@SJha1618: This is not multi-alignment. This is an acceptance of quasi-vassalage.
@SJha1618: Indian foreign policy is not coming across as astute but rather as diffident, lacking in ideas and full of lackey behaviour.
@SJha1618: There are very good reasons why LEMOA was stonewalled for such a long time. Just because this govt has acquiesced doesn't make it right.
@SJha1618: Intense US pressure has been brought to bear using economic, political and even personal leverage to make it happen.
@SJha1618: And BTW, once the frequency of US military visits becomes regular expect ugly incidents of assault & rape by US troops to take place
@SJha1618: in the vicinity of these bases as has been the case in Japan, Korea & elsewhere. I am sure that will do a world of good for India-US ties.
@SJha1618: Japan was nuked by America. And Korea was invaded by the US. There are reasons why America has a military presence there. But here?
@SJha1618: The last time India facilitated a US presence. We got 1962. And post that the US turned down Nehru's request for F-104s.
@SJha1618: Even the Soviets never managed to get basing. And a nuclear India is acting as a willing supplicant. Phooey.
@SJha1618: And this is precisely why India has never allowed basing by others on its soil. Because it only makes things worse.
@SJha1618: LEMOA is not meant only to serve as an 'accounting' barter framework. It is a clear sign of heightened US naval & air activity out here.
@SJha1618: One more thing. I am saying all this because LEMOA is merely the tip. There's a lot more going on and in the pipeline. Especially CISMOA.
@HINDUlSM: @SJha1618 why not single them out, Indian Army saved Italian women from them in ww2 & they sent ******s after german women in subways ww2
If that's how they treat fellow white women..
Why so eager to take their l*Nd secretly homosexual? As
@Bangalorean says, come out of closet to avoid ruining lives.
Fkn barvey mcs..