India, once the champion of the Non-Aligned Movement, angered Iran once by voting to refer the Islamist dictatorship to the United Nations Security Council because of its pursuit of nuclear weapons. It looks like India is set to vote against Iran again. The Times of India is almost apologetic about the Indian ruling party’s (UPA’s) stance:

India looks set to go against Iran once again on November 24 at the IAEA as the prospect of a vote is looking increasingly difficult to avert. The decision, taken at the highest levels of the Indian government, comes even as the Left parties upped the ante, even leveraging its support to UPA [United Progressive Alliance] on the issue. …

… the Manmohan Singh government is bracing itself for a decision that, on the face of it, may have an effect on UPA’s relations with Left parties. While government recognises the need to humour the Left, it is clear that it cannot possibly reverse its vote at IAEA or can acquiesce in what it calls the attempt to “communalise” foreign policy.

Humoring the Left is non-sequitur, as India seems to have chosen a course that it cannot realistically stray from: re-alignment pointing towards the West. For example, India established diplomatic relations with Israel in 1992, and in 2004, bought a $1 billion early warning radar system from the Jewish state — one of the biggest military contracts in Israel’s history.

According to the BBC:

India and Israel’s bilateral relationship has blossomed since the two countries opened diplomatic ties in 1992.

From India’s Tribune :

“The fact that India and Israel are going to cooperate in a big way in such sensitive areas shows the depth of the strategic ties which have developed between the two countries over the past few years,” a senior official of the Ministry of Defence told The Tribune.

Strategic ties with the Little Satan is not exactly what one could consider non-aligned.

In October, the Islamists set off three bombs, killing 62 and wounding 200 innocent civilians in New Delhi, India’s capital. The terrorist cowards targeted a bus and two open-air markets, seeking the maximum carnage. This is not the first time India has tasted the wrath of Islamist terror.

As Iran is the biggest state sponsor of terrorism, India must have mixed feelings about its relationship with the Islamic Republic. When India first voted against Iran at the UN, Iran reacted with non-aligned dismay:

We are not as angry as we are hurt. We are shocked and completely surprised.

First, Iran threatened to terminate its $22-billion oil deal with India, but seems to have backed off. Even the mullahs have their priorities. Money is a good thing when you are an Islamist dictator who will do anything to stay in power.

But India’s votes, its alliance with Israel, its warming relations with the U.S., and its suffering at the hand of the Islamists, will continue to align this largest democracy on Earth closer to the West – and the Anglosphere – where India rightfully belongs.

Indians threw off the yolk of British colonial rule peacefully, and then promptly adopted a parliamentary system modeled after Britain’s. Quite an enlightened bunch, the Indians have been. They established diplomatic relations with Israel in 1992, and in 2004, bought a $1 billion early warning radar system from the Jewish state — one of the biggest military contracts in Israel’s history. Indians have (slowly) embraced a free market economy. The arts flourish on the sub-continent.

58 years of independent, democratic rule? Pretty girls and dashing young men on TV? Punjabi rappers sparring with their New York counter-parts? Strong ties with the U.S. and Israel? Naturally, India has been the target of the Islamo-fascists.

On Saturday, the Islamists set off three bombs, killing 62 and wounding 200 innocent civilians in New Delhi, India’s capital. The terrorist cowards targeted a bus and two open-air markets, seeking the maximum carnage.

Some have speculated that the Islamists are trying to sour improving Indian-Pakistani relations, or that they are retaliating for India’s presence in Kashmir. Maybe yes; maybe no.

India is a target because it has chosen to integrate with the civilized world. The country is a cornerstone in the Anglosphere. As such, it is the target of pure Islamist hatred, and no amount of reasoning can justify the atrocities committed on Saturday.

How often have you heard the cliche, “One is a freedom fighter, one is a terrorist. Can you tell the difference?” Is discernment so difficult?

Hamas terrorists recently murdered a Palestinian police commander and two civilians. “Palestinian police officers have broken into the parliament in Gaza to demand a crackdown on the militant group Hamas,” according to the BBC. [1]

How does Hamas celebrate? It fills a truck with homemade explosives, and then drives that truck through dense crowds of Palestinian civilians. When the truck accidentally explodes, killing 15 children, women, and men, what does Hamas do? It blames Israel and fires rockets at Israeli civilians.

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