Sir,

The Nepali people are our fraternal people and their joys and sorrows and successes and failures will resonate across the length and breadth of our country. Despite all the efforts of the internal and external enemies they have succeeded in their first task of electing a Constituent Assembly. 

The entire experience of a South Asian country electing a Constituent Assembly is something unprecedented. These events brings into the political sphere a entirely new breath of fresh air, which is that the people must have a role in running the affairs of the state. 

The Indian Constituent Assembly was based on a communal election that took place before the departure of the colonialists from India. The framers of the Indian constitution always kept in mind that there must be continuity with the experience of British rule. The Constitution of India did not take into account any of the experience of state craft that came down through the millenia as regards the role of the ruler and the ruled. 

The idea central to ancient Indian statecraft which persisted through the ages is that the state shall be the purveyor of security and prosperity for all. On the other hand, in present day India, with its present political institutions, what is supreme is the interests of private property. As these interests try to grow and consolidate themselves, there is an inevitable clash with those that do not have private property. In such a clash, the state has always intervened on behalf of those that own private property. Such a system that did not arise in India and does not belong to our times, has constitutional sanction. A discussion must begin today about what a new Constitution should be that would enshrine the well being of all, and subjugate the rights of private property to that of the right of all human beings to a human existence.

The experience of the people of Nepal will be keenly watched by many from various perspectives. It is from the perspective above that communists need to watch the events there.

Sincerely,
S. Nair, Kochi