Big bully finds another slave
January 15, 2003 | The Hindustan Times
By Ravi Nair
The recent signing of a bilateral agreement between the US and India — not to surrender each other’s nationals to the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC) — once again emphasises the lack of informed Indian foreign policy thinking, if any, on such issues. The South Block’s readiness to sign on the dotted line at Washington’s foggy bottom diktats once again underlines how isolated the present Indian government’s foreign policy is.
The fact is that the European Union has collectively rejected such immunity agreements. With all its arm-twisting, Washington has only been able to enlist 16 acolytes to offer it absolution.
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