Aziz, I am always a fan of your writings. But, being a perfectionist, I could not let this go. In the 4th paragraph, there is the phrase "particularly it's IT sector". It should really read "particularly its IT sector".
I am a big fan of Friedman. I admire his serious concerns about world politics and the rapidly changing parameters of human kind. But as natural no one can be correct always. This is what makes us humans.
Tom is a serious advocate of new measures that will revert global warming. He had talked about it on different platforms and recently launched a new documentary suggesting that India and China are next big problems for global warming. I am amazed that what he is suggesting (opposing nuke deal) will only propogate this problem. It would be stupid to think that India would like to slow down its economic boom due to lack of energy; if not nuke then coal/gas etc, polluting environment.
Keeping all politics aside there is another issue, "is NPT really working". It seems that countries can come in and go out of NPT anytime based on their comfort, example being North Korea, Iran. So why a responsible and peaceful country like India should be dragged into all this.
Tom should have given clear thinking on this one and I am happy to see him toppling on this issue since that bring normalize him in my rspect standards.
Root cause of all problem is NPT itself.This treaty which is father of all discrimination compelling others to carry on with nuclear war plans.Eliminate nukes for ever from everywhere along with NPT!!
why not no nuclear weapons at all the argument for some countries to have and others not to is questionable this does not mean all shoud be free to have bombs if the big 5's were sincere then we would have come a long way in ridding the bombs
What exactly is Thomas Friedman's yardstick for nuclear 'proliferation?' That the US should have the bomb while others must not? Forget it, pal. Too late for that. And by the way, if your nation were really serious about 'containing proliferation', you would'nt have allowed those terrorist mullahs in India's neighbourhood acquire nukes from China, or would have prevented the thuggish Beijing mandarins from selling it to the Paki jihadis. Since you had the gumption to do neither, here's what I suggest. Junk all talk of 'non-proliferation', accept India's friendship and get out of our way and make room in the UN Security Council. And better do it fast, because very soon, you're gonna be left with very few genuine friends. The ones who matter, I mean. The Isdlamic world hates you (and us too) and wishes your destruction, while China is eager to kick you out from Asia Pacific and then cage you at home too. The North Korean fizz is just a trailer of China's real gameplan and intent. Think about it. Pontification won't work with us, it never has. Jaganniwas Iyer
The NPT attempts to elevate 5 nuclear powers to a state over all others, and attempts to create a hierarchy, while the trend is toward flatness.
The powers that make the world flat are stronger than superpowers. If the US does not approve this deal, the NPT will break because France and Russia will supply to India regardless - they morally believe this is the right thing to do.
