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Dubya's "L'Affaire India'"

Pramit Pal Chaudhuri

New Delhi, February 26, 2006

In early 1999, George W. Bush met with eight foreign policy advisors, collectively known as the Vulcans, in his ranch at Crawford, Texas. He was preparing for his White House bid. They were there to tell him about the world.

Well into the briefing, Bush interrupted: "Wait a minute. Why aren't we talking about India?" The Vulcans - who included Condoleezza Rice, Donald Rumsfeld and Paul Wolfowitz - looked at each other. India didn't matter, they explained.

Bush's response: "You're wrong." He gave three reasons.



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