Mr. Shankar, Either you have totally misread the article, or as the old adage goes, you only see what you want to see. 1. The author very specifically points out "Non-alignment as a policy option for India, as distinct from the Non-aligned Movement...", and he goes on, saying that this "has nothing to do with the so-called Cold War mentality". This is obviously lost on you. 2. Hindi-Chini bhai bhai. This too seems to be a figment of your imagination. The writer talks about India's strategic objective to wean China away from Pakistan, its suspicions about the nature of our relationship with the US, its hardening position on the border issue. Does he advocate cosying up to China? Clearly, you and I have been reading different articles. 3. The India-Russia-China axis. The writer doesn't keep dreaming about it, as you have insinuated. He talks about our long standing partnership with Russia, both military and in terms of support in the UN. Nothing with China. Now, your post seems to carry the attitude that any critisim of our budding (and still very limited) relationship with the US constitutes turning our backs on 'reality', or 'fossilized' thinking, or god forbid, leftist!!
