Dear Mr. Subrahmanyam, I am currently a student in 12th grade, and I am writing a paper on India's involvement and motives in the Bangladesh War of 1971. I read in an account that you wrote an article in the National Herald, where you said, and I quote "the East Pakistani crisis presented India with 'an opportunity the like of which will never come again'". Mr. Subrahmanyan, this may seem a ridiculous request (but that line has struck me so): would you please elaborate if you can on this statement?
Another great article by KS. India is surrounded by Pakistan and China. They are mischievous and cannot be trusted. They are not democracies and are capable oftaking the mankind to destruction faster. The distribution points of vulnerability, error and accident inviting disaster have to be determined. Widespread and eternal vigilance is called for. It is a painful affair. A treaty to do away with nuclear weapons is ideal and has to be considered; otherwise there is no other go except to pray for a spirit of mutual trust among the nations of the world.
The four clauses of the agreement are clear that this agreement is simply aimed at capping India's N-weapon capability and has no other purpose.Hence it is anti-India and a unforgivable blunder by our PM who is totally fooled into signing this.India must not go ahead with such a disastrous deal.Atomic electric Power Generation from American origin equipment would never be at affordable cost.It is the most naive way of going about and at the sinister cost of India's defence capablity degradation.India needs to invest more in HOMEGROWN technology which will become more affordable.In any case Russian source will be cheaper in the mean time.
It is going to be the biggest folly if India succumbs to US pressure to go ahead with the deal which has absolutely nothing for India except danger to our security.It will be akin to the folly of Jaichand who is remembered as the worst traitor.It is to be remembered that British had played similar tricks in the eighteenth century and got treaties which proved fatal like this is going to be.Our PM is being blind to the dangers as he obviously knows nothing of the history of India.He is just bent upon repeating the follies of the past.k.k.vaisoh
Yes! i m totaly agreed with you that we are sixth nuclear state and we are liable to get a permanent seat in security councill and we should be a part of NPT.
Kudos to KS for exceptionally representing India's case as being treated on par with the FAMOUS FIVE nuclear states. India though a non-signatory in the age-old treaty has shown her credential as a responsible nuclear state as accepted by IAEA officials, statesmen and head of states across the globe. India has declared its nuclear policy which is based on detente and peaceful co-existence and never deviated from the cardinal principles of either horizontal or vertical non-proliferation. Since the Bush administration and its principal ideologue Dr. Rice tried to propagate the ideals of democracy as an antithesis to global spread of terror and violent political doctrines, India emerges an inalienable partner in this political pilgrimage. However, at personal level I share with the dreams cherished by the non proliferation protagonists but every policy needs to viewed in the light of emerging scenarios and perspectives. Providing Indian nuclear deterence a legal international cover will strenghthen the global NPT consolidation and movement. So, my request to the NPT lobbyist is to review their epistemological stigmas related to NPT and invigorate their efforts by accommodating India.
It is highly avoidable deal we should use coal for our power plants. We can also use thorium for producing nuclear energy. It is a shame that with so much of scientific talent available in the country our nuclear capability has been held hostage to shortage of funds and political will.
