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2008-01-01 India-Pakistan

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Posted by john frum 2008-01-01 08:58|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 Is India an ally? If espousing moronic socialism and moronic socialist rhetoric for most of the last fifty years meant India is not an ally then neither are Britain, Germany, Canada, etc. etc.

The fact India is still largely poor is similarly irrelevant to the argument (though not to its misguided socialism).

India's strength relative to China also a moot point. There are probably no allies of the United States as militarily and economically powerful as China with the possible exception of Japan.

If producing leftist academics means India is not an ally of the United States then the United States is not an ally of the United States.

Finally, the fact our current problems arise at least as much from Deobandism as Wahhabism ignores the fact the Indian government more than any other government on earth has had to confront - and has for the most part successfully confronted - Deobandism. This being Hitchen's and Krauthammer's point.

Sadanand Dhume may have accomplished an ok if plodding introduction to contemporary India for people who know nothing about India but he has in no way addressed the question posed in the title of his essay.

The answer is "yes", btw.

Posted by Excalibur 2008-01-01 10:21|| 2008-01-01 10:21|| Front Page Top

#2 The big question is will India move forward, or will it regress into Socialist tribalism with the Marxist-Muslim collectivists pushing it in that direction.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-01-01 11:30|| 2008-01-01 11:30|| Front Page Top

#3 Wrong question. India *should* be an ally. The correct question is how to get there from here.

There are only 4 countries actively fighting "Islamic extremism" (redundant, yes, but we must observe the niceties): US, Russia, Israel and India. The more cooperation we have amongst ourselves the better. Pity about Russia. Oh well.

Posted by Iblis 2008-01-01 13:00|| 2008-01-01 13:00|| Front Page Top

#4 As compared to what: Saudia? Pakiland? Egypt?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-01-01 13:40|| 2008-01-01 13:40|| Front Page Top

#5 Yes, unless the state department continues as is.

Posted by swksvolFF 2008-01-01 17:21|| 2008-01-01 17:21|| Front Page Top

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