Very aptly put about the PMs lack of foresight and leadership abilities when it comes to relationships and pragmatism in politics. I have always admired Mr. Narsimha Rao for his amazing stint as the PM leading a party that was a family run business.
But in the other hand, the PM may have toed Presidnet Bush's line of defiance and executive privilages. Whether it was a smart move remains to be seen. However, I cannot beleive he has half the wits as much has been made out in this article about his forsight in taking on the Left. He may already be aware of Left's hopeless passion for a traditional anti-capitalist stance. He may have asserted with confidence on Lefts squeezed political room. If Left take this deal down and cause snap polls, they will loose popularity big time and will definetely lose their chance in administering the nation for quaite a while to come. I dont think Left has the courage to face that for everything that is worth. After all there are really no serious concerns in the deal. Most legal opinions, technical opinion and defence opinion after all back the deal in its current form.
The only legitimate concern remains is the leverage US may have on our foreign policy. Now that can still be ensured by well thought out implementation.
