tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3771271629272716562.post3562400120729366749..comments2023-02-05T05:35:08.675+05:30Comments on Real World: The 'Manmohan Singh Doctrine'Rajesh Rajagopalanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816613659273636901noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3771271629272716562.post-74325280956664834542013-11-17T05:47:58.628+05:302013-11-17T05:47:58.628+05:30Absolutely! I think the five guidelines for IFP ar...Absolutely! I think the five guidelines for IFP are not only wishy-washy but also repetitive, and as you said, by and large without cognizance of the reality of power. I think there was also a point about upholding and defending the values that India stands for. But do we ourselves know what these 'values' are? Without defining these core element, I guess IFP will continue to be just as rudderless as before, notwithstanding the 'Singh Doctrine'. To be fair to him, I think MMS has done a decent job of conducting foreign policy affairs, on balance, but he really did not have to go and pin it down to 5 points. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12232584363081926349noreply@blogger.com