Letter to the Editor of Political Affairs (CPUSA Magazine)

Dear Political Affairs,

While I appreciate the "Made In China" article very much I want to comment on the author's  characterization of the insurgency in Kashmir. India has played a leading role in the international movement to oppose US hegemony but its ruling class's limitations with nationality policies have lead to insurgencies not just in the state of Jammu &  Kashmir but also Punjab (mostly Sikhs), Assam (mostly Hindus), Nagaland (mostly Christians), and others.  It's too convenient to blame the problem on externally-supported reactionaries.  In Jammu & Kashmir one of the dominant and oldest organizations  is the JKLF (Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front), a secular, progressive liberation movement that is home-grown from the local conditions.  It could be self-defeating to dismiss these forces as reactionary so quickly when the ultra-right wants to portray all politicized Muslims as destructive.

Asad A.,
Pittsburgh

(the original article is titled "Made in China? The Crisis of US Imperialism" http://politicalaffairs.net/made-in-china-the-crisis-of-us-imperialism/ )