India’s Communists Threaten to Derail U.S.-India Nuclear Deal

India’s Communists Threaten to Derail U.S.-India Nuclear Deal

NEW DELHI - India's Communists continue to wage an aggressive campaign to derail the landmark U.S.-India nuclear deal that would ensure stronger ties with Washington and the reliable energy supply needed to fuel India's scorching economy.

Debate over the deal in the upper house of Indian Parliament this week-- replete with personal verbal attacks and walkouts -- peaked Wednesday when leaders of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) declared that a "big majority" was against it and insisted the government not undermine democracy by trying to move forward.

Prakash Karat, general secretary of the CPI-M, challenged that "any move to operationalize the agreement would be showing disrespect for Parliament and the essential tenets of parliamentary democracy."

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