[VinayFromBangalore]

Much of the criticism comes from a determined pro-US lobby which wants India to remain firmly in the American camp, regardless of how it is treated by the sole superpower. This lobby would want India to be a part of US policy of containing China.

"Notwithstanding India's desire to remain an independent power, which sometimes results in India's taking policy decisions contrary to the US (eg on Iraq), India prefers a US-led unipolar world to a China-dominated Asia - but ultimately seeks a multipolar world with itself as a constituent pole."

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China and India are our friends. We can trust them. Sure we can. /* sarcasm */

[Dog Gone]

Asia Times is a fairly intellectual leftwing snotrag. I initially thought it was an interesting source of news, but it's even more anti-American than the New York Times, if that's possible.