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...Less than two months ago when Singh's Leftist partners began clamoring for the deal to be scuppered, the beleaguered Prime Minister argued that "there is today talk the world over of a nuclear renaissance and we cannot afford to miss the bus." This week, though, there's a clear sense that the bus has come and gone, and with it, perhaps any confidence in Singh's ability to transform India...
...Some analysts see an element of political opportunism behind the recent protests. With India's coalition government crumbling thanks to a falling-out with its Leftist supporters over a contentious nuclear deal with the U.S., elections could be called any time now. An issue like organized retail helps rally millions, and opposition parties have been quick to latch on to it. More mass protests and populist moves to clamp down on big retail - like the Uttar Pradesh government's order to shut down Reliance Fresh - can be expected in the months to come...
...meeting last week, adding that resistance to big retail would abate once benefits begin to show. Another conglomerate, the $4.5 billion Mahindra Group, announced plans to enter the organized retail fray on the same day as the Mumbai protest. India's government, in a possible attempt to placate its leftist partners, has commissioned a study on the impact of organized retail on small stores to come up with measures to help them cope. As Guruswamy points out, "organized retail is the future, we can't keep it out. The point is to make its entry as painless as possible...
...Amara wasn't the only leftist cabinet member to take a swipe at the controversial legislation. High Commissioner for Social Solidarity Martin Hirsch also decried an article in the law banning illegal aliens from emergency homeless shelters. In contrast to Amara's emotional denunciation of the law, Hirsch said he remained confident of convincing parliamentarians to amend the text during its final reading in parliament...
...tide of Socialist victories capable of reinvigorating the left as an opposition force - and create pressure exacerbating divisions within conservative ranks. "Because of that Sarkozy doesn't want to create any more excuses for dissent and division within his own majority. And he certainly doesn't want to give leftist members of government the opportunity to attack his policies - and perhaps eventually quit their posts accusing Sarkozy of lack of good will...