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To: JPR who wrote (9309)	11/3/1999 9:03:00 PM
From: JPR	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12475

Understanding India indiaheadlines.com Saturday, October 23, 1999; Page A22 However appropriate The Post's concerns regarding the Pakistani coup may be, it does itself and its readers a disservice by describing India as run by a "chauvinist" government with "an anti-American bent" ["The Coup in Pakistan," editorial, Oct. 14]. India is wedged between two well-armed and often hostile neighbors. How would the United States conduct itself if Canada and Mexico were powerful antagonists instead of friendly neighbors? Would it hesitate to develop weapons if this were the case? Characterizing India as having an anti-American bent demonstrates a similar lack of perspective. Since the end of colonial rule, India has endeavored -- sometimes without success -- to avoid alignment with any superpower. Looking at history, it's possible to conclude that India may have been pushed away by the United States. Certainly, the quantity and quality of past U.S. military support to Pakistan hardly endear the United States to India. Cultural and economic ties between India and the United States are growing stronger. Chiding India for supposed intransigence and bellicosity does nothing to further this process. CARIN I. FISCHER Takoma Park