US unleashes the Indian poodle

[idune]

US unleashes the Indian poodle


There was never an iota of doubt in anyone’s rational mind that the United States would have any option other than to grant India a ‘waiver’ on its oil sanctions against Iran. Any other course would have meant an untimely setback to the relationship when the US’ core interests are involved — at a time when the Indian market for US civilian and military exports looks promising and Indian investments in the US economy are on the rise.


The only real issue is the timing of the announcement made in Washington on Monday. Clearly, the announcement is intended to create a ‘feel-good’ ambience for the US-India Strategic Dialogue which is due on Wednesday in Washington. The US’s public diplomacy is spot on. The US has made a virtue out of necessity and would now hope that the Indians feel elated over the ‘concession’ shown to them.

Does the US expect a quid pro quo from India? That’s the big question as the Strategic Dialogue convenes. The US diplomacy is famous for making linkages.


Look at the funny side, though: US imposes sanctions against a sovereign country and then proceeds to threaten other sovereign countries with downstream sanctions unless they fell in line and heeded the spirit of the original sanctions regime — and then lo and behold it unilaterally decides to issue ‘waivers’ — in instalments.


Is this foreign policy befitting a superpower even in a multipolar world? To my mind, it is belittling that the US resorts to anti-Iranian rhetoric by using India. Why not show the courage to stand up, look Iran straight in the eye and say a few unpleasant things instead of taking potshots?


Again, assuming that India cowered under US pressure (which might well be the case) and “significantly reduced” its oil imports from Iran (which is highly probable), why make all 1300 million of us look like docile poodles? Madam Secretary of State could have singled out the Indian leadership for praise.


This isn’t what a “defining partnership of the 21st century” should look like. Nor does it look like the ‘equal partnership’ that it is supposed to be. The only consolation is that the Indian delegation will now be spared of further harangue when they sit across the table at Wednesday’s talks — Iran has been delisted from the ‘talking points’. The US state department statement is here.

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[seethru]

we Indians are happy for you.

 

[Shinigami]

we are a poodle because our foreign policy department managed to get us out of US sanctions?



looks like the BDs IQ have reached chinese levels

 

[scorpionx]

umm...164million people r living in a free country bcz of a POODLE. Ripley's believe it or not!!!!

 

[notsuperstitious]

If we stop buying oil from Iran, he will criticize us-India interaction,
if we get a concession from sanctions and continue buying oil, he will criticize us-India interaction,
and
if US sanctions India, he will criticize us-India interaction.

This Bhadrakumar guy is so irrationally anti US he sounds like a Pakistani analyst. He obviously spent too much time in Islamabad, Kabul, Tashkent and Moscow during the cold war.

 

[Caine]

If we stop buying oil from Iran, he will criticize us-India interaction, if we get a concession from sanctions and continue buying oil, he will criticize us-India interaction and if US sanctions India, he will criticize us-India interaction.

This Bhadrakumar guy is so irrationally anti US he sounds like a Pakistani analyst.

You need to check his background. Could be another Dr Fai

 

[S10]

looks like the BDs IQ have reached chinese levels

In another words they became smarter than you?

 

[notsuperstitious]

In another words they became smarter than you?

Thats quite evident on the forum.

 

[Skull and Bones]

In another words they became smarter than you?

We glad for them, after all they have a separate identity because of us.

 

[T90TankGuy]

US unleashes the Indian poodle


There was never an iota of doubt in anyone’s rational mind that the United States would have any option other than to grant India a ‘waiver’ on its oil sanctions against Iran. Any other course would have meant an untimely setback to the relationship when the US’ core interests are involved — at a time when the Indian market for US civilian and military exports looks promising and Indian investments in the US economy are on the rise.


The only real issue is the timing of the announcement made in Washington on Monday. Clearly, the announcement is intended to create a ‘feel-good’ ambience for the US-India Strategic Dialogue which is due on Wednesday in Washington. The US’s public diplomacy is spot on. The US has made a virtue out of necessity and would now hope that the Indians feel elated over the ‘concession’ shown to them.

Does the US expect a quid pro quo from India? That’s the big question as the Strategic Dialogue convenes. The US diplomacy is famous for making linkages.


Look at the funny side, though: US imposes sanctions against a sovereign country and then proceeds to threaten other sovereign countries with downstream sanctions unless they fell in line and heeded the spirit of the original sanctions regime — and then lo and behold it unilaterally decides to issue ‘waivers’ — in instalments.


Is this foreign policy befitting a superpower even in a multipolar world? To my mind, it is belittling that the US resorts to anti-Iranian rhetoric by using India. Why not show the courage to stand up, look Iran straight in the eye and say a few unpleasant things instead of taking potshots?


Again, assuming that India cowered under US pressure (which might well be the case) and “significantly reduced” its oil imports from Iran (which is highly probable), why make all 1300 million of us look like docile poodles? Madam Secretary of State could have singled out the Indian leadership for praise.


This isn’t what a “defining partnership of the 21st century” should look like. Nor does it look like the ‘equal partnership’ that it is supposed to be. The only consolation is that the Indian delegation will now be spared of further harangue when they sit across the table at Wednesday’s talks — Iran has been delisted from the ‘talking points’. The US state department statement is here.

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for one you are quoting a blog . second the link does not work , there is no article there. third the title is wrong.

 

[timetravel]

In another words they became smarter than you?

No. But they became smart like you. go ponder.

 

[Kyusuibu Honbu]

If we stop buying oil from Iran, he will criticize us-India interaction,
if we get a concession from sanctions and continue buying oil, he will criticize us-India interaction,
and
if US sanctions India, he will criticize us-India interaction.

This Bhadrakumar guy is so irrationally anti US he sounds like a Pakistani analyst. He obviously spent too much time in Islamabad, Kabul, Tashkent and Moscow during the cold war.

Like i said earlier, its reddif blog, anyone can be an international formaer diplmat there, wouldn't be surprised if someone from the ZH brigade is upto this juvenile nonsense, after all they went as far as making fake wikileaks.

 

[IndoCarib]

Idune is a bangladeshi chihuahua

 

[Shatterpoint]

Another thread on India and the US relations? Truth is that both these nations needs each other, both are the largest democratic nations on Earth and both will naturally lean on each other.

Both countries know how this works, both will have their disagreements etc and you can see the way they both talk things through that this is a friendship based on trust now.

I think the Pakistanis and Chinese need to get over it, why do only the Pakistanis and Chinese worry about the USA India relationship?

 

[lem34]

US unleashes the Indian poodle

There was never an iota of doubt in anyone’s rational mind that the United States would have any option other than to grant India a ‘waiver’ on its oil sanctions against Iran. Any other course would have meant an untimely setback to the relationship when the US’ core interests are involved — at a time when the Indian market for US civilian and military exports looks promising and Indian investments in the US economy are on the rise.

The only real issue is the timing of the announcement made in Washington on Monday. Clearly, the announcement is intended to create a ‘feel-good’ ambience for the US-India Strategic Dialogue which is due on Wednesday in Washington. The US’s public diplomacy is spot on. The US has made a virtue out of necessity and would now hope that the Indians feel elated over the ‘concession’ shown to them.

Does the US expect a quid pro quo from India? That’s the big question as the Strategic Dialogue convenes. The US diplomacy is famous for making linkages.

Look at the funny side, though: US imposes sanctions against a sovereign country and then proceeds to threaten other sovereign countries with downstream sanctions unless they fell in line and heeded the spirit of the original sanctions regime — and then lo and behold it unilaterally decides to issue ‘waivers’ — in instalments.

Is this foreign policy befitting a superpower even in a multipolar world? To my mind, it is belittling that the US resorts to anti-Iranian rhetoric by using India. Why not show the courage to stand up, look Iran straight in the eye and say a few unpleasant things instead of taking potshots?

Again, assuming that India cowered under US pressure (which might well be the case) and “significantly reduced” its oil imports from Iran (which is highly probable), why make all 1300 million of us look like docile poodles? Madam Secretary of State could have singled out the Indian leadership for praise.

This isn’t what a “defining partnership of the 21st century” should look like. Nor does it look like the ‘equal partnership’ that it is supposed to be. The only consolation is that the Indian delegation will now be spared of further harangue when they sit across the table at Wednesday’s talks — Iran has been delisted from the ‘talking points’. The US state department statement is here.





this article is by Mr M K Bhadrakumar in his words he says:



I was a career diplomat in the Indian Foreign Service. Devoted much of my 3-decade long career to the Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran desks in the Ministry of External Affairs and in assignments on the territory of the former Soviet Union. I'm Russian-speaking and had served twice in the Indian embassy in Moscow. Other diplomatic assignments abroad included as Ambassador to Turkey and Uzbekistan and Acting/Deputy High Commissioner in Islamabad, besides postings in the Indian Missions in Bonn, Colombo and Seoul. By the way, briefly held charge as Charge d’Affaires in the Indian embassies in Kuwait and Kabul. After leaving the diplomatic service, I took to writing and I contribute to The Asia Times, The Hindu and Deccan Herald. I live in New Delhi



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