Thank God the government won the trust vote! Make no mistake - I am not a fan of SoniyaJi Mayo or the “prince” charming RahulBaba. But I am not a fan of “Babri Masjid” fame “Advani” either. And I am still trying to figure out if the Left has been at anytime involved in something constructive – they always seem to be throwing spanners in what others are doing. The Finance Minister was right to point out that some people don’t want India to overtake China!

I also don’t understand all the brouhaha that the Left and the BJP are kicking up over the bribe offered to 3 of the BJP MPs. I agree it’s wrong to indulge in horse trading (or donkey-trading in this case!) but do these parties really think that the Indian populace is naïve enough to believe that if the situation was reverse both these parties wouldn’t have resorted to similar tactics? C’mon guys! You really don’t belong to the high moral ground which you are preaching from. It’s just the case of the pot calling the kettle black!

The BJP should be thankful that the government gave its little-known 3 MPs their 15 minutes of fame and a chance to bask in the limelight as they stood about comically waiving the wads of money in the face of the cameras. :-)

Oh and Mr. Karat, I have to try hard not to laugh when you talk of “Saving the democracy”. Be careful, I am sure our red neighbor is listening. :-)

All said and done, this saga has just proved that politics is the last refuge of the scoundrels. So let’s look at the brighter side of the picture, shall we? Hopefully, the Bush government will be able to push the deal through before November. And we didn’t lose our face at the WTO talks.

However, I am sure India will have to work harder at her diplomatic efforts in winning over the nations in NSG. We haven’t exactly come up smelling like roses out of this whole episode, have we now? :-(