'PM freed from Communists; can move in other areas of reforms'
A top American scholar said it will strengthen the hands of Indian PM in other areas of reforms pertaining to economic and social development which were "held up by the Communists".
By PTI |
WASHINGTON: As the UPA government won the crucial trust vote on the Indo-US nuclear deal, a top American scholar has said it will strengthen the hands of Indian prime minister in other areas of reforms pertaining to economic and social development which were "held up by the Communists".
"Now that the Prime Minister (Manmohan Singh) has put something together without the Communists, he actually has some positive impact on moving in other reform areas which were held up," Walter Andersen, Associate Director of the South Asia programme at the School of Advanced International Studies of the Johns Hopkins University said.
Singh, in his reply to the debate on Motion of Confidence in Parliament yesterday, said "They (Left leaders) wanted a veto over every single step of negotiations which is not acceptable, They wanted me to behave as their bonded slave."
Andersen, also a former senior State Department official, said "The nuclear agreement will now go to the IAEA and the United States is going to press to push the Nuclear Suppliers Group to meet as soon as possible and get positive response there."
He noted that both Democratic presumptive presidential candidate Barack Obama and his Republican rivals John McCain support the deal so it will not be a problem for the Congress to approve it.
"Now that the Prime Minister (Manmohan Singh) has put something together without the Communists, he actually has some positive impact on moving in other reform areas which were held up," Walter Andersen, Associate Director of the South Asia programme at the School of Advanced International Studies of the Johns Hopkins University said.
Singh, in his reply to the debate on Motion of Confidence in Parliament yesterday, said "They (Left leaders) wanted a veto over every single step of negotiations which is not acceptable, They wanted me to behave as their bonded slave."
Andersen, also a former senior State Department official, said "The nuclear agreement will now go to the IAEA and the United States is going to press to push the Nuclear Suppliers Group to meet as soon as possible and get positive response there."
He noted that both Democratic presumptive presidential candidate Barack Obama and his Republican rivals John McCain support the deal so it will not be a problem for the Congress to approve it.
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