[Crazy Brown Guy]

India's communists vow opposition
India's communist parties have vowed to fight government plans to increase the level of foreign investment allowed in the country's economy.
The Congress Party-led administration relies upon the four left-wing groups to maintain its majority in parliament.

While the communists say they do not want to pull down the government, they have pledged their strong opposition and called the plan unwarranted.

Analysts ruled out any immediate threat to the two-month-old coalition.


"This is predictable but I don't think that at this point in time it will snowball into a crisis," said V Anantha Nageswaran, regional head of investment consulting at Credit Suisse Financial Services in Singapore.

Political footwork

The planned rise in overseas investment was announced as part of the 2004/2005 budget.

The government proposes raising foreign direct investment limits in the telecoms sector to 74% from 49%, and in insurance and aviation to 49% from 26% and 40%, respectively.


Raising the foreign investment ceiling in telecoms is like handing over Indian companies to foreigners
Communist leader D Raja

"We are genuinely concerned with the hike in foreign investment limits," D Raja, national secretary of the Communist Party of India, told Reuters.

"Raising the foreign investment ceiling in telecoms is like handing over Indian companies to foreigners."

Mr Raja said the communist party leaders would be meeting with Mr Singh and finance minister Palaniappan Chidambaram to register their protest.

But Mr Chidambaram, speaking on Monday at a Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry event, said the increase in foreign ownership limits would have no practical result since it was only formalising the current reality.

"Telecom has 74% (foreign investment) already ... only it is in a non-transparent manner," he said.

"All that we are doing is making transparent what is non-transparent.

Reform history

Mr Chidambaram added: "If you see the details of the holding company it is a maze of lines that reads like the succession lines of a Hindu undivided family."

India's prime minister Manmohan Singh started India's free-market reforms as a finance minister back in 1991 and is committed to carrying them forward.

While his government currently depends upon the support of the communists, some commentators say it could now alternatively seek - and win - support from the main opposition group Bharatiya Janata Party.


Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/b ... 886105.stm

Published: 2004/07/12 09:07:41 GMT

© BBC MMIV

[Napuljun]

Most probably it will win support from the opposition, the communists are doing well to oppose such capitalist reforms but they should have never got in this coalitoon in the first place.

[Comrade Ogilvy]

Most probably it will win support from the opposition, the communists are doing well to oppose such capitalist reforms but they should have never got in this coalitoon in the first place.

Should there be a violent revolution in India, since there is just a bourgeoisie bureaucracy to protect their interests using the weapons of the people of the Nation against the people's social, political, and economic equality (communism) and its supporters?

[Comrade Ogilvy]

India's communists vow opposition
India's communist parties have vowed to fight government plans to increase the level of foreign investment allowed in the country's economy.
The Congress Party-led administration relies upon the four left-wing groups to maintain its majority in parliament.

While the communists say they do not want to pull down the government, they have pledged their strong opposition and called the plan unwarranted.

Analysts ruled out any immediate threat to the two-month-old coalition.


"This is predictable but I don't think that at this point in time it will snowball into a crisis," said V Anantha Nageswaran, regional head of investment consulting at Credit Suisse Financial Services in Singapore.

Political footwork

The planned rise in overseas investment was announced as part of the 2004/2005 budget.

The government proposes raising foreign direct investment limits in the telecoms sector to 74% from 49%, and in insurance and aviation to 49% from 26% and 40%, respectively.


Raising the foreign investment ceiling in telecoms is like handing over Indian companies to foreigners
Communist leader D Raja

"We are genuinely concerned with the hike in foreign investment limits," D Raja, national secretary of the Communist Party of India, told Reuters.

"Raising the foreign investment ceiling in telecoms is like handing over Indian companies to foreigners."

Mr Raja said the communist party leaders would be meeting with Mr Singh and finance minister Palaniappan Chidambaram to register their protest.

But Mr Chidambaram, speaking on Monday at a Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry event, said the increase in foreign ownership limits would have no practical result since it was only formalising the current reality.

"Telecom has 74% (foreign investment) already ... only it is in a non-transparent manner," he said.

"All that we are doing is making transparent what is non-transparent.

Reform history

Mr Chidambaram added: "If you see the details of the holding company it is a maze of lines that reads like the succession lines of a Hindu undivided family."

India's prime minister Manmohan Singh started India's free-market reforms as a finance minister back in 1991 and is committed to carrying them forward.

While his government currently depends upon the support of the communists, some commentators say it could now alternatively seek - and win - support from the main opposition group Bharatiya Janata Party.


Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/b ... 886105.stm

Published: 2004/07/12 09:07:41 GMT

© BBC MMIV

Why didn't you give your opinion on communists in your country, like if you hate them or love them. There are many communist/socialist parties in India, which one do you most agree with or if you hate all of them, then which one do you disagree with least out of all the communist/socialist parties.

Have you heard of Naxalites?

What do you think of their means and ends, and do you think it is justifiable?

[Napuljun]

I consider revolution in India at the moment impossible becuase

-they like Ghandi and chose her party for governmnet

-Religion is too powereful

-Religous diversity resulsts to hatred

-Education is low.

[Comrade Ogilvy]

I consider revolution in India at the moment impossible becuase

-they like Ghandi and chose her party for governmnet

-Religion is too powereful

-Religous diversity resulsts to hatred

-Education is low.

All of these things existed in Russia, and still the Bolshevik revolution took place in Russia, to the benefit of all of humanity, in that it forced the ruling-classes of the world to lower their arrogance, ignorance, and exploitation of the working-masses of the world whom make up almost all of humanity except for the minority (ruling-classes).

[Napuljun]

Religion took a hard blow becuase it supported Russian Imperialism so the other nationalities had much hated for the Orthodox Churuch. The Russians, had friends of course of other nationalities and they so they were also hurt by this.

Education was provided by the Soviets. Their widespread literature got in touch with the people and 'provoked' them. There is no suych 'provoker' in India.

+The people of the Russian Empire had a wide discontetn with the government.

[Crazy Brown Guy]

NationaliDemocratiSociali, don't quote the entire article its annoying.

You do know that I am a Marxist-Leninist, right? I support the Communist groups in India that don't use violence. Violence can never change the form of government in India based on the diverse religion and ethnic differences in the country. Only through education can the Communist come to power, like for instance this election was the first time in ages that Communists have some sort of a power in the federal government. Through the democratic process the Communists will come to power in India but it will take a long time. For now it is on the rise in India so it’s a good sign for the future.

[Comrade Ogilvy]

Religion took a hard blow becuase it supported Russian Imperialism so the other nationalities had much hated for the Orthodox Churuch.

Same thing with Hinduism in regards to Indian Imperialist colonial expansionism and colonization.

The Russians, had friends of course of other nationalities and they so they were also hurt by this.

Same exact thing happens in India.

Education was provided by the Soviets. Their widespread literature got in touch with the people and 'provoked' them. There is no suych 'provoker' in India.

Who are these "soviets", did not the soviets come into being after the revolution, or are you referring to the bolsheviks?

+The people of the Russian Empire had a wide discontetn with the government.

Same with India, you just need to research more, like look up:

Rajputana
Dalitstan
Mughalstan
Khalistan
Bangistan

[Crazy Brown Guy]

Religion took a hard blow becuase it supported Russian Imperialism so the other nationalities had much hated for the Orthodox Churuch.

Same thing with Hinduism in regards to Indian Imperialist colonial expansionism and colonization.

Why on Earth are you calling "India" an imperial colonialist? It's the outsiders who always robbed "India" of majorty of its land. So if you think holding on to what they have is imperialism, you need to look up the word imperialism on a dictionary.

PS come online in AIM i wish to talk with you.

[Napuljun]

Same thing with Hinduism in regards to Indian Imperialist colonial expansionism and colonization.

Yes, how can it be so?

Same exact thing happens in India.

There is not much a huge racial difference in India as was the Russian Empire.

Who are these "soviets", did not the soviets come into being after the revolution, or are you referring to the bolsheviks?

The workers councils and the bolsheviks. Yes

[Crazy Brown Guy]

There is not much a huge racial difference in India as was the Russian Empire.

WRONG, you are dead wrong.

[Napuljun]

WRONG, you are dead wrong.

Care to explain why ?

[Comrade Ogilvy]

Religion took a hard blow becuase it supported Russian Imperialism so the other nationalities had much hated for the Orthodox Churuch.

Same thing with Hinduism in regards to Indian Imperialist colonial expansionism and colonization.

Why on Earth are you calling "India" an imperial colonialist? It's the outsiders who always robbed "India" of majorty of its land.

India engages in many actions of imperialism/ colonialism/ expansionism, do you deny this fact? If you do, then you need to study the comprehensive history of India, from the neutral side, not the biased side of the Indian state-bureaucracy.

So if you think holding on to what they have is imperialism, you need to look up the word imperialism on a dictionary.

The dictionary definition of imperialism at: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=imperialism is:

1. The policy of extending a nation's authority by territorial acquisition or by the establishment of economic and political hegemony over other nations.

2. The system, policies, or practices of such a government.

3. 1: a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries 2: a political orientation that advocates imperial interests 3: any instance of aggressive extension of authority.

PS come online in AIM i wish to talk with you.

What is your screen name?

[Crazy Brown Guy]

WRONG, you are dead wrong.

Care to explain why ?

First of all I'll start by listing all the religions that are present in India
Hinduism
Islam
Christianity
Sikhism
Buddhism
Jainism
Judaism (yes they are there also)
Many other tribal religions.

Now lets look at the "race" or "ethinic groups"
Forget about the Aryans and the Diravidians and the Mongolides make up the primary ethinic groups.
India got 25 states in its Union each one is dominated by 1 or 2 ethinic groups thus the states were created, exacmples are Rajasthanis, Gujarathis, Assamies, Thamils, Malayalies, Bengalies, Kashmiries, Napalies, Nagalis, etc. etc.

Other then that with in each religion in india are huge split, especialy with in the "Hindu" religion, since it technicaly not 1 "religion" and you have to read on this to understand more, don't have time to type a book about it(right now ).

Then there is the caste system, within the main stream Hindu tradition that is just makes me sick but people will never going to change and etc. etc.

To top everything there are 18 official languages spoken in India and 96 other languages and over 3500 dialects, now you figure out the rest.

MAP
http://www.india-history.com/modern-ind ... pital.html

LANGUAGES
http://www.languageinindia.com/nov2001/ ... uages.html
http://www.ancientscripts.com/ws_region ... south_asia

OTHERS
http://www.kamat.com

[Ray]

In India there is also Brahmo Samaj which is a religion by itself.

It is as vast in diversity if not more than erstwhile USSR.

The dialect changes every 50 miles! And so do local customs.

For instance, while Hindi is the national language, it is not the same that is spoken throughout the country!

There are languages that have no script! Because they are spoken languages.

[susru81]

communist party in india is a joke.......in Kerala ( a south indian state) which is a communist bastion it is the biggest corporate ...it is immersed up to its neck in all sorts of big buissnesess ( ammusment parks , five star hospitals....) it has moved away from the constituency it represents .Things have come to such an extent that it has even accepted funds whose origins can be traced to CIA .......There are men and women who still has the revolutionary zeal burning in their hearts but they are being ruthlessly targeted by the party big wigs....it is a sorry state of affares out here....Party will win elections but it has forgotten the ideals for which it is existing it now has an uncanny resemblance to congress at its worst.............