Reply To: Status of World Socialist Party (US)
One problem face by the WSP (India) in contrast to the WSPUS is language.
WSP(India)’s campaigning is predominantly done in English and Bengali. Many millions have their own languages. WSP (India) is very much based in Kolkata but the other two great mega-cities, Mumbai, Marathi is the predominant language and in Chennai, it’s Tamil.
Countercurrents website which I know you are acquainted with is based in a provincial town in Kerala and that state has Malayalam as its language.
Hindi and English are the link languages of different States and the medium of the educated but like many countries the choice of languages used can be very political.
I recall Vic Vanni who was one of the earliest SPGBers to visit WSP (India) remarking to me it arose from basically students centred around their lecturer.
Marcos I think has said that any socialist party in the US should have plenty of articles in Spanish (for about 40-50 million its what they speak at home) – Just as the SP of Canada has some articles in French for the Quebecois.