<!--QuoteBegin-Gouki+Jul 24 2004, 02:25 AM-->QUOTE(Gouki @ Jul 24 2004, 02:25 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin--> Forget morality then, for argument sake. Our security needs can easily be met by Europe. We don't need Israel. In the long run allying ourselves with a nation that has shown the international commuity nothing but contempt for UN law is not in our interests. Eventually the US will ask us to choose between the Arabs and Israel and the US itself. If we do, then our relations with Europe and China will hit an all time low since the latter 2 are quite aware of the US plan to colonise the middle east, thru with spreading its hegemony over the world will be a relitively elementary matter. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Morality should play its role only when you are talking to another Indian, internal issues, not in geo politics. As long as the issue is not about Indians, forget morality.
EU has its own concerns. Except the French and the Russians, no one sells India any arms of anything of significance. But then, French are expensive and Russian one's are slowly getting outdated. Israel can provide India things that EU or Russians can not sell to India.
Remember while we were at war, the Swedes even stopped selling shells for Bofors. our memories are short. You can not rely on one source only to be blackmailed. They can't decide when India can buy arms. EU is not reliable, mainly becoz they depend on Unkil's approval. We don't want to deal with stooges.
One thing Israel has done is to go to any level to protect its own interests. I see nothing wrong in it.
Our relationship with Arabs is strategically only around OIL, and OIL will not last for ever. So in the long run, Arabs can't help Indians if they are not helping us now or in the past.
Morality should play its role only when you are talking to another Indian, internal issues, not in geo politics. As long as the issue is not about Indians, forget morality.
EU has its own concerns. Except the French and the Russians, no one sells India any arms of anything of significance. But then, French are expensive and Russian one's are slowly getting outdated. Israel can provide India things that EU or Russians can not sell to India.
Remember while we were at war, the Swedes even stopped selling shells for Bofors. our memories are short. You can not rely on one source only to be blackmailed. They can't decide when India can buy arms. EU is not reliable, mainly becoz they depend on Unkil's approval. We don't want to deal with stooges.
One thing Israel has done is to go to any level to protect its own interests. I see nothing wrong in it.
Our relationship with Arabs is strategically only around OIL, and OIL will not last for ever. So in the long run, Arabs can't help Indians if they are not helping us now or in the past.