INDIAN MUSLIMS & NUKE DEAL
by damodaran mohan on Jul 05, 2008 06:54 PM
This bogey of the Deal being anti-muslim needs to be properly rebutted. It should be interesting to note that it is not just the MUSLIMS but majority Indians including HINDUS are generally anti-U.S. and more so anti-BUSH because of his Iraq war, unqualified support to Israel, a general perception of being anti-islamic etc, etc. Further, generally Indians feel peeved over past U.S. tilt towards Pakistan for 5-6 decades arming Pakistan to teeth against India and even Bush continuing this legacy . Majority Indians now feel America is changing itself to align itself with India and the Nuke Deal is seen in that light and so is considered in National interests despite their reservations against Bush and America. Should not the Indian Muslims also be perceived like that ? Should the grounding to the National cause come first or the PAN-ISLAMIC sentiments take precedence ? And .Saudi Arabia and Pakistan , two Islamic Nations are its biggest allies ! This is not to suggest that India become a lackey state of U.S. but to judge the Deal on its merit.