[Marxistindia] No bases for US armed forces

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Wed Apr 13 11:46:02 IST 2016


April 13, 2016

Press Statement

 

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the
following statement:

 

No Bases for US Armed Forces

 

The Modi government has taken the dangerous step of deepening military
collaboration with the United States by agreeing to allow US armed forces to
use base facilities in Indian naval and air force bases.

 

The US Defence Secretary and the Indian Defence Minister have announced an
in principle agreement has been reached for a Logistics Exchange  Memorandum
of Agreement (LEMOA). This is just another name for the Logistic Support
Agreement (LSA) that the United States enters into with military allies like
Philippines, South Korea and Japan. Unlike what the Defence Minister says,
refueling, maintenance and repair facilities for American ships and
airplanes will require the  stationing of US armed forces personnel on
Indian soil on a regular basis.

 

Along with this agreement, the Defence Minister has indicated that two other
agreements are on the anvil, Communication and Information Security
Memorandum of Agreement (CISMOA) and Basic Exchange and Cooperation
Agreement (BECA).  These will make the Indian armed forces command and
control structure integrated with the US armed forces. In doing so, the BJP
government has crossed a line which no other government has done  since
independence - converting India into a fullfledged military ally of the
United States.

 

By this, the Modi government has compromised national sovereignty and the
strategic autonomy of the country.  All political parties and patriotic
citizens should oppose this surrender to the USA.   The Modi government must
be told that these anti-national steps do not have the support of the
people. It should immediately retract from signing the Logistics Agreement.

 

 

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