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| CPI (M) comes to China's rescue | | Left is back at playing the Opposition | | POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT
NEW DELHI, SEPT. 27: India's much-talked-about Left is, after a lull of nearly two months, back at playing the Opposition. Politically and strategically important is the move from the Communist Party of India (Marxist). It has come to China's rescue.
The CPI (M) is asking the Congress-led coalition government at the Centre why Chinese investment is being discriminated against. This, in fact, is in reference to the Vizhinjam port project in Kerala that remains a pipe dream with the Centre refusing to give security clearance.
A Chinese consortium had won the bid to develop the port. The Left Democratic Front (LDF) has been suggesting that a Chinese-led consortium be allowed to built a port terminal at Vizhinjam.
The Manmohan Singh government took a step forward when it agreed to the opening of Nathu La pass for bolstering Sino-Indian trade. However, with many of the China's trading licence applications being turned down for security reasons, roadblocks are beginning to emerge.
For the CPI (M), foreign policy is about inching closer to China. Obviously, the party's leadership is very upset. This is clearly moving away from the party's earlier stand that smaller airports could be privatised. The Left was not able to prevent the entry of private players in Delhi and Mumbai airport.
Of course, not that the Left itself is united in its policy formulation. Apparently, West Bengal Chief Minister, Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, is against the dumping of Chinese goods in West Bengal markets as well. So what is good for one Left State need not be good for another.
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