Thiruvananthapuram, March 21 -- Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday accused the Central Government of treating India like a "vassal state of the United States", criticising both the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress for sharing similar stances on imperialism.

In an exclusive interview with ANI, Vijayan said India is failing to take a firm stand against global imperialism and expressed concern over the country's growing dependence on US policies. He recalled that a similar closeness toward imperialist powers had emerged during PV Narasimha Rao's tenure as Prime Minister.

"If we do not move forward by condemning imperialist positions, where will we end up? The stance our country adopts must be read along with that. O...