I had read that Kabul was the primary center of Indian communists in the past. In 1920s, Communism (or socialism) was an in-thing for the common educated youth of India. Obviousely an attractive alternative concept to fight the imperialism with. Recent success of USSR was obviousely a motivator and Afghanistan become the gateway of communism into India. (CPI was formed in 1920 by MN Roy, who was under constant control of International comradery of Lenin and Stalin)
Even the revolutionaries like Sri Chandrashekhar Azad etc tried using communist network to flee to USSR via Kabul (before he was betrayed and martyred in Allahabad). Netaji also used this route (and communist network?) to flee abroad a couple of decades after.
During WW2, CPI initially opposed and then suddenly started supporting the British. Their stand was completely dependant upon on which side their Lord Master Stalin stood. As long as Stalin was neutral/supporting Nazis, CPI opposed British, and as soon as he signed deal with allies, CPI became british supporter. (So these folks have gaddari for their motherland in their blood).
In 1947, CPI whole heartedly supported partition, and encouraged its muslim cadres to join Pakistan. These CPI fractions of Pakistan merged with Muslim League (ironic because ML was largely a party of muslim landlords!) But mullas soon got rid of all communists from their midst.
Later even with growing Chinese influence, commies in Pak got no lease of life. Chinese are interested in collaborating with Pakis only for their strategic interest, and are in no way promoting or supporting communism in holy land.
Anyways, will Indian communists learn something from the past? They will do well to always remember how Taliban had treated communists of Afghanistan very recently.
Here is a good article on History of Communism in Pakistan: http://www.dsp.org.au/links/back/issue13/Sulehria2.htm
Even the revolutionaries like Sri Chandrashekhar Azad etc tried using communist network to flee to USSR via Kabul (before he was betrayed and martyred in Allahabad). Netaji also used this route (and communist network?) to flee abroad a couple of decades after.
During WW2, CPI initially opposed and then suddenly started supporting the British. Their stand was completely dependant upon on which side their Lord Master Stalin stood. As long as Stalin was neutral/supporting Nazis, CPI opposed British, and as soon as he signed deal with allies, CPI became british supporter. (So these folks have gaddari for their motherland in their blood).
In 1947, CPI whole heartedly supported partition, and encouraged its muslim cadres to join Pakistan. These CPI fractions of Pakistan merged with Muslim League (ironic because ML was largely a party of muslim landlords!) But mullas soon got rid of all communists from their midst.
Later even with growing Chinese influence, commies in Pak got no lease of life. Chinese are interested in collaborating with Pakis only for their strategic interest, and are in no way promoting or supporting communism in holy land.
Anyways, will Indian communists learn something from the past? They will do well to always remember how Taliban had treated communists of Afghanistan very recently.
Here is a good article on History of Communism in Pakistan: http://www.dsp.org.au/links/back/issue13/Sulehria2.htm