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Post's reporting suggests that Indian motivations are not crystal clear, with one senior aide to Prime Minister Vajpayee quoted as saying that the tests were scheduled a month ago and were not intended as a rebuff to international criticism, while another stated, "The news of the day is: India defies world opinion."
Is it churlish to rebuff praise?
Would President Clinton have suffered his humiliating rebuff over fast-track trade legislation if the administration had not wasted crucial months failing to take the issue seriously?
It is a potent image of alienation and disengagement, a stark visual rebuff to Wang's life of chameleonic compromise.
Will that rebuff severely damage the world trading system?