The BJP is serving the interests of monopoly capital-both domestic and foreign, and sacrificing national interests. Its foreign policy follows its economic policy. It is seen to be snuggling up to the USA and denigrating the Non-aligned Movement. The split in the CPI has adversely affected the Indian Communist and Left Movement, as also its position in India's political life. The CPI has been putting forward the need for the unification of the Communist Movement, in particular of the CPI and the CPIM on a principled basis.
Differences persist between the two parties.
But coordination and joint action within the Left Front, and especially between the two parties is growing and must grow. The Left has acquired a certain position in India's political and social life, which is widely acknowledged by both friends and foes. The LF and LDF governments functioning within severe limitations have nevertheless achieved a degree of prestige due to their stability and work in the interest of the people. It is the CPI which from the outset did pioneering work to popularise the ideas of socialism, and made the first efforts to apply the science of Marxism-Leninism to Indian conditions and problems. This complex task is yet to be done.