CPI(M) urges UPA to make stand clear on NAM

New Delhi, June 29: The CPI(M) Politbureau today urged the UPA government to make a clear and categorical statement to the US that India does not need to be ''lectured'' on its foreign policy.

The party in a statement here decried the statement of US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is irrelevant.

''Making this sort of statement has a specific motive. The NAM is a movement that still stands for the defence of national sovereignty of nations and for a more equitable world order, in contrast to the United States' strive for domination,'' the party said.

The US is signaling to India not to play an active role in NAM, which has got Cuba as its current Chairman. The message is being conveyed along with the assurance that the nuclear cooperation agreement can be finalised provided India understands the parameters of the ''strategic alliance'' with the US, the party said.

''The UPA government should also realise that the country is closely watching the course of the nuclear cooperation talks and will not countenance any compromise under US pressure,'' the statement added.

UNI

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