As Dr. Singh's administration continues to establish itself, there have been a few hiccups. Lobbying for ministries from coalition partners, changing economic policies, creating and adding ministries and the list goes on. And its just the first week in office! Foreign minister Natwar Singh and National Security Advisor J.N. Dixit, keeping in line with the vintage Congress position, are adopting an anti-US line.
But Amnesty's report pigeon-holes US and Indian policies in an unflattering, scathing attack. Apart from the "detention in legal limbo", "police brutality", "sexual abuse", "allegations of (prisoner) torture", the US came under severe criticism for its wanton use of the death penalty. Since 1976 (when the Supreme Court lifted the moratorium), 885 people (including 65 in 2003) have been put to death. India was heavily criticized for the Gujarat riots, communal tension, unchecked abuse of power by security forces, the anti-terrorism POTA act.
Perhaps one favorable change in the new Indian government policy is putting the brakes on an unabashed pro-Israeli stance.
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