We need to have our own identity. We should never forget our old friends (Russia, Iraq, Iran) who have stood by us through our difficult time. USA is trying to get very close to us just for their personal agenda, as the equation in Asia is changing. When will our politicians learn to go the right way.
RE:never forget the past
by marwin suresh on Sep 07, 2007 11:14 AM Permalink
India is the 12th largest economy in the world. If they plan on going up the list, naturally they need to stick with the winners circle and quite frankly Russia, Iraq and Iran are no where near that.
RE:never forget the past
by V S on Sep 07, 2007 09:55 AM Permalink
The right way is to align with US to contain china.
Remember India needs to become more practical and realize that our great nation has two hostile enemies...the fundamentalist Pakistan and the cunning and ruthless Chinese.
RE:never forget the past
by ashok pai on Sep 07, 2007 10:01 AM Permalink
you are right and wrong. we need to partner and engage with the usa for trade related matters. we need thier co-operation for energy too. but total dependence on any one party will be wrong. besides, we have ambitions to grow big and stand on our own (read, the stand that someday we'll be a superpower. right now all that talk is bullshit, with us faring badly in plenty of indexes health to corruption, which might never allow us to be a powerful nation).
russia is no longer the power it used to be, iran, iraq are no longer are in desperate position themselves, so are most of our former communist friends. most of them are ruled by despots and failing communists nations, or other such states: cuba, libya, palestine, iran, iraq, none of whom helped us save for iraq who supported against pakistan during testing times. i dont think we need such friends anymore, we want to position ourselves closer to the european bloc for trade, asean bloc for trade and regional balance, and with states for a 360 degree relation.
