Indian Govt Won't Allow Any Foreign Country To Establish Military Base On Its Soil

New Delhi, Aug 24, IRNA – Indian government will not to allow any foreign country to establish military base on its soil. Reacting to a top US Air Force officials remarks that his country is planning to station a military aircraft in Thiruvananthapuram as part of its policy of encircling China with defense bases, the government has dismissed any such possibility. Top Defense Ministry sources said the Ministry is not discussing with the US any plans to base its assets on Indian soil. India is not going to allow any foreign country to establish any military base on its soil, pti quoted the sources as saying. India carefully maintains ties with countries in the world. As a policy, we are not part of any military and do not intend to be part of any in future as well, they said. Reacting critically to the US move, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) said the remarks of the US Air Force General reveals the Pentagons plans to draw India into its strategic alliance in Asia. The US has been keen to use our air and naval bases. It is based on the India-US military framework agreement signed in 2006, CPI-M General Secretary Prakash Karat said in his reaction. He asked the UPA government to publicly state whether it was agreeing to such an arrangement. India cannot become a military ally of the US, he said./end