"Already, within the first six months, the Narendra Modi government has undertaken many reforms going to the extent of undermining parliamentary democracy and virtually institutionalising the 'ordinance raj'.
"...Clearly, the people are being forewarned of the greater burdens that will fall on them as a result of this greater thrust for more neo-liberal reforms," Yechury's editorial in the latest issue of the party mouthpiece 'People's Democracy' said.
He said the government's invitation to Obama conveys a "strong signal" to the world that India is cementing its position as a "subordinate ally" of US imperialism.
"This is a significant shift that will shape the demise of India's long-held faith in pursuing an independent foreign policy.
"While India has and shall continue to develop friendly relations with all countries in the world, India's foreign policy must always be dictated by its 'enlightened national interests', the crux of which is the solidarity with the developing world in resisting global domination by any power," Yechury said.