DEAR EDITOR,
In 1986, at the time of his reelection to us Senate, Senator Cranston made lot of promises to Sikhs that if reelected he will take the Sikh cause to U.S. Senate floor. Sikhs of Southern California Orange County took his (Cranston’s) word and collected about $15,000 for his reelection. Now Cranston is again going to dupe quite a few Sikhs and is appealing them to vote for Dukakis, as he is always by the side of Dukakis whenever the later comes to California for votes,
Mr. A. Singh from Boston Massachusetts in his letter published in World Sikh News 7 Oct 88 issue has said enough. I will follow him and vote for republican ticket and I ask my Sikh followers to take Mr. A. Singh’s advice and vote republican.
Chanan Singh
Gardena, CA
U.S. Congressman Concerned About India Soviet Relations
WASHINGTON, Oct 29, Reuter: A senior U.S. Congressman said on Saturday he and other members of the Congress were concerned about the growing military relationship between India and the Soviet Union.
“If there was any sentiment among members of Congress for a tilt towards Pakistan, it certainly isn’t being helped by India’s growing military relationship with the Soviet Union,” Representative William Broomfield said.
The Michigan Republican’s remarks were prepared for delivery to a group of Indian Americans in Troy, Michigan and released by his office in Washington. Broomfield is the senior republican member of the democratic controlled House of Representatives foreign affairs committee.
Broomfield’ said India had purchased over four billion dollars-worth of weapons from the Soviet Union since 1980 and now gets 80 per cent of its weapons from Moscow.
“When a country buys that amount of military hardware from ‘one supplier, it is clear that it is in effect locking itself into a military relationship,” Broomfield said.
“We in Congress count on an India that is independent, on an India that is nonaligned, on an India that values democratic principles. What many in Congress are now asking is, can we count anymore on India? He said.
“It is certainly not too late to reverse this deterioration in the relationship between the U.S. and
India,” Broomfield added.
He said the United States was India’s largest trading partner and offered a much better model for economic growth and modern technology than the Soviet Union.
Broomfield said the United States believed in an evenhanded policy in South Asia and said the United States and India shared a dedication to democracy and basic human rights.
He urged Indians living in the United States, P.K., Kaul to improve relations by telling friends and relatives in India of American concerns about India’s foreign policy.
Article extracted from this publication >> November 4, 1988
