This whole article is rubbish. TO begin with India is still a very small fish in the ocean.India is not even close to being as big as China let alone Japan or even the USA. India is a growing power that has another 25 to 30 years to go before it can challenge nations like USA.
The question is why should we challenge USA as the author of the article suggests.
Its in India's strategic interest to be close to non Islamic nations. Nations like Israel and USA are our strategic allies. India should do every thing to avoid unnecessary conflicts with them. What has a DAMN NATION LIKE IRAN ever done for India. Have they ever stood up for India on the Kashmir issue by airing there opposition to PAK ? WHY should we stand up for them. Its there damn problem not ours. India did the right thing by letting UN decide on it. The security council has China, Russia , France and they can all veto any resolution that they dont approve off. India needs to work on its relations with US and build a better future for its citizens. Any suggestion that India is a sell out to the US is simply RUBBISH ! In fact its the other way round, sucking up to IRAN a Islamic nation is a sell out.
RE:India Standing Up for Its Best Intrests.
by Jawahar on Oct 05, 2005 08:28 PM Permalink
Hey A. Chandra,
It appears as though you lost the entire point of the article - perhaps it was too difficult for your religion-clouded brain to comprehend. India standing up to US has nothing to do with the religious stands of any of the countries involved here. Don't forget that India holds a good chunk of muslim population. So, if India were to take "Anti-Islam" stand, it would wreak havoc.
The dominant points in this fiasco are power, and energy. US wants to exert its power. India got scared of US's power and sold out. But India needs energy (cheap oil resources) from Iran. So, its not up to our "best interests" to either sell out to US or to lose energy resources.
Ok, Iran didn't do anything for us. But neither has US. Infact US took help from India during Hurricane Katrina. Talk about a "better future for our citizens"!!
So keep your Anti-semitic views to yourselves, research before you comment, and start thinking on a broader scale.