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Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Oct 11
“India’s foreign policy is witnessing dramatic shifts. The traditional practice of non-alignment and the multipolar concept are being replaced by new agreements that will lead to military alignments with the United States”, said Prof Kamal Mitra Chenoy from Jawaharlal Nehru University during a lecture at JU organized by Centre for Strategic Studies this afternoon.
The session was chaired by the Vice Chancellor Jammu University Amitabh Mattoo.
Chenoy said, “India is moving away from the large formations of the non-aligned movement to smaller alliances like the India-Brazil-South Africa alliance. This would completely shift the strategic environment of the south Asian region and have a global impact. The Indo-US Defence Framework and the 123 Agreements are steps in this direction. These agreements curb India’s independent foreign policy and entail increased militarisation, greater threat perceptions and instability”.
He apprised that US interest in India is recent and based on a reassessment on their interests in the 21st century. Pakistan has been the major US ally in south Asia and has the status as a major non-NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) ally. It is in this context that the US wants new allies and an expanded security structure of which India can become an integral part if they make the required changes in their policy. US interest in India is based on the following assumptions, he added
Adding to it he said that the Defence Framework was followed by the Manmohan Singh’s and president Bush’s July 18, 2005 resolve to create a Indo-US “Global Partnership” and agree- ments on the Global Democracy Initiative, where the two would be committed to promoting democracy in third countries on a global scale. Both countries dedicated $ 10 million a year to promote democracy globally.
He further added that the 123 Agreement is more than just an agreement on nuclear supplies and should be viewed in the broader context of this new alignment. The Hyde Act of the US forms the perpetual framework for this Treaty. It is a US National Act in keeping with nuclear non-proliferation and the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR).
Ending the lecture he said that Our traditional time tested relations with Russia and west Asian countries will clearly get disrupted as we get involved in US hegemonic policies. India voted with the US on sanctions against Iran and then abstained a second time.
Lecture was attended by the students, Professors and the various dignitaries. |
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