[PEN-L:11171] India's International Independence

[James Devine <jdevine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jim Craven writes:>>the notion that the governments of India have been in
any position to leverage U.S. vs USSR rivalries for the benefit of India is
simply not in accordance with the known historical facts. <<

I was reporting what is commonly said about India's status in the context
of the cold war, but I am perfectly willing to be corrected. It seems to
me, however, that India's ability to co-found the "Non-Aligned Movement"
and to engage in a certain amount of economic planning indicates that it
had a certain autonomy during that era, despite the US success in messing
with its policies. Currently, if I am not mistaken, India is pursuing the
free-market uber alles strategy pushed by the US/World Bank/IMF axis.



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