Read the three extracts in the chapter from the Lok Sabha debate on the Indo-US deal. Develop any one of these into a full speech defending a certain position on Indo-US relations.

I agree with the position taken by Dr. Manmohan Singh, member of the Congress Party. It is a fact that the policy of liberalisation and globalisation has made the country an attractive economic partner for a number of countries including the US. It is an historic opportunity for India to take advantage of US hegemony and the mutual convergences to establish the best possible options for itself. We should not oppose the US because that will harm us in the future. On the other hand, we should maintain good relations with the US. We should not forget that the US absorbs 65 per cent of India's total exports in the software sector. About 300,000 Indians work in the Silicon Valley. All this is beneficial for the Indians. Thus, India should not oppose the US and should maintain good relations in this age of liberalisation and globalisation.