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New Delhi, Mar 11 (UNI) The CPI today described the civil nuclear energy cooperation deal with the United States as a compromise with the basic ethos and principles of the country such as non-alignment and independent foreign policy, and said by signing the deal India had become a party to the US' global geo-political ambitions.

Raising a discussion in the Lok Sabha on the statement made by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on March 7, 2006, regarding the Indo-US agreement in the context of the recent visit of President George W Bush, Mr C K Chandrappan (CPI) alleged that the basic interest of that country was to prop up India to counter the growing power of China.

He said the treaty entered into by India was of an ''unequal nature'' and expressed doubts over whether the US was sincere about implementing it, having a poor record in this connection.

Mr Chandrappan referred to the dubious record of the United States' involvement in nearly 100 cases of overthrowing of governments which did not toe its line, particularly in Latin American countries. He cited a few examples.

The member said the US was an unreliable partner and in any case the treaty would only be implemented after it is ratified by the US Congress.

Mr Chandrappan said while Jawaharlal Nehru had refused to shake hands with Mussolini as he was a fascist dictator in Italy, the UPA government had gone the whole hog to roll out a red carpet and the media had created an unparalleled hype for President Bush.

Dr Singh is scheduled to reply to the debate in the House at 1700 hours.

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