Let not the BJP government prematurely rejoice at U.S. President Barack Obama’s ready acceptance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s invitation to visit India on Republic Day 2015 ( >Editorial, Nov. 24 ). America does nothing without ulterior motives. Let us not accord much importance to this visit. I am sure that too much of cozying up with the U.S. will only serve meeting its interests and objectives. It will subtly nudge us into diluting the nuclear liability law, resuming talks with Pakistan and mending fences with China, all in a one-sided way, going slow on cooperation with Afghanistan and pushing the sale of more defence hardware. The objective will be to derive maximum benefits.
K.V. Chalam,
Coimbatore
Today’s U.S. is not the U.S. of the 1960s-70s. Its economy has not shown any signs of recovery. Mr. Obama would want the Modi government to open the gates to MNCs in retail and other non-core areas. But such development has never achieved inclusive growth. Hence, India should ensure that cooperation with the U.S. entails much more than just pandering to American “commercial” interests.
N. Ramamurthy,
Chennai
