On CIA site, Left Front still backs UPA

The United States8217; Central Intelligence Agency, perceived to have the best spy network, appears clueless about a significant development in Indian politics in the past few months 8212; the Left parties8217; withdrawal of support to the UPA government.

8220;Privatisation of government-owned industries remains stalled and continues to generate political debate; populist pressure from within the UPA government and from its Left Front allies continues to restrain needed initiatives,8221; says the World Factbook section of the CIA website about the state of the Indian economy.

What is interesting is that the India page was last updated on November 6, 2008, while the Left Front withdrew its support to the Government in July this year. The withdrawal of support had led to a trust vote, along with accusations of horse trading in Parliament 8212; all played out on TV channels across the country.

The CIA maintains a World Factbook on its website, which is regularly updated and has information ranging from politics to economy on almost all countries.