Rising partnership

“Japanese investors, who want to gradually shift many of their operations to India from China, thanks to that country’s hegemonistic ambitions, growing anti-Japanese riots and escalating labour costs, find Indian infrastructure — roads, railway lines, ports, and power situation — highly inadequate,” he laments, adding that the CPM must have made their Chinese masters very unhappy because they were unable to prevent Abe from addressing both houses of Indian Parliament, like they had done with George Bush in March 2006.

Friends, foes

The pro-US lobby in India mainly serves American interests, while the anti-US lobby (mainly the Left) serves Chinese interests. He writes, “But we did pay a heavy price for our non-alignment. And got no thanks for our sacrifices.”

He adds, “Let us be clear on this: China can never be a friend of India, nor can it allow India to emerge as a great power. But America can be a friend”.

Elections?

The RSS editorial believes that amid serious divergence of opinion on the nuclear deal, “the UPA is trying all tricks to avoid an election.” It says that Manmohan Singh could have avoided the confrontation with the Left but lacks political savvy.

It then adds, “Whatever be the explanation for the Congress Party’s new-found arrogance, the Left is justified in its posturing. There is no mention about the deal in the Common Minimum Programme, under which this bizarre Government was formed. There was no need for the UPA to take forward the deal compromising national interest.”

It also says that the suggestion that the NDA should bail out the government so as to show the Left its place is dangerous and vain. It concludes, “the most honourable course for the Left was to withdraw support to the UPA. But the party is hugely confused; confounded by the fear of going to the people. The pro-deal lobby is planting...