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2005-11-09 Afghanistan-Pak-India

India to take a joint stand on Iran nuke issue with Russia and China

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Posted by Seafarious 2005-11-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11126 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The Foreign Minister lost his job yesterday over the Oil for Food Scandal so this "joint stand" looks quite dead.
The Indian PM is now in charge of the Foreign Ministry and this probably means it will vote against Iran again.

The FM Natwar Singh (educated at Peking University btw) was rabid on his last day, trying to sabotage the PM's deal with the US and insulting the visiting Czech President by saying that the fall of the Soviet Union was the worst thing to happen in the 20th century.

Posted by john 2005-11-09 06:14|| 2005-11-09 06:14|| Front Page Top

#2 Just curious, john, but how did he get the FM post, given his views? Was it a political accommodation of some sort? Or was his derangement well hidden until he was ousted?

I'm older than dirt and I'm still amazed by the inefficiency of the Parliamentary form of government - and I presume in India it's based on the proportional (slate) voting system, to boot, as Mother England's. Designed to fail, it seems. Certainly designed to stalemate on polarizing issues.

Posted by Omolurong Spomble5401 2005-11-09 06:27|| 2005-11-09 06:27|| Front Page Top

#3 since when does England have prop rep? England is parliamentary, but has first past the post - its the continental states that have PR.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2005-11-09 09:51|| 2005-11-09 09:51|| Front Page Top

#4 Natwar has the main qualification for the job - he is loyal to "the family" (the Nehru-Gandhi family).
He is tight with Sonia Gandhi and like several other retainers made minister, doesn't even consult with the PM. They report direct to the real power - Sonia.

He now appears to be the Congress bag man. The party itself recieved money in the Oil For Food scam, quite apart from the amount his family recieved.

The Indo-US deal was possible only because he was sent to Africa, leaving the PM free to act.

Posted by john 2005-11-09 10:52|| 2005-11-09 10:52|| Front Page Top

#5 India is one of the countries most up to grabs in the global geopolitical game of chess -- the one in which Russia, China, Iran, Syria, Cuba, Belarus Venezuela are on one side, and the United States, Japan, and most of Europe is on the other... India is one of the few countries in this position, and certainly the most important one...

Posted by Aris Katsaris 2005-11-09 12:03|| 2005-11-09 12:03|| Front Page Top

#6 AK, you're right. India is in an enviable position, being shown "the love" from all sides right now.

It's natural inclination is with the West, IMHO.

Posted by Captain America 2005-11-09 13:44|| 2005-11-09 13:44|| Front Page Top

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