Gross asymmetry in the public space

China can shape Indian politics. India can’t return favour

The Communist Party of India (Maoist) (the Naxalites in common parlance) and its above ground sympathisers; Prakash Karat and the “Left” front; The Hindu (at least its editorial board); various NGOs—there a so many in India that bat for China.

Who speaks for India on the Northern side of the Himalayas?

(That this doesn’t startle anyone is the really startling bit.)

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  1. [...] nation is slowly waking up to how malignant the cancer of Maoist Terrorism has become. Nitin had this short piece on the over and covert support the pro-China Maoist agenda is receiving. Last week we also saw how utterly clueless the Home [...]

  2. [...] nation is slowly waking up to how malignant the cancer of Maoist Terrorism has become. Nitin had this short piece on the over and covert support the pro-China Maoist agenda is receiving. Last week we also saw how utterly clueless the Home [...]

  3. Can you provide more details (or past links) on why you believe “leftists” are “sympathetic” to naxals? What is the extent of sympathy? And how do you get the idea that they all “bat for China”? Details might be good, then I could rationally discuss.