The Indo - US Nuclear deal is not a great thing for India as portrayed by many, the deal is at the cost of the defense of the country.The nuclear deal is contributing just 7% to the total energy requirements of India.On the other hand the bigger problem we need to address is the loss of energy which is currently being transferred i.e. India looses out on 40% of the total produce of electricity due to transmission losses, if the wiring and equipment is updated this will come down to 25% to 30% a difference of 10-15% with less capital expenditure and it will be faster and safer. A nuclear leakage like the union carbide one in bhopal would be disasterous. Moreover out of 22 of our reactors being employed for defense purposes 14 will be converted into electricity producing reactors which will cripple India in case of a calamity. The US is trying to act like Big Daddy the examples are here for everyone to see - Iraq, Iran; evrybody knows the US is after the OIL. Moreover, we should try and think something about our farmers who have been the heart of this nation, pls ppl dont allow the subsidies provided to them to be wiped off. I wish Mr. Karat all the success in this noble endeavour of his. The US is not a country which is generous and likes to help out other countries the only reason they are pretending to extend a hand is becoz they are feeling threatened, they just want to buy out our country. Its just an excuse to Buy INDIA. Jai Hind
Everyone needs to be aware of how the US plays its game. Everytime one sees the deal faltering, you'll find a high profile visitor from the negative camp arriving and coming up with assurances. The Indian politicians will see light at the end of the tunnel, and offer a bit more. Once he goes back, he'll back the deal but everything will remain the same since there are others on the opposite side. After a while when again there is a hue and cry from India, the story will repeat. The non-proliferation concerns of US (read others should not have what we have policy) are best advanced by keeping the other party guessing, thereby slowing down the pace of research and thus delivering the same results that would be obtained through such deals.
