August 18, 2021 Press Statement Communist Party of India and Communist Party of India (Marxist) have issued the following joint statement: On Afghanistan Situation The United States has suffered a humiliating defeat in Afghanistan. Twenty years after the toppling of the then Taliban regime, the Taliban are back in power. The collapse of the Ashraf Ghani led government and the National Army shows the hollowness of the nature of the State set up by the US and it's NATO allies. The Afghan policy of
Wait, I thought CPI(M) were the Maoists and CPI-M were the Marxists
They’re both soc-dems playing electoral politics, name doesn’t matter.
No, CPI-Maoist is banned and doesn’t participate in elections instead waging a People’s War against the Government.
The CPI(M) in op’s post is referring to CPI-Marxist which was formed after a split from CPI. CPI/CPI(M) do participate in elections and their policies tend to lean socdem due to the conditions in India.
https://cpim.org/party-programme
By both I meant CPI and CPI(M), should’ve made it clearer 🙃. I intended to say that arguing over semantics of CPI(M) is pretty useless, but I think I worded it poorly 😂
Wdym the CPI are succdems? Can you show proof?