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As an American reading the replies from our Indian contributors, in many ways I find the debate amongst them reminiscient of the domestic debate over US foreign policy.
I have always believed that US foreign policy has oscillated between extremes of idealism and isolationism, between trying to save the world and retreating from it in the belief that it is too corrupting for such a naive nation.
When US foreign policy is determined by a variety of factors such as the party representative in power, the ability of Congress to dictate foreign policy in conjunction with or against, the President and the influence of special interests such as human rights organizations and labor unions, I fully understand the sentiment of trepidation and even suspicion displayed in these posts.
How can the rest of the world have confidence in US foreign policy when to then it only seems to last as long as the US presidential or congressional election cycle?
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