CPM missile targets Israeli spy satellite
The CPM said New Delhi is turning its back on its traditional friends in West Asia, on whom the country relies for most of its energy needs.
By TNN |
NEW DELHI: Stepping up its tirade against India���s ���burgeoning military and security collaboration with Israel with US blessings���, the CPM said New Delhi is turning its back on its traditional friends in West Asia, on whom the country relies for most of its energy needs.
The CPM, which had expressed disapproval on India allowing launch of Israeli spy satellite TecSar, rejected as ���untenable��� UPA government���s claim that it was purely commercial proposition of utilising PSLV, and said it was a ���decisive step��� in India���s relations with Israel.
���By adopting the same approach as the previous BJP-led government towards Israel, the UPA government is eroding India���s traditional ties with Arab countries and Iran. India is seen more and more as a collaborator with Israel. India accords priority to Israel as a partner to fight against terrorism, when Israel is responsible for state terrorism, violence and aggression,��� the party statement said.
It also expressed resentment that India has ���given up��� its principled and moral position of support to the Palestinian people, of demanding an end to Israeli occupation and nurturing ties with countries in West Asia.
The party said the Indian government is being secretive about details of the agreement with Israel and quoted Israeli sources to say the decision to launch the satellite was reached three years ago during the visit of the then Israeli defence ministry director-general Amos Yaron. As per the agreement, two more satellites are to be launched.
���The TecSar is the most advanced Israeli satellite developed so far. TecSar has a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR). This makes it capable of heightened surveillance. According to the ���Defense Update���, the new satellite will increase Israel���s surveillance capability by ���opening the night,��� increasing the ���target revisit��� rate, overcoming enemy concealment and deception techniques.���
It said ISRO chief ���playing down��� the nature of the satellite by saying that imaging satellites had a multitude of purposes cannot cover up the ���extraordinary nature��� of the launch. ���India has not launched such a military satellite of any other country from its space facilities,��� the party said. This coupled with India���s decision to skip trilateral talks in Tehran on the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline has added to the Left���s suspicion that New Delhi is toeing the US line on Iran.
The CPM, which had expressed disapproval on India allowing launch of Israeli spy satellite TecSar, rejected as ���untenable��� UPA government���s claim that it was purely commercial proposition of utilising PSLV, and said it was a ���decisive step��� in India���s relations with Israel.
���By adopting the same approach as the previous BJP-led government towards Israel, the UPA government is eroding India���s traditional ties with Arab countries and Iran. India is seen more and more as a collaborator with Israel. India accords priority to Israel as a partner to fight against terrorism, when Israel is responsible for state terrorism, violence and aggression,��� the party statement said.
It also expressed resentment that India has ���given up��� its principled and moral position of support to the Palestinian people, of demanding an end to Israeli occupation and nurturing ties with countries in West Asia.
The party said the Indian government is being secretive about details of the agreement with Israel and quoted Israeli sources to say the decision to launch the satellite was reached three years ago during the visit of the then Israeli defence ministry director-general Amos Yaron. As per the agreement, two more satellites are to be launched.
���The TecSar is the most advanced Israeli satellite developed so far. TecSar has a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR). This makes it capable of heightened surveillance. According to the ���Defense Update���, the new satellite will increase Israel���s surveillance capability by ���opening the night,��� increasing the ���target revisit��� rate, overcoming enemy concealment and deception techniques.���
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It said the TecSar is more advanced than Ofek satellite series Israel had launched into space earlier. The Israeli Aerospace Industries developed the satellite in collaboration with the US firm, Northrop Grumman. ���As the Israeli media have widely commented, this satellite is intended to spy on Iran. Syria is another country which will also be under the satellite���s surveillance. The term used by Israeli officials to describe Iran and other countries which the satellite will spy upon is ���enemy��� countries,��� the CPM said.It said ISRO chief ���playing down��� the nature of the satellite by saying that imaging satellites had a multitude of purposes cannot cover up the ���extraordinary nature��� of the launch. ���India has not launched such a military satellite of any other country from its space facilities,��� the party said. This coupled with India���s decision to skip trilateral talks in Tehran on the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline has added to the Left���s suspicion that New Delhi is toeing the US line on Iran.
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