3/20/2023 0 Comments Unscramble booked![]() For, it was during the UPA rule that India's relationship with Russia got significantly atrophied - and, sadly, much of it happened during the period of Russia's resurgence on the world stage. Thirdly, there is an inherent contradiction in the Congress party statement. If that is the Pentagon perception, who is responsible? The present NDA government? The previous UPA government? Rather, isn't it time past and time present telescoping as time future?Īlas, the Congress party offers no suggestions as to how to unscramble the omlette it cooked during 2004-2014 on which the Modi government may have since lavishly spread some tomato ketchup. Three cheers for Lockheed Martin and Boeing! That, of course, eroded India's strategic autonomy.īy the way, only last week, the commander of the US Pacific Command Admiral Harry B Harris underscored in a testimony before the US Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington that India is the 'biggest strategic opportunity' for the US - as if India could substitute for a Texan Steak. It puts a brave face by claiming that the 2008 nuclear deal 'marked the acceptance of India in the global mainstream, ending three decades of nuclear isolation', but the single biggest outcome of the nuclear deal has been the big breakthrough that the US achieved to penetrate and dominate the Indian market for weaponry. Therefore, it must be the mother of all ironies that in the year marking the 10th anniversary of the Civil Nuclear Energy Cooperation Agreement, the Congress party is acknowledging the need to 'recalibrate' India-US relations. In fact, but for the financial crisis of 2008, which hobbled the US' capacity to exercise global hegemony, the UPA might have galloped away on the American stud to the far horizon. The lurch toward pro-US foreign policies that began during the NDA government led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee became a tilt and a veritable quasi-alliance with the US during UPA rule, especially UPA-II when the Congress jettisoned the moderating influence of the Left and plunged the whole hog into the Washington Consensus. Second, stemming from the above, this statement amounts to self-criticism. It is a stunning statement for three reasons.įirst and foremost, could this be the foreign-policy compass of our next government if the Congress emerges to lead yet another UPA regime in the coming parliamentary poll, which is no longer an incredible prospect on the political horizon? Incredible India! To my mind, the salience of the entire document lies in a pithy paragraph of a single sentence under the improbable sub-heading 'Global Scenario': 'There is an urgent need to recalibrate equations with the US, arrest the slide in relations with Russia and improve communication and trust with China.' (The solitary exception is in the robust backing for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement, where India is dragging its feet.) Regrettably, the Congress party document fails to offer any new ideas or make actionable suggestions. The yardsticks to be applied, therefore, should also include how well the present government coped with the transformative period internationally. The period since 2014 is marked by unprecedented volatility even as an entire slice of post-Cold War era broke loose and began drifting away following the US-backed 'regime change' in the Ukraine.ĭo not overlook that the Modi government came to power roughly at the same time when the gathering storms impacted the co-relation of forces internationally. They must be co-related with the rapidly changing international environment. The foreign policies do not operate in a vacuum. The deficiencies today are largely due to flawed inheritance.įundamentally, the foreign policy served the class interests of the Indian elite, and the Congress and the BJP represent the same interests more or less. arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance 15.In some ways, arguably, the Modi government brilliantly outperformed the UPA - breathing new life into relations with Russia and Iran or prioritising the West Asian region. a record in which commercial accounts are recorded 12. a collection of playing cards satisfying the rules of a card game 11. a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made 10. a written version of a play or other dramatic composition used in preparing for a performance 9. a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone 8. the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina 7. the sacred writings of the Christian religions 6. ![]() a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together) 5. a major division of a long written composition 4. a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge 3. physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together 2.
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