India is far behind and there are so many poor people. If they need to do anything they need to help the poor people in their nation NOW before it is too late.
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In the wake of these events, Karat has recently backed off from brinksmanship over the nuclear deal, hoping to persuade the Congress Party not to intervene in the local conflict. In mid-November, Karat's men even agreed to allow the government to begin negotiating the safeguards agreement with the IAEA—a previous redline.
Such flip-flopping may only further hurt the communists' already low national standing, though they are likely to retain enough seats in the next election to stay politically relevant. Of course, Karat can still torpedo the deal once the safeguards agreement is finalized. If he does, however, the impact could be devastating. India will have blown its best shot ever at abandoning the mistakes of the past and setting itself on a brave new path forward. And the real losers, as always, will be India's poor, those still waiting for the economic miracle to reach them. The communists, in a bitter irony, will have betrayed the same unfortunates they are supposedly dedicated to helping.
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