Debashis, First of all bringing Tienamen Square into the discussion digresses from the topic of foreign affairs. Tienamen has nothing to do with foreign affairs. I can cite the McCarthian period and tons of other examples where the US also silenced the internal detractors. Do you know 40% of people in the US do not vote because they do not believe they are represented (this was the foundation of Ralph Nader's candidature)
You have conveniently forgotten that the US sent its seventh fleet during the Indo-Bangladesh war to fight against India.
In your argument on Chinese dictatorship you have also forgotten that your idol i.e. Netaji Subhash (as per your first mail) himself advocated disctatorship in India for 30 years post independence.
China has its problems. But from my numerous business visits I can tell you that laws are pretty liberal for the Average Joe. You surely will have freedom issues if you are a member of Falun Gong or you wish to browse some stupid pornographic sites, but if you are an average nine-to-five man on the street, it is much much free than India. Such an average Joe constitutes 75% of the population.. One can easily decipher that by the sheer number of working women on the streets.
To me gender equality and freedom from religious rituals are much more important than the freedom to do some stupid google search and watch pornographic materials..
