Part 9 History of Communist Parties: The Great Split: Why the Left Broke During 1962 India-China War

Описание: Did Indian Communists support China during the 1962 War? Why did the single Communist Party of India (CPI) fracture into two bitter rivals—CPI and CPI(M)?

In Part 9 of our history series, we analyze the "Fractured Loyalties" of the Indian Left. The monolithic structure of communism didn't just crack in Moscow or Beijing; it shattered in Delhi. We explore how the Sino-Soviet Split (Khrushchev vs. Mao) forced Indian leaders to choose a new master.

Discover the ideological war between the "Rightist" faction (S.A. Dange) who supported Nehru, and the "Leftist" faction (B.T. Ranadive, Jyoti Basu) who refused to label China as the aggressor.
📌 IN THIS VIDEO, WE COVER:

1. The Sino-Soviet Split (The Global Context):

The ideological war between the Soviet Union (Peaceful Coexistence) and China (Permanent Revolution).

How this global cold war tore the Indian party apart.

2. The 1962 Sino-Indian War:

The Dilemma: Choose the "Socialist Fatherland" (China) or the "Motherland" (India)?

The "Pro-China" Label: Why leaders like Jyoti Basu and P. Sundarayya were arrested under the Defense of India Rules.

The argument that "A Socialist country cannot commit aggression."

3. The Great Split of 1964:

The catalyst: The resurfacing of the "Dange Letters" (the mercy petitions).

The Tenali Convention and the birth of the CPI(M).

Ideological Differences:

CPI: Pro-Soviet, supported Congress as "National Bourgeoisie."

CPI(M): Independent/Pro-China (initially), opposed Congress as a "Bourgeois-Landlord Alliance."

4. The Institutionalized "Foreign Hand":

How political differences in India became defined by loyalty to Moscow or Beijing.

The fragmentation of the Trade Unions (AITUC vs. CITU).

🔍 CRITICAL ANALYSIS:

This video explains the root cause of the rivalry between CPI and CPI(M) that we see today in Kerala and Bengal. It reveals how the "Tashkent Genesis" created a party so dependent on external validation that it couldn't survive without a foreign compass—splitting the moment the compass broke.

Essential for: UPSC Modern History, Political Science (PSIR), and anyone trying to understand the history of the Left Front.
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Introduction: A Party Divided by War 2:10 - What was the Sino-Soviet Split? (Mao vs Khrushchev) 5:30 - 1962 War: The "Right" vs "Left" Faction 8:45 - "A Socialist Country Cannot Attack": The CPI(M) Argument 12:00 - State Repression: Arresting the "Pro-China" Agents 15:15 - The Dange Letters Return: The Spark for 1964 18:30 - The Birth of CPI(M) & The Tenali Convention 21:45 - CPI vs CPI(M): Ideological Comparison Table 25:00 - Conclusion: The Foreign Hand Institutionalized
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