|
Indian PM may lose job because of pro-US tilt
The Left is fast losing patience with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.A section of the CPI-M, including party boss Prakash Karat, blames Singh personally for what it calls a marked pro-US tilt in foreign policy. More specifically, it holds him responsible for India's surprise vote at the recent International Atomic Energy Agency meeting, which riled Iran so much that it accused India of betrayal. Opinion in the CPI-M against the PM has hardened to such an extent that one cannot rule out their seeking his removal in the near future. The Left is veering round to the view that if Singh persists going down the pro-West road, they will have to demand his replacement by a Congress leader with known leftist or socialist credentials. Of course, the Communists have no intention, at least as for now, of withdrawing support to the UPA government. With 60 of their members in the Lok Sabha, the UPA arrangement cannot survive for a day without their support. They can always insist on replacing Singh as the minimal price for their support though. It would then be for the Congress leadership to decide whether it wants to continue with the UPA arrangement or go in for an early general election. On his part, the PM has shown no inclination of succumbing to Left pressure on Iran, convinced the course adopted by India was correct. His reported decision to stick to that stand at the IAEA board meeting in November hasn't exactly helped either. Posted by: john 2005-10-10 |
| http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=131864 |