As we all know, CPI a.k.a Left is one of the most important political party in the country today,as it controls the strings of Indian Government. But sometimes I wonder if Left is worth so much attention. Whether it is Nuclear deal, petrol price hike or joint military exercises, they seem to have a view which is always contradictory to that of any educated rational person.
Left people argue that the nuclear deal is not on equal terms and India has made unnecessary concessions to US. I mean how do u expect a country, which has a GDP thirteen times that of India and is technologically 100 years ahead of us, to have a deal on equal terms.There are certain restrictions imposed on nuclear testing, but i don't understand the need of nuclear weapons in todays world scenario.No country in the world today has the guts to initiate a nuclear war.They say it is a matter of national security.First take some retaliatory action against Chinese forces who cross the border ten times a day and have already taken hundreds of kilometers of Indian territory. HAVE THE GUTS!!
Main objective of the government is to end the years long nuclear discrimination against India through this deal but these people don't seem to understand that.
Second issue that the Left is handling these days is inflation.They know the problem i.e inflation, everyone knows but do they have a solution? If the global prices of commodities rise what should the government do.Oil prices rose by 150% during the last six months but petrol price hike was a meager Rs 5.What else do you want a government to do?Moreover, when inflation reached 11% last week, inflation in food items accounted for only 1% of that.This means that inflation is not affecting the poor.Then why such hue and cry from the left?
Another point is, Left always seems to have problems when government talks of relations with US, whether its economic cooperation or military relations or the Israel issue.US is such a big power in todays world that maintaining healthy relations with it can only be beneficial for India.
Left has a different view point in this too.
Just look at the states ruled by left parties.West Bengal, where industrialization has just started on a large scale.Calcutta is nowhere compared to other metros.
Second is Kerala where most of the educated people migrate out in search of jobs.Third is Goa,which is famous only as a tourist destination, nothing else.
If India has to have a good future these communists should be exiled to China, so that the government can freely pursue its progressive policies without any problems with its allies.
