It is very fashionable to burn but not shed any light. Nicholas Burns has not said anything concrete but only expressed 'hope' that things would happen before his President's visit. His mission seems to be purely to ensure that India votes with the US to refer Iran's case to UNSC. The US Congress and the likes of Lantos could be the excuse for procrastination on the nuclear fuel agreement. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should project the Indian Parliament with equal panache. No firm commitment from you- nothing like that from us. We can do without your nuclear energy help, thank you. India should not care for the carrot and must ignore the stick. This country is not a donkey. After all, our scientists have put things in perspective with the PARAM super-computer. It is time that policy makers in the US understood India- and our own policy makers stop waffling.
