In this important study of the development of Indian Communism, originally undertaken at the instance of the Institute of Pacific Relations, Sri M. R. Masani surveys Indian Communist Party policy and action from the end of the First World War down to the Third Congress of the Communist Party of India, which concluded its deliberations in January 1954. His analysis, which is thoroughly documented from official sources, covers every aspect of the subject, and contains much interesting material on the relationship between the Communist and Socialist Parties of India.