N-deal won't affect foreign policy: Congress
Congress insisted that the country's well-established foreign policy would remain independent with its emphasis on multilateralism. N-deal drama
By Bhaskar Roy, TNN |
NEW DELHI: In an attempt to blunt the edge of the Left campaign dubbing the nuclear deal as a sure step to hurt Muslim sentiments, Congress on Friday pointed out that the Gulf countries had actually appreciated the "new dynamism" in relations between the US and India.
"The Gulf Cooperation Council countries, who have close relations with the United States, have noted the new dynamism in the relations between India and the US," the party said.
Coming days before the crucial trust vote in the Lok Sabha, the Congress statement was clearly an attempt to remove 'misgivings' about any shift in the country's foreign policy as a consequence of the nuclear agreement.
"The Gulf Cooperation Council countries, who have close relations with the United States, have noted the new dynamism in the relations between India and the US," the party said.
Coming days before the crucial trust vote in the Lok Sabha, the Congress statement was clearly an attempt to remove 'misgivings' about any shift in the country's foreign policy as a consequence of the nuclear agreement.
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The approval from the Middle East seems to have come as evidence that there is no apprehension in the Islamic world about India's nuclear agreement. The statement also sought to reject the Left contention that as a fallout of the deal India would be reduced to a "client" of the US.
Congress insisted that the country's well-established foreign policy would remain independent with its emphasis on multilateralism.
"The fundamental tenets of India's foreign policy have remained steadfast and unaltered despite the changing world order," the party said in a statement.
With the Left accusing the government of taking the nation to the orbit of US influence, Congress made an effort to dispel such an impression by insisting that the basic principles of the country's foreign policy had remained unchanged since the Nehruvian era. "At the core is our independence in decision making on foreign policy issues," the party said.
Courtesy: www.timesofindia.com
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