62 SOCIAL SCIENTIST
'progressives9 who have allowed themselves to be in the swim temporarily, hoping that their narrow factional interests would be served, may feel frustrated sooner or later and may adopt disruptionist tactics. Needless to say that such elements will have to be spotted without delay and prevented, through open and frank criticism, from becoming harmful. Secondly, a unity of all the left and democratic writers on the basis of a common minimum understanding would certainly induce the writers of the other camp to launch an offensive. This camp of reactionaries and status quo-isis would use all their means to vitiate, divide, confuse and finally break this progressive front. Considering the nature and quality of discussions in the Conference and the writers' desire to reach an agreement on broad strategic questions reflected in the statement, programme and resolutions, it seems reasonable to expect that this front would measure up to these challenges effectively.
ANAND PRAKASH