[Reader-list] Farewell to our Humid Weimar

[Kshmendra Kaul]

Dear PK
 
"Opposing the Deal is to oppose every evil of the Imperialism." That sounds very very very "holier than thou" and pompous.
 
Questions for you:
 
1. Does IAEA Agreement automatically place India in your feared "unholy matrimomy" (my words) with the USA? My answer is NO. What is yours?
 
2. Does successful negotiation with the NSG automatically place India in your feared "unholy matrimomy" with the USA? My answer is NO. What is yours?
 
3. Let us imagine that there is no USA, wouldn't India still have to go the IAEA and NSG route if it wants to freed of current (nuclear) restrictions on it? My answer is YES. What is yours?
 
4. Does help received from the USA with the IAEA and NSG place India under any Legal obligation to (nuclear) deal thereafter only or primarily with the USA? My answer is NO. What is yours? 
 
Kshmendra


--- On Sat, 7/12/08, prakash ray <pkray11 at gmail.com> wrote:

From: prakash ray <pkray11 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Reader-list] Farewell to our Humid Weimar
To: reader-list at sarai.net
Date: Saturday, July 12, 2008, 8:52 PM

Dear all,

It is not surprising to hear some of the 'liberated' ones (read
Shuddha,
Shivam and Salim) mouthing anti-Left arguments over the current debate over
the nuclear deal. People like them, as far as I remember, have 'always'
attacked the Left without any gap or break. I do not want to blame them for
their political positions, but I would accuse them for their
shortsightedness for not seeing or observing any positive contribution or
position of the Left. Some of us consider ourselves 'liberated' since
we
write, read and lecture, and we only do that. We forget that our 'false
sense of liberation' is a mere reflection of our handsome salaries and
convenient middle class location. And I do not consider that a sin. However,
I request them to reconsider their 'holier than all' approach.

Coming to the issue of the Deal, I am wondering they do not articulate their
position except mouthing anti- everything nuclear sacredness. Their belief
of the Left and BJP coming together is speculative and based on a report
appeared in Times Now website. Let me ask them that they believe what the
TOI and its associates say on the Deal or the Nano car or economic policies
etc. Shivam could have researched on the matter since he is a reporter
himself. I would like to hear from Shuddha on the support extended by the
Left to the UPA for the last four years. Mr Advani getting interviewed in
the Hindu must be looked at a mere media exercise. Every
newspaper/magazine/channel including Tehlka publishes interviews of the
politicians of all colours including Mr Mahendra Karma of the Salwa Judum
infamy. The Hindu 'also' publishes Ms Arundhati Roy at regular
intervention
and it was Mr N Ram who interviewed the former President K R Narayanan on
the eve of the Republic Day which was telecast on DD in place of the
customary prez speeches. And here on the Sarai reder list, the right-wingers
get more space. Should one read it as 'something' about the moderator
or
Shuddha himself?

I see the Deal as a profound sign of the Govt's closeness to the US
administration that is waging war against mankind everywhere and
continuously demonizing the opposing sections worldwide. I do not find any
fault if someone sees the Deal as anti-Muslim given the fact that the US and
Indian Govts are continuously targeting the community. I do not think the
readers need fact related to this. I do not find any fault if someone sees
the deal as an attack on the national sovereignty since I consider the
nation as a weapon against the growing imperialist attack on the poor and
less-powerful nations. I support the alliance of such nation against the
policies and politics of the US.

Opposing the Deal is to oppose every evil of the Imperialism.

Let me ask some simple questions:

Was the Left wrong when they supported the UPA led by the Congress?
Should the Left continue the support so that Dr Singh could go ahead with
the Deal?
Should the Deal be supported since the BJP might get benefit in elections if
the Govt falls?
Since BJP has members in the Loksabha, should the Left oppose or support
everything only on the basis of the position taken by the BJP?
Are the policies of Mr Bush not guided by the ideology of the 'clash of
civilizations'?

Regards,
Prakash
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