Left - Misplaced Ideologies

Politics is a serious business. Politics is also the "second" most preferred news item. (Crime has to be the #1!). But these days, with the "Left" getting serious (acting funny by me), it is all over the news. Though avid viewers of "India TV" & "Aaj Tak" still won't have a clue if we have a Government in place at all. Viewers of "Headlines Today" though, are aware now that there are at least 3 political parties in India - Congress, Samajwadi Party & Left. They have no idea that there is an Opposition & that Left is not a Party. Nyways.
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So the other day I was watching a show "Loksabha TV" (Oh yeh! There is sucha channel!) and the discussions were on how Prakash Karat is an "Honest Man" but "Dumb Politician". Dumb being my own adjective for the lack of sophistication. And I tend to agree with the Panel cause he sure is a rare politician, steadfast by his ideology. He hates America and wants to do nothing with it! Simple ideology, and a honest politician, going great lengths to live by it.
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The other Left ideology, its probably whole reason of existence, is its love for China. Why? Simple because China is the only Communist regime surviving & in fact, flourishing today. Even if China's expansionist ambitions are well known and it is the single most serious & current threat to India's geographical Map.
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I can not really understand any other reason for Left's existence in India. Both the Left led state governments in Bengal & Kerala have only ensured that the states do nothing but boast of their pasts while the junta struggles to make ends meet. The governments are just as, if not more corrupt than the rest in India. If Congress has been opportunistic in having shaken hands with SP, so has Left in tying up with BSP. It is funny that the Left itself has the majority of Muslim MP's uncomfortable in voting along with the BJP against the Congress.
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The only serious reforms that the Congress has managed to push in are stock market-trade related. The Agri Loan Waiver will never reach the farmers on time or simply may not reach at all. The inflation has gone up, no more euphoric comments from the FM. So the fight is on for the N-Deal. The Left doesn't like America, so it doesn't like the Deal. The Congress needs this deal, I think, India does too. I do not know the details of it. Also, i'm not sure if its that sweet a deal as Congress puts it across. It just maybe something that they want to achieve before the next polls. But opposing it just cause it is a deal with America is completely misplaced. Oppose it for its demerits. For reasons that the electricity generated from these reactors may be more expensive & hence meaningless as compared to gas/coal run plants. For the reasons that US & the nations from NSG may not really deliver on time for India to really make any meaningful progress in terms of energy security. For the reason that India may not have enough nuclear capability to counter the agression from China. For the reason that the countries from NSG may force us to buy the technology at astronomical prices over the time. So many more things the aam junta does not know of. I do not know of but have thought of and heard on TV. But what I read today in Indian Express on the front face is so telling of how misplaced Left is. The headline clearly states that China will hold no objection to India going ahead and firming the deal.