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India should aim for meaningful relations with Japan PM Hatoyama: Fernandes |
With international relations steadily becoming significant
former Defence Minister and Rajya Sabha member George Fernandes has said the Government
of India should build meaningful relations with Japan’s new Prime Minister Yukio
Hatoyama. Writing in the latest issue of OtherSide, Fernandes has mentioned that
India can build meaningful relations with Japanese Prime Minister Hatoyama. “India
can develop a truly meaningful relationship with Prime Minister Hatoyama although
I also learned that his Foreign Minister is considerably pro-China. Perhaps we
can turn this into an opportunity of a good China-Japan-India relationship which
I had discussed with many friends during my many visits to Japan. Eastern civilization
and culture have much to offer the world if we forget for a short time the ugly
part of geo-politics and power games.” Fernandes reminisced how after terrorist
attacks on the Jammu and Kashmir State Assembly building and the Indian Parliament
and with the complicity of Pakistan was coming into evidence, it was felt that
as the Leader of Opposition (and the Head of the Democratic Party of Japan) Yukio
Hatoyama should also visit India The then Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee
was also apprised of his likely visit. But it was decided to convince him not
to visit neighbouring Pakistan, as is the usual practice of anyone visiting South
Asia. Even as some of his men had begun talking about a visit to Pakistan, Hatoyama
graciously agreed to India’s suggestion and avoided that trip. Fernandes also
welcomed the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Govt.’s announcement to rename
the NREGS (National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) after Mahatma Gandhi. “ Congratulations
to the government for occasionally remembering the real Gandhi,” Fernandes said
in another write up for the same journal. |
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