US lets down the Indian quislings

[idune]

US lets down the Indian quislings

Why is it that the Pakistanis have got such spunk that our Indian lords lack? Within a day of the United States secretary of state Hillary Clinton threatening it might be “destructive” for Pakistan to go ahead with a gas pipeline project with Iran, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar shot back that it is not Uncle Sam’s business which country Pakistan cooperates with or how it defines its national interests.


What stunned me is that in the same breath Clinton also commended the Manmohan Singh government for “making steps that are heading in the right direction.” Clinton told the US Congressmen not to take seriously the public utterances of Indian officials regarding friendly relations with Iran or Delhi’s grit to keep up the oil imports from Tehran. She revealed, in essence, that Uncle Sam did some tough talking and Manmohan Singh government panicked.

Clinton’s statement means only this: Manmohan Singh government has taken ordinary Indians — you and me — for a ride by secretly complying with the US sancions against Iran while professing publicly that India will only heed the UN sanctions. I have no reason to doubt Clinton, because the US Administration takes the Congressional hearings bloody seriously.


Therefore, equally, I am inclined to believe the latest revelation by the Pentagon about the government’s security policies. The Pentagon has revealed that the US Special Forces are stationed on Indian soil with regard to improving India’s “counter-terrorism capabilities and in particular on the maritime domain” and assisting India’s security agencies in terms of “internal counter-terror and counter-insurgency challenges.”


Again, the statement was made during a US Congressional hearing and there is no reason to doubt its veracity. A Congress-led government on Raisina Hill accepted US military personnel’s presence on Indian soil to safeguard the country’s security!


And this is for protection from those Martians from Lashkar-e-Toiba! Hahaha! Next time I see our security czars expansively chatting up on TV about busting the LeT guy roaming around in Delhi, I will know how come they’re so cocky! It’s Amrika, man.


One would have thought all those scores of scams are bad enough for a lifetime. On top of it comes the revelation that the Manmohan Singh government is also duplicitous in its foreign and security policies. Imagine, inviting in foreign powers to secure the country! Mahatma Gandhi fought to get rid of blood-suckers.


Ironically, the Indian quislings are being let down by their American masters. This is of a piece with India’s tragic history. It’s time our quislings read up on Mir Qasim and the East India Company.


Indian Punchline - Reflections on foreign affairs

 

[Paan Singh]

Actions of indian govt contradicts the article..i believe in actions rather than articles.

U.S is also talking with china like with india so same goes with china too

 

[CarbonD]

sometimes I wonder where do you get these weird articles from, its fascinating and hilarious at the same time///

 

[ace of spade]

Actions of indian govt contradicts the article..i believe in actions rather than articles[/B].

U.S is also talking with china like with india so same goes with china too

i see......india should ask for more soft loans and try selling arjun tank to america.

 

[Paan Singh]

i see......india should ask for more soft loans and try selling arjun tank to america.

thks for valuable post

 

[CarbonD]

It's Psychology bro.

In order to really understand a white Nationalist, you gotta be one, at least you have to convince yourself to the core of your being that you are one., Similarly, do a thought experiment on Bangladeshi/Pakistani mind.

I aint white what the helll

 

[Subramanian]

u see how ur enemies gang up and work against u and u shud gang up with the enemies' enemies and do the same thing.

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

what choice do these hindustanis have? The civilian nuclear deal they signed with the goras was contingent on their willingness to distance themselves away from the I-P-(i?) pipeline deal.

of course the congress of kangaroos would buckle sooner or later...

zardari and co. are feeling the heat from both sides -- only this time, because of national sentiment and because of the supply-demand gaps -- they will have to flex whatever muscle they have and adopt a more nationalistic and assertive policy

surely the security establishment in Pakistan has no qualms with this new policy either, knowing (from bitter history) that the Americans are not reliable partners


My own personal opinion --I would look forward to increased cooperation with Iran -- a reasonably friendly neighbour country and a fellow Islamic Republic.


business is business --- the Americans are going against their own ideals by bringing emotions into business. USA is a faraway country located between Atlantic and Pacific. Iran is our neighbour.


As our cooperation with Iran is a bilateral issue, the American government has no locus-standi over our ties or cooperation with Iran. Now of course Pakistan (as a UN member state and non-permanent member of security council) is obligated to abide by UN Resolutions -- we will have to see how we weather out this storm, and the (inevitable) repercussions.

Regardless, we should stand FIRM.









Fear is no policy
Surrender is no option

 

[livingdead]

Lol, Mr Bhadrakumar, please write the article using better words, may be some people will take it seriously.
Till then, keep contributing to rediff.com.

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

Lol, Mr Bhadrakumar, please write the article using better words, may be some people will take it seriously.
Till then, keep contributing to rediff.com.

which part of the article are you taking exception to -in terms of substance (forget word choice)

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by the way -- a lot of heat is going on Turkiye too...Turkiye hasn't buckled either, we should emulate their assertive foreign policy

 

[MilSpec]

apart from the fictional stories floating around, Indian foreign policy is independent. We do not sell our independence for a few dollars of a few jets as others. As far as buckling under US pressure, we have never done that in past neither we'll we do that now, we do not give other nation berthing rights in our ports, free air space or airbases to operate from. We are a poor nation with dignity, when our neighbors were signing treaties with the super power, we were buying inexpensive hardware from soviets to ensure we did not have to change our stance against our own will... We might have a thousand shortcommings, but we value our independence, because we had to fight for it, and we wont give it up at any costs.

When america's top ally attacked us, we did not bow to any pressure and knocked the air out of their lungs. When they imposed sanctions on us, we still prospered, So for some random writer to derive the conclusion of what clinton said and refute the actual actions of Indian ministry is preposterous.


In India, Few Takers For Tighter Iran Sanctions : NPR

 

[livingdead]

which part of the article are you taking exception to -in terms of substance (forget word choice)

---------- Post added at 03:43 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:42 AM ----------

by the way -- a lot of heat is going on Turkiye too...Turkiye hasn't buckled either, we should emulate their assertive foreign policy

I have nothing to say about his assrtions, he may be right, I cant take such a poorly worded article seriously, it shows lack of seriousness on his part( or may be he thinks usual readers of rediff.com as reactionary nutjobs?)

Wikileaks reveals, Indian authorities always emphasize, dont criticize us in public, else you will face backlash. Tell what to do in private and we can have a deal( not exact words though). So I am not surprised about US govt praising India.
But I am more than confident Govt of India will maintain more or less independent in foreign policy(no matter who is in power, congress, bjp, communist, others).
However Independent does not mean being isolationist, rather seeking best deal without being burdened by specific ideology/inclination.

 

[GORKHALI]

apart from the fictional stories floating around, Indian foreign policy is independent. We do not sell our independence for a few dollars of a few jets as others. As far as buckling under US pressure, we have never done that in past neither we'll we do that now, we do not give other nation berthing rights in our ports, free air space or airbases to operate from. We are a poor nation with dignity, when our neighbors were signing treaties with the super power, we were buying inexpensive hardware from soviets to ensure we did not have to change our stance against our own will... We might have a thousand shortcommings, but we value our independence, because we had to fight for it, and we wont give it up at any costs.

When america's top ally attacked us, we did not bow to any pressure and knocked the air out of their lungs. When they imposed sanctions on us, we still prospered, So for some random writer to derive the conclusion of what clinton said and refute the actual actions of Indian ministry is preposterous.


In India, Few Takers For Tighter Iran Sanctions : NPR

Nice post bro .
I got one more point to add is the so called muslim brotherhood,taller than mountain ,deeper than ocean slogans doesn't come handy when it comes to Phoren policy .Indian mantra is we are friend with benefit..

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

Nice post bro .
I got one more point to add is the so called muslim brotherhood,taller than mountain ,deeper than ocean slogans doesn't come handy when it comes to Phoren policy .Indian mantra is we are friend with benefit..

friends with benefits

 

[zip]

So that means our ministry of foreign affairs has done its work ..
We managed well with both usa and iran..
cheers for that