B. Raman, former Additional Secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat and Director, Institute for Topical Studies, Chennai, strongly believes that the Left's opposition to the US-India nuke deal is "driven by China's concerns."
It would be better if our Communist leaders stop pretending to be worried about India's sovereign rights. The Left's campaign against India's relations with the U.S. could reflect more China's concerns and interests than those of India," Raman writes in an op-ed article for the Hindustan Times.
Though he advocates the need for going slow on the development of US-India strategic ties, Raman also says, "We should not let the Left dictate our foreign policy and push it in a direction that favours China."
