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US firm Stratfor monitoring Rahul Gandhi : WikiLeaks
New Delhi, February 29, 2012
After Manmohan Singh was sworn in as the Prime Minister in July 2009, US intelligence firm Stratfor decided to monitor power politics in the Congress as they thought Rahul Gandhi would be the next PM.
"Watch power politics in Congress party, especially as Rahul Gandhi (son of Sonia Gandhi) is being groomed for a top position," says a Stratfor email dated July 21, 2009, now exposed by WikiLeaks.
Since the win for the UPA in the 2009 general elections, many Congress leaders including Digvijaya Singh, Jairam Ramesh and Pranab Mukherjee have declared that Rahul was fit to become the PM. There was even speculation last year after Sonia's illness that Rahul could step in as the PM before the 2014 general elections.
The bickering between the Congress and the Trinamool Congress is a recent phenomenon since Mamata Banerjee became the West Bengal chief minister last year. But Stratfor was asked to monitor such disputes in 2009 when the Trinamool became an ally in UPA-II. "Monitor political rivalries between mainstream political parties (Congress, BJP) and second and third-tier parties that support ruling coalition. There is no need to get into the nitty gritty of this, but watch for large-scale defections and any major policy decisions by chief ministers of key states," the Stratfor email says. The e-mail said internal politics in India can by "dizzyingly complex", but Stratfor wanted statements from states such as Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh monitored regularly.
The email also says that Delhi was now paying more attention to Chinese activity on its border in Arunachal Pradesh. "Watch Sino-Indian tensions - India is getting antsy about Chinese military and civilian infrastructure build-up in Tibet along the Arunachal Pradesh border," the Stratfor email says. It also mentions that there are rumours that India will send 50,000 troops to the Chinese border. "But no word on when, where those troops would come from… Look for any further info on this and any shifts in troop deployments," the email says, pointing to Stratfor's interest in monitoring the situation on the India-China border. According to the leaked email put out by WikiLeaks, Stratfor was also tracking Indian military exercises with details as precise as the location, date, other participants and focus of such military exercises.
Stratfor was also monitoring the threat to India from Pakistan-based terror groups such as LeT and JeM. "The Indian media reports a lot on threats, thwarted plots, arrests, etc. - monitor these closely, as we have a number of clients concerned about security in India," the e-mail says, adding that an eye should be kept out for any threats to MNCs or IT companies. "India is on edge over Pakistan's jihadist problem and is worried about the spillover effect - look for any comments or actions by India in relation to Pakistani instability," the email says.
US firm Stratfor monitoring Rahul Gandhi: WikiLeaks : North News - India Today
New Delhi, February 29, 2012
After Manmohan Singh was sworn in as the Prime Minister in July 2009, US intelligence firm Stratfor decided to monitor power politics in the Congress as they thought Rahul Gandhi would be the next PM.
"Watch power politics in Congress party, especially as Rahul Gandhi (son of Sonia Gandhi) is being groomed for a top position," says a Stratfor email dated July 21, 2009, now exposed by WikiLeaks.
Since the win for the UPA in the 2009 general elections, many Congress leaders including Digvijaya Singh, Jairam Ramesh and Pranab Mukherjee have declared that Rahul was fit to become the PM. There was even speculation last year after Sonia's illness that Rahul could step in as the PM before the 2014 general elections.
The bickering between the Congress and the Trinamool Congress is a recent phenomenon since Mamata Banerjee became the West Bengal chief minister last year. But Stratfor was asked to monitor such disputes in 2009 when the Trinamool became an ally in UPA-II. "Monitor political rivalries between mainstream political parties (Congress, BJP) and second and third-tier parties that support ruling coalition. There is no need to get into the nitty gritty of this, but watch for large-scale defections and any major policy decisions by chief ministers of key states," the Stratfor email says. The e-mail said internal politics in India can by "dizzyingly complex", but Stratfor wanted statements from states such as Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh monitored regularly.
The email also says that Delhi was now paying more attention to Chinese activity on its border in Arunachal Pradesh. "Watch Sino-Indian tensions - India is getting antsy about Chinese military and civilian infrastructure build-up in Tibet along the Arunachal Pradesh border," the Stratfor email says. It also mentions that there are rumours that India will send 50,000 troops to the Chinese border. "But no word on when, where those troops would come from… Look for any further info on this and any shifts in troop deployments," the email says, pointing to Stratfor's interest in monitoring the situation on the India-China border. According to the leaked email put out by WikiLeaks, Stratfor was also tracking Indian military exercises with details as precise as the location, date, other participants and focus of such military exercises.
Stratfor was also monitoring the threat to India from Pakistan-based terror groups such as LeT and JeM. "The Indian media reports a lot on threats, thwarted plots, arrests, etc. - monitor these closely, as we have a number of clients concerned about security in India," the e-mail says, adding that an eye should be kept out for any threats to MNCs or IT companies. "India is on edge over Pakistan's jihadist problem and is worried about the spillover effect - look for any comments or actions by India in relation to Pakistani instability," the email says.
US firm Stratfor monitoring Rahul Gandhi: WikiLeaks : North News - India Today
