media. This is being celebrated and the man already been branded a terrorist by the media.

    Contrast this to a few months ago, when a child was arrested for raising pro-Pak slogans during an India Pakistan cricket match. The authorities razed his house with a bulldozer (read about ‘bulldozer justice’ if you want to further deminish your faith in humanity). However, the Supreme Court took a grim view of this. This time, I expect the courts to side with the government, citing ‘national security’.

    The delusion and fantasy that India is a “superpower” must be contagious even the “left” believes in and defends.

    I could say so much. However, I’ll give just one example. Modi has said in public rallies that India is a ‘Vishwa Guru’, which roughly translates to ‘world’s teacher’. Make of that what you will.

    India ranks 126th out of 143 countries, alongside with Pakistan, Ethiopia, Nigeria and Congo in MPI -Poverty index. India ranks 111th out of 125 countries on Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2023, with “serious” hunger severity. Although GDP PPP is a better indication of a country’s economy (GDP divided by the population) which provides a measure of average income. India’s GDP per capita in reality is lower than many other countries, reflecting the large population and income inequality.

    These and any other study/research that highlights India’s real condition are all labelled as having anti-India bias by the minister of external afairs. I have come to call it the PR ministry as of late.

    Now lets read and compare the statement of Communist Party of Pakistan to that of India CP;

    Theirs is better. No doubt about it. Shame on CPI.

    spoiler

    someone pls rescue me from this god forsaken country

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      Thanks for your comments on this article.

      Sadly true. China is portrayed as a threatening neighbour who wants to gobble up Kashmir and the North East states.

      Wow, this is sad. 😨 When I read this, I was not sure if this was true or not. Thanks for confirming it!