From: sgs1679@usl.edu (Sudhindranath Sira G)
Subject: Re: Clinton's victory-in the Indian context.
Keywords: Clinton's victory-in the Indian context
Organization: University of Southwestern Louisiana
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 20:00:42 GMT

In article <26402@optima.cs.arizona.edu> lal@cs.arizona.edu (The Morning Sun) writes:
>In article <4805@equinox.unr.edu> hakim@unssun.UUCP (Ashraf Al Hakim) writes:
>>Dear Sir,
>>
>>I am with the Amnesty International. We will be working on human rights in 
>>India very soon. According to my information, India has one of the worst
>>human right abuses. India is in the red line.
>>
>>
>>If you want further information, you may e-mail me. The Amnesty does hope
>>that India improves its human right conditions and it is likely to ask the 
>>US govt to impose tough conditions on India and other human rights abusers.
>>
>>Hope that one day, India can become an example which other countries can 
>>follow regarding human rights.
>>
>>Sincerely,
>>
>>Ashraf
>
>You are very ignorant. I don't know where you got your information from.
>I would suspect your sources were not indians. If they are indians
>its probably onte of those type of people who leave india and
>fund terrorism in india from without.
>
>	India is the largest demovracy in the world. 
>After considering the 
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>volatile political situation in India india has a good human rights record.
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The "volatile political situation" is at least partly caused by the
atrocious human rights record of the government over the years.

>	In any other country, such problems would have resulted in a
>military crackdown and military rule thoughout.

A military crackdown may not have taken place because of some other
reason. For instance, the Indian armed forces are so fragmented
that there is no "nucleus" around which to build a coalition of some
sort which can take over the country.

>	India is a prime example of democracy.
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I guess you got carried away a little too much ---- "world's largest
democracy" *may be* acceptable, but the "prime example of democracy" ?
Indeed if democracy were a product, and you were trying to sell it,
then I must say that your choice of the model is pretty poor.

>
>I believe you have been misled. No one can say that there is no human rights 
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>abuse in India - that is impossible - human rights abuse exist to a great 
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>extent in all countries, even USA. 
>

So, ensuring that human rights abuses don't take place is "impossible". 
Therefore, why make a hue and cry about it, right ? Well, this is another lame 
excuse that the Indian government and its spokespersons normally indulge in 
(the other one being the "logic" that says human rights are "luxuries" which 
only the advanced Western countries can afford and that developing countries 
like India have to give lower priority to things like human rights).

>I am shocked to hear what you have to say. I fail to understand USA's
>anti-Indian policies when India is a country devoted to peace and democratic
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>ideals.
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>

Sounds a lot like the rhetoric that is dished out from the Red Fort year
after year after year.  Why then did the Indian Government under
Mrs Indira Gandhi encourage secessionist activity in Sri Lanka
by setting up training camps in Tamil Nadu ?

>
>A. Lal.
>

Regards,

--Sudhi.

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