Hi Narayan:
I just ran into this article on the subject of India becoming
the next major ally of the USA, defender of democracy
as well as a bullwark against radical Islam.
Although the author seems skeptical I personally believe that
there is indeed tremendous potential for India and the USA
to cooperate at a much greater level.
www.politicalcortex.com/s...14029/9055
I just ran into this article on the subject of India becoming
the next major ally of the USA, defender of democracy
as well as a bullwark against radical Islam.
Although the author seems skeptical I personally believe that
there is indeed tremendous potential for India and the USA
to cooperate at a much greater level.
www.politicalcortex.com/s...14029/9055
Quote:Robert Blackwill, Ambassador to India from 2001 - 2003
"Not only do our vital national interests coincide, but we share common values as well. The policies of United States and India are built on the same solid moral foundation. India is a democracy of more than one billion people--and there are not many of those in that part of the world. Indian democracy has sustained a heterogeneous, multilingual and secular society. In the words of Sunil Khilnani, the author of The Idea of India (1999), India is a "bridgehead of effervescent liberty on the Asian continent." George W. Bush fastened onto the genius of Indian democracy very early on, long before he was president. This has now become an even more central element of American foreign policy, given the march of freedom across the Greater Middle East and the president's emphasis on the growth of pluralism, democracy and democratic institutions in that region."
