Neo-colonialism

Extending Lohia to our times, we can infer an important truth about capitalism. Capitalist development cannot take place without colonial or neocolonial exploitation. In the absence of external colonies or neocolonies, capitalism tries to create internal colonies, but they are not enough for full-fledged modern industrial development, which requires both exploitation of labour and the plunder and destruction of natural resources on a global scale. If internal colonial exploitation is fundamental to capitalism and unequal exchange in various forms is one of its important mechanisms, the Third World can be liberated only when it breaks away from the present system of international trade, exchange and finance and looks at ways of building an alternative society in all senses.

Islam is being increasingly seen in the west as a Satanic-inspired programme of terrorism that bodes ill for all humankind and represents the greatest challenge to Christianity and Christiandom. Christian evangelist fundamentalists appear to be convinced that the time has now come to wage an all-out spiritual war or 'crusade' in the Muslim world. It is very likely that India, with its vast Muslim population, figures prominently on their map.