ACTIVISTS OF AN INDIAN LEFTIST GROUP BURN A MOCK U.S. WARSHIP IN CALCUTTA, 2001-09-28 (photo)

Activists of an Indian leftist group burn a mock U.S. war ship opposite the American Center during an anti-war rally in the eastern Indian city of Calcutta on September 28, 2001. New Delhi has, despite some domestic opposition, repeatedly offered use of its air bases and ports to Washington in the event of a strike on Afghanistan in its war against terrorism. On Saturday, the opposition Communist Party of India (Marxist) said the government of Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee had breached an assurance made to political parties that India would not be involved militarily in U.S. retaliatory action and would only share intelligence. REUTERS/Jayanta Shaw JS