The Indianised jihad is presently targeted against the BJP, but it could turn against the American and Israeli presence in India in due course.

The Left parties' demands of 100 per cent funds being invested in government securities, an unrealistic guaranteed return, deployment of public sector employees as fund managers, refusal to shift to a defined contribution system and of course the standard opposition

A level of commitment is expected from the UPA to several policy measures promised in 2004.