Every Indian govt and its leaders are impotent. Period. However implicit in the argument for the american way is the assumption that the war on terror is won. Yes no attacks on american soil but the toll mounts elsewhere and its their allies who suffer. case in point Jordan, Egypt, London and Israel. America may have the geographic liberty of being able to guard its borders but Americans on any other soil can hardly claim to be safe. And the body toll in Iraq - an unwarranted war (by that very same person that Mr Saiswamy calls measured and calm and all others recognise as reasonably the dumbest president of that country) is increasing by the hundreds. If unilateral action ignoring all norms of diplomatic behaviour are the way forward for India then Bombay would more easily resemble gaza.if the policies of this neo con administration were to be administered here then we would be back to the religious strife of the 90's and then the body count would seriously rise.
