The puzzling ways of the left in India

The left parties live in a world of their own. Their leaders are well educated and articulate. But they are probably the most misguided people in the world. Full of knowledge and little wisdom! Not surprisingly, they are bent upon creating problems for the current government on what is clearly a trivial issue (The1-2-3 agreement) and if need be, even bring it down.
The left finds it easy to open its mouth on any issue for no rhyme or reason. They have an uncanny knack for backing the wrong horse, be it Palestine or Cuba or North Korea. Not having any meaningful vision in life, they tend to support others without vision! That is why they did not criticize North Korea’s nuclear test. The left is a master of obstruction. They criticized the Marrakesh agreement that gave birth to the WTO and have consistently criticized economic reforms, including more recently those relating to pensions.
Unfortunately, the Congress lacks the guts to call a spade a spade. Instead of holding the bull by the horn, the Congress is trying to placate the west in various ways.
As I mentioned in one of my earlier blogs, the lack of enlightened political leadership is a major structural flaw in our economy. Whether it be Brazil or Russia or China or Argentina, the leaders in those countries may be a bit less intelligent but they are certainly wiser. There is a basic sense of purpose and a general consensus on economic reforms and progress. Just like a company cannot become great without sound leadership, without the right kind of politicians, there is little hope for the country.
The one man who has emerged the clear hero from the uproar is the US ambassador, Ronen Sen. By calling critics of the Indo-US nuclear deal, headless chickens he has articulated the view of many in the country. Notwithstanding his apology, Sen has done what Manmohan and Sonia could not! And for that he deserves a big round of applause.