India communists protest US carrier’s port call

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India communists protest US carrier’s port call
Wednesday, June 27, 2007

NEW DELHI: India’s powerful communists protested on Tuesday against the first port call by a US aircraft carrier to the country, saying Washington was using New Delhi to counter the power of China and Iran.

The nuclear-powered USS Nimitz will anchor in the southern port city of Chennai in early July, weeks after a naval strike group led by the ship ended war drills off Iran’s coast in the Persian Gulf. The visit is the latest sign of closer Indian-US relations after decades of frosty ties. Under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, diplomatic, trade and military ties between the two countries have expanded.

“We are strongly opposed to this visit and we will take it up with the government,” Nilotpal Basu, spokesman for the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M), which provides key outside support to the centrist Congress party-led federal coalition. “The Americans are in difficulty in Iraq and are not having their way with Iran and are wary of the growing might of the Chinese,” Basu added. “They are desperate to co-opt India in their overall strategy to contain China and some other countries.”

The CPI(M) and other left parties oppose a perceived pro-US tilt in Indian foreign policy in the past few years, including a controversial civilian nuclear deal between both nations. Defence Minister AK Anthony told reporters there was “nothing new” in the USS Nimitz’s port call, adding that it was part of New Delhi’s defence ties. But the US embassy in New Delhi has called the visit a “landmark event”. reuters

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What percentage of Hindustan favours an alliance with the US to contain China?

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^^majority would not care of these issues. they will be busy with day to day activities. But those who do care and show interest in these things, will favor alliance with US for security and not to contain. Actually, it cannot be contained.

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But containing China is what the Americans want from Hindustan though isn't it?

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Okay...however u call it....the answer is yes. I think so. Indian government too is left with no option.

Men
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Disgusting Indian media, which is nooo better than Tabloid (in it's current level of information, intellect of journalists) is once again at it's worst..

They are also spinning it that "Radiation" is the concern......what a quality piece of Cr@p.

These communazis who now, lost all the ideals of communism have no other business than to oppose US at the drop of hat.

Two IN ships, i read somewhere are also docked in US ports, can't it be a reciprocal call? an internal arrangement between two Navies?
Morons.