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To: JPR who wrote (7214)	9/26/1999 11:21:00 AM
From: Mohan Marette	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 12475

JPR: Thanks for the article from NYT. The observations by the reporter seem to jell with the prevalent sentiment in the country. I hope,whomever come to power think twice before signing that CTBT thing as it stands now, these things usually have a way of short changing the 'little' guys. ====================== Some analysts and Western diplomats believe that a resounding victory this time would give the government more room to take politically risky steps. On the domestic front, it could move more aggressively, for example, to shut down money-losing state enterprises and encourage foreign investment. In foreign policy, it would have more leeway to reopen talks with Pakistan, sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and improve relations with the United States on trade and security issues. Industrial growth is on the upswing and this season's normal monsoon will help insure that agricultural production in this predominantly rural nation is strong. The days of one-party rule under the Congress Party are long gone. "The BJP has tied up with more heavyweight regional allies in state after state," said E. Sridharan, a political analyst at the University of Pennsylvania Institute for the Advanced Study of India, based here. "That is a huge strategic advantage." ....