The coloumn carries a title which betrays the content.The coloumnist is a person of very high calibre & intellect but instead of speaking out his heart he spoke out his beuracratic mind which has the protocol of heaping the praise on ruling party.His coloumn has a singular agendum of impressing the congress & its partener Left by over stressing the importance of CHINA(which is not at all inclined to allow us in the P-5 club)& praising the policies of ruling UPA.Frankly enough the liberalisation ball was set rolling by Dr.Singh but neverthless it has been carried on by previous Govt. very well. Mr.Coloumnist misses the point that Neighbours may be important but highest priority is our own strategic & long term goals & country's foreign policy should be devoted to this cause & not some outdated & failed word coined by a Leader who failed to be a Statesman to rule such a complex country.I reuqest the coloumnist to understand the point that he serves the state of INDIA(INDIAN SUBJECT) & not the crassly illiterate & illcivilised political masters, which he misses sorely & unfortunately for us.
we appreciate all the efforts to develop co-operation and friendship between India and east asian countries for strong economic foundation and vested social security interests.Also being a neighbouring country , China should respond postive to India ,in becomong a permanant member in UN security council.
In his thought provoking book entitled "Confucius Lives Next Door" T.R. Reid has elaborated how at the dawn of the new century, a fundamental shift in the allocation of global wealth, power and influence is imminent. The people of East Asia, after five hundred years of fiscal and political domination by the West, are determined to stand as equals of Europe and the United States in chartering an optimistic course for the world. They are demanding respect and a place at the table. They feel they've earned both, because of two Asian "miracles" spun out over the past three decades. The first is the economic miracle, which has made East Asian countries among the most prosperous on Earth. As the reviewer has envisaged that this book is about East Asia's social miracle - how the Asians have built modern industrial societies characterized by the safest streets, the best schools, and the most stable families in the world. So, when the sun of fortune is blazing with all cylinders in Asia, the concept of an unifying Asia is emerging out as a viable doctrine. In this backdrop India's 'Look East' policy deserves to garner all support and attention. Mr. saran is admirably doing his job.
