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ometimes I admire India for its sheer gall as far as its foreign policy goes. Take it or leave it, India is what it is - a sovereign nation with an uncanny vision of what is best for its people vis-à-vis the rest of the world. Just as it doesn't believe a friend of a friend to necessarily be a friend, India doesn't believe that an enemy of a friend should be its enemy too. So, no one can tell New Delhi what it should or should not do when it decides to keep buying oil from Iran or test a long range missile or hold the reins on foreign investors. The comity of nations, especially the US is often left scratching its head - just when they think they have learnt all there is to understand about India, it springs a new facet to its peculiar nature. India is like a little kid who scribbles over the living room wall and doesn't understand why anyone should be upset; after all he is exerting his pent up energies, expressing new found creativity and not really harming anyone, right? Or shall we say like a kid that hangs a bucket of water over the door as a security measure to keep intruders away, and doesn't care who feels uncomfortable about it. Sorry, I couldn't resist making up these analogies. But truth be told, no one but India knows what it is dealing with in terms of security from within and outside its geography; economic sustenance; and its population that's voracious for all things good in life. One can't find fault with New Delhi outside its borders, it essentially plays by rules framed by its own conscience. For almost half a century since gaining independence, India struggled with its pride in having to take help from the West for its very survival. Today, having realized its immense potential to not only stand on its own two feet but also meaningfully contribute to the world, it is exerting its right to do what is best for its people and not what others think is good enough for them.
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