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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is visiting India and some people are not thrilled about it, especially folks in the bastion of Left ideology - the JNU. They think the leader of a Communist country is not "Communist enough".

"We are disillusioned with Chinaâ??s economic liberalisation. They are opening up their economy like any other capitalist country," says Mona Das, president, JNU Students'Union and a member of All India Students Association (AISA), the students'wing of CPI-ML. In this light, feels Das, she has not much to talk about Wenâ??s visit.

She does welcome his visit as it "opens possibilities of better relations between India and China." Others too are wary and, as Das puts it, are "apprehensive at the way things are moving in China." [Left GenNext indifferent to Chinese Premier's visit]

So the Indian Communists decided to let go the Chinese leader for commiting the crime of taking his country on the path of progress and decided to take up the cause of some opressed people - the Palestinians. So in the Communist Party's 18th congress, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee moved a resolution condeming Israel's brutal occupation of Palestinian territory and also demanded that India snap all military ties with Israel. (It is ok for Communist leaders to beg in Israel for investment).

The plan looked foolproof, but had some serious opposition, from, and believe it or not, from Palestinians, who tried to drum some sense into the Communists.

â??It is completely an internal issue of India. It is not a Palestinian demand, it is not a Palestinian concern and it is not a Palestinian request,â??â?? said Dr Ahmed Soboh, Deputy Minister with Ministry of Information, Palestinian National Authority, on the CPM demand to review ties with Tel Aviv.

â??â??The Palestinians are completely respectful of the policy within India, within political parties in India, within the Government of India, of what is in the interest of India.

We are not expressing any opinion on that,â??â?? he said.

Asked what the Palestinians thought of Indiaâ??s decision to forge military ties with Israel, Soboh said: â??â??You can see what you want.â??â?? [CPM wants Delhi to boycott Israel, its Palestinian guests say we want no such thing]

The commies are desparately trying to get people around the world to remain stuck in the stone age and to their horror they are finding that even their brothers are taking the fast ship to progress. This is really unfair. If Spielberg is going to make a Jurrasic Park IV, he will not have to animate the dinosaurs. They are now readily available in flesh and blood in India.