Our most revered Foreign Minister, Mr. Krishna is in Washington for Strategic Dialogue with the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton to lay the groundwork for President Obama's visit to India in November. Mr. Krishna started his visit by saying that talks will be based on five pillars which, to someone of my generation, is a terrifying thing to say because we still remember Panchsheel and where it led us to. Mr. Krishna is an emissary of the Congress led government which makes the whole visit even more terrifying. Ms. Clinton laid on a dinner for Mr. Krishna at which President Obama dropped in and spouted his usual hot air about how important India is. He announced that he will visit our shores in November as though he will be doing a great favor to India and expecting the natives to genuflect to the half white bwana. The question is what does the US want from India and do these fellows have the guts to hold out for our interests. The US will no doubt push for the waiver to US firms in the nuclear deal. Will our fellows have the guts to point out politely but firmly how much BP is shelling out for the pollution in the Gulf of Mexico? There will be pressure to allow US agricultural products into India especially GM crops. This will allow US companies to control food production in our country and thus make us a colony of the US. Will our fellows stand up to the bullying? Seems unlikely. Our politicians and uncivil servants are criminals and always susceptible to arm twisting. Nothing overt, of course. Just some hints and enquiries about children studying or working in the US. Sadly we Indians will never know as in the Union Carbide massacre.