"That many ministers are from the RSS is reality, but that does not mean [the organisation] has an undue influence on policy … We are simply following up on our electoral pledges to bring development, prosperity to all Indians and to fulfil all Indians' aspirations," said Nalin Kohli, a spokesman for the BJP.
But the inability of the Democrats in Congress to lead is allowing the Republicans to exert an undue influence on policy after Obama's solid victory in November (not to mention the vastly increased Democratic majorities in the House and Senate).
Many progressives would agree that the wealthy and corporate interests have undue influence over public policy, and that bold action is necessary to minimize that influence and change public policy for the better.
If overly loose monetary policy created "undue inflation pressures", they could be countered at a "moment of much less financial peril".
Yet they provide another source of concern for Google's critics, who fear that the company may gain undue influence over important policy areas like online privacy regulation.
Free exchange rates also help support fair global growth, Ms. Brainard said, adding that the meeting needed to focus on ways to strengthen the fledgling global economic recovery and avoid an undue tightening of fiscal policy that could hurt growth.
In addition, there was a risk that Italy would be seen as having undue influence over European Central Bank policy just as the country became the focus of anxiety about the future of the euro zone.
Yesterday, in an interview scheduled to be broadcast by the BBC, Mr. Carter again criticized the Bush administration, calling Vice President Dick Cheney a "disaster" and a "militant," with undue influence on foreign policy, according to Reuters.
Would outsourced policymaking reduce civil servants' role in speaking truth to power and lead to undue outside influence on policy, or would it bring in a breath of fresh air and ideas?
Such a scenario would also place undue pressure on monetary policy.
