Indian gimmick to milk US more
World Wednesday, January 20th, 2010INDIAN leadership is following a well-considered plan to attract US attention that it has the capacity to play a bigger role to further Washington’s interest in the region. In pursuit of this plan a number of statements have emerged from New Delhi in the past few weeks ahead of the visit of US Defence Secretary Robert Gates which could be described as Indian gimmicks to milk US more.
Indian Army Chief General Kapoor had the courage to challenge both Pakistan and China while the External Affairs Secretary Nirupama Rao repeated demand of dismantling the terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan which would sound music to the ears of Robert Gates and the United States. Foreign Office spokesman did well to reject the Indian terror allegations and asked India for a deep introspection of its own policies and conduct, notably in Jammu and Kashmir where killings of civilians by occupation forces and custodial murders are order of the day.
The Indians also resorted to unprovoked firing on Pakistani positions in the Sialkot area on Sunday night which was retaliated and forced them to stop firing. It is a known fact that every time an American leader or senior official visits New Delhi, India indulges in such acts in order to blame Pakistan and achieve a higher degree of appreciation from Washington. It is a typical Nehruvian style being shrewdly followed by the present Indian leadership to draw US attention and extract maximum benefits. Already Delhi has entered into agreement with US for access to nuclear technology and is now engaged in a massive arms buying spree worth $ 50 billion in the next five years. During Gates visit, India intends to intensify negotiations to build momentum for military purchases and pacts including logistics support agreement and the communication and security memorandum that would boost its military might.
In this perspective we would urge the political and military leadership to give a serious thought to the emerging scenario, which could pose serious dangers to the security of the country.
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on Jan 20 2010. Filed under