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US blackmailing India on nuke issue, says Left

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Posted online: Saturday , March 01, 2008 at 03:21:42
Updated: Saturday , March 01, 2008 at 03:41:53


Thrissur, March 1: CPI general secretary A B Bardhan alleged that the US has started ‘blackmailing’ India for getting the civil nuclear deal signed before July, which would be stiffly opposed by the Left parties.

Earlier the US was applying pressure tactics and now it has started ‘blackmailing’ India by threatening to block the possibilities of nuclear co-operation with Russia and other countries, he said while inaugurating the 20th state conference of the CPI.

"Senior American officials and diplomats like Nicholas Burns and Robert Gates had earlier visited India to exert pressure on the government for materialisation of the 123 Agreement. They are now threatening that if the nuclear deal was not signed, our deals with Russia and France would also be blocked," Bardhan said.

The Left would not allow the government to undermine the country's sovereignty, self-determination and self reliance by entering into a strategic partnership with the US, he said.

Dubbing the Union Budget as ‘election-oriented statistical jugglery’, he said the government was silent on how burning issues like price rise were going to be tackled.

Announcement of debt waiver would not help farmers greatly as it was done without enough preparation like creating a debt relief commission and new loan schemes at lower rates, he said.

Accusing the UPA Government of ignoring farmers for the last four years, he said 30 per cent of farmers in India were indebted to private money lenders and speculators.

On the possibilities of a third front, he said the Left was now aiming to give shape to a ‘third alternative’, based on pro-people programmes as opposed to the policies of the Congress and BJP.

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It is cimmi by Raju on 02 Mar 2008

Mr. Bardan is forgetting one fact, it is left who is blind eyed in seeing the interest of the nation. It is them who is blackmailing UPA. In the past the Russians has given inferior technology, keep the aritficially

USA CONTROLS INDIA by n.krishna on 02 Mar 2008

Antony became Defence Minister on 25-10-2006. US has replaced Russia as the main supplier of arms to India. Anthony was a creation of America's CIA in Kerala,. When Kerala'a first elected communist government has come to power the CIA funded the christian churches an agitation to oust them, known as Vimochana Samaram. This created christian leaders like AK Anthony. The details are in the book written by a former US Ambassador to India. It was like the creation of Osma Bin Ladin by CIA. While Osma is a muslim fanatic, Anthony, 3 times Kerala CM, is a christian fundamentalist. During his rule as CM, the christians were given almost all permissions to corner the private education system in Kerala. The church has become a controlling factor in Kerala politics. Anthony a 3 times Kerala CM involved in the mass sterilisation of Hindu tribals in Wayanad Hindus attacked Wayanad Dist Med Officer on 4-12-2003 on this issue. This was like US Baptist terrorist Missionary Paul Lewis who sterilized 20,000 non christian Tribal women in Burma. Pro CIA ministers like christian Pranab Muckerjee, Ambika Soni, etc and Sonia and Manmohan known to be of CIA contacts US is in control of India.

left wing??? ot is china's wing and therefore enemy of India by babubhai patel on 02 Mar 2008

what this left , CPM or CPI has to sya about their China's Arunachal claim... we feel TIBET AND NORTH ALL THE WAY TO RUSSIAN BORDERS BELONG TO INDIA .wouldcpi and cpmwill relay it to their country i. e. china ?????what they are afraid of is in case of china's invasion on Aruanachal, the US shouldn'tcome to the rescue....like in 1962.

US blackmailing India on nuke issue, says Left by meher on 02 Mar 2008

It is like crying wolf when there is none.Left parties have some sort of anti-american phobia.When will they get rid of their anti- american feelings which is hurting Indian interest of which they have no idea? May God give them the wisdom to see things in right perspective.

good comment by vijay on 02 Mar 2008

Mr.N.Guru, very well said.

123 deal by Indian on 01 Mar 2008

Instead of blaming Americans of blackmail, the Leftist should ask their commrades in Russia and China, Can India sign similar deal with Russia or China without India approving any deal with IAEA and NSG. Leftist know too well that it cannot happen since Russia, China and USA are all members of NSG. Without USA support you cannot go anywhere. The Leftists are just barking dogs in need of attention.

Blackmailers within the India by N Guru on 01 Mar 2008

The left should be more worried about their masters in Beijing. After all the chineese seem to be claiming 90,000 sqkm which is an integral part of India. India need the US as much as the US needs India. Nobody is doing charity in the big wide world. Nor are the russians doing any charity towards India. They are selling the same fighters to China, which they are selling to India. China the less ssaid the better. The main intentions of China are quite visible, it is to put a spanner in the Indian works. The US whatever their policies , are courageous enough to defend Democracy (i.e.Taiwan). I do not think Russia will probably even move a finger to intervene if China attacked India. Firstly , because Russia itself is not a true democracy. Secondly they will suddenly be raising their prices for all spares to make a fast buck. So the CPI should stop talking about blackmail , because that what they have been doing to India for the last four years. I hope the election committee bans this party from India.

Why Left don't withdraw support to Congress? by D Basu on 01 Mar 2008

Why Left don't withdraw support to Congress? Its clear, Left is part of the n-deal of Congress. Just to fool their voters, they keep barking. Left, you can't fool the voters and the country. Congrss have no power, for even one day, to remain in power. Left-Congress bhai-bhai to make India sub-servient to foreign powers.

Communits by megh on 01 Mar 2008

communists have been blackmailing india since the day they extended support to UPA. for them Chinese interests are more important than those of india. Indian commies should be banned.

Guardians who can't guard---- by romesh.sharma on 01 Mar 2008

Though I can't stand these communists and abhor their traitrous designs of exploitation and black-mail but its a rare event that they concern is more than true.So much US pressure and extreme interest in getting India into this deal,though the US claims and boosts that it was good for India makes everyone suspicious of their intentions.With recent hidden threats,timetables and warning India for not to enter any such deal with other country/countries is apparently act of black-mailing.CPI's criticism of the Union Budget is correct and justified.UPA has done great harm to the nation's security,unity and prosperity which starts from the lowest and poorest of the Nation.This Budget is wide open betrayal to appease few and will result into more inflation.Moreover in this budget there is very little interest (almost to zero)to real problems of Defence Forces.Nation's security is jeopardized and amicability is turning into animosity from all sides and the forces are too poorly equiped.The defence forces have become most uniterested profession for young people and most privates and officers are resigning or asking for pre-mature pensions and to blame is not only monetary interests but the politics.Shame to these treacherous vote-bank politicians and to those who feel joyous and find this Budget good just because they can save few thousand Rupees.Moreover worst is this that there is lot spoken but they don't have any definite plan/scheme to execute the propagated promises.

us blackmailing... by RAMESH KUMAR on 01 Mar 2008

WHO IS BLACKMAILING WHOM.AMERICA BLACKMAILING INDIA AND LEFT IN INDIA BLACKMALIN CONGRESS FOR 4 YEARS.EVERY BODY KNOW THAT LEFT ARE ONLY BARKING DOGS AND THE ARE THE VERY PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT BOTHER ABOUT THE APTHY OF PEPOLE BUT KEEP BURING THEIR OWN HOUSE IN WB. INSTEAD THE CONGRESS UNITE WITH THE MAIN OPPOSTION PARTY THE MOST OF THE PROBLEMS WOULD HAVE BEEN SOLVED

India left brigade.RIGHTb by jati hoon on 01 Mar 2008

Unfortunatly for India's left it is sad that they have been left out of worlds biggest left ideologist, China and Russsia, who have embraced so called Capitalism, both armed with nuclear bombs and nuclear energy,wth gusto, result great progress for the down trodden common people.Do this Indian Kaum-Nasht{county destroyers} realizes that a strong nuclear armed, nuclear energy is must for India survival.It is China which poses far bigger threat to India, after all there India's neighbor, not America."You can take a horse or should I say a donkey to water, but you cannot make him drink".

left by Rajeev on 01 Mar 2008

Good Joke.. The left are themselves the biggest blackmailers.

Lying through the back teeth. by DILIP/FRANCE on 01 Mar 2008

Oh yes,Liars and cheats.Who is blackmailing whom? Thugs, for the past six months your cabal and miscreants have held this weak and spineless Govt to your mere whims, you have twisted them,bent them and abused them at your will.You went as far as blackmailing them, intimidated them and held them to ransom,by empty threat and innuendos,of withdrawing support and what not.Why didn't you? because the love and lure of gaddi,power,influence and lining your pockets, were too grate. Stop your fascade and mendacity,becaus such rhetoric lacks subsantce and vacucous. USA do not have to balck mail India,informed Indians know what is best for them.WE do noy need communist tyrants and hangmens to tell us waht is good for us.Just pack up your discredited ideology and buzz off.

The USA is Dominating the Congress party! by immoral dirty crstyn on 01 Mar 2008

The following points are pertinent.1.The USA has made the Congress party its servant.(Huge Bakshish,along with intimidation,perhaps)2.The Minority Congress party is against the nation,and is trying everything to bow to the US pressure. These two are very very dangerous precedents, and perhaps our nation ahs become a DICTATORSHIP, and may never witness DEMOCRACY again. The only recourse for India is Thorium as Fuel for her Nuclear Power cycle.India and Norway are in the forefront in the Thorium based technology for Nuclear Power. Once again Hats Off to the indian left,for caring for our nation;s SOVEREIGNTY.

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