Why America continues to irritate India

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Why America continues to irritate India


NEW DELHI: The continuing US criticism of India looks to be part of a game that America has been playing on India; but the latter has failed to understand the US demands over the Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline.

US wanted India to evade the contract with Iran and put forth alternative options to India in order to isolate Iran, a country US alleges a threat to the world.

India has cared to maintain good relations with US for the sake of nuclear deal. The same country’s increasing energy demand has taken India to another deal with Iran. US alleges that Iran’s nuclear enrichment is for making weapons, an allegation that Iran refuted.

Tehran reiterated that its nuclear enrichment is for the peaceful purpose such as generating energy that it could sell natural resources to other country. And the US is mounting pressure on the international community to siege Iran from its nuclear programme.

In the wake of new turn in the IPI gas project, it seems US is irritated at India. US President on last Friday had remarked on Indians food habits. After attacking Indian’s food habits, US official is now attributing India and China’s increased energy demand for the surge of oil prices.

Many developing countries like India or China were sourcing energy from abroad to meet increasing oil demand, that obviously impact on oil price globally, said White House Deputy Spokesman Scott Stanzel.

Destroying the claims of President George Bush, UN body FAO's data shows that foodgrain consumption by Americans has grown at a much faster rate during 2007-08 than just about two per cent by Indians and the Chinese.

The growth in the cereal consumption in the US was the highest in the world in 2007-08, according to the 'Global Food Market Report' of the Food and Agricultural Organisation.

The foodgrain consumption in the US is estimated to have increased to 310.4 million tons in 2007-08 from 277.6 million tons in the previous year, showing 11.81 per cent jump.

In contrast, the consumption in India is estimated to have grown by mere 2.17 per cent to 197.3 million tons from 193.1 million tons. In China the growth was 1.8 per cent to 389.1 million tons from the previous 382.2 million tons.

During the Cold War, India was an ally of the Soviet Union. It is only recently that the growing Asian power has tilted towards Washington, a move that has often sparked opposition from influential leftist parties that prop up the government.

The Congress-led coalition is worried that inflation, at a three year high of more than 7 percent, could ruin their chances in general elections due by early 2009.

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America is obsessed with any country it is scared with. While every prediction is going India's way , it's America which is trying to take wind out of India's sail. It's bound to be a futile exercise as the wheel of fortune has now turned India's way, whatever America says or believes in.
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