India should not accept the demand which will put us so dependable to others.
1) I consider Reprocessing rights of spent fuel & its reuse without any further payment is more critical factor than N-Test issue. Once, we allow the N-Commerce results in sizeable number of reactors, we will have no other option to abide whatever US & Co say for fuel to run N-Reactor. Let them see the advantage we offer interms of business & IAEA control over our civilian reactor. Main mantra is "Don't forget Tarapur issue & Don't rush".
2) Second part is, Return Clause which is guided by supreme national interest of US & India.It is not necessarily only with N-Test issue but also they could aplly pressure tactics to control our Space/ICBM missile programme. Our defense policy is guided by the prevailing security surround us. If China & Pakistan tests N-Bomb, we may also need to do. If it just affects future N-Commerce cooperation, it is fine; But fuel supply guarantee should be of life time for installed reactors. There is some vocabulary change in the agreement that if US ends cooperation, it should not affect other country dealing with India. We should realize that other countries will simply toe the US line in this matter. So, We need to clearly define the boundary without ambiguity & without affecting once installed N-Reactors till its lifetime.
3) I feel that it is high time to involve well classified private industry as joint-venture under DAE/CAG surveillance inorder to advance civilian fast breeder reactor programme in faster way. It should not become another DRDO as it is difficult to hold best brain in Govt job/Salary in our current era. The sooner,we make decision, we can act big way in N-Commerce.
I am of the opinion that our political community today lacks the visionary skills.I hope, Scientific community will prevail upon the Prime Minister & Parliamentary Standing Committee or by leaking news leading newspaper/channel to put them at bay, if it harms our interest.
Today, just not India, but almost the entire world is dependent on depleting sources of energy, i.e. coal/ crude oil etc. These resources- crude ol and coal will last for another 35 years or so. Hence we need Ethanol and bio fuels to run cars/ trains/ planes and need neuclear power/ solar/ wind power to keep generating electricity. This is a very serious concern...
There is a clear ray of hope in finalizing the Nuke Deal, as expressed by the PM. It is a clear ploy of American Diplomacy, particularly in the spheres of negotiations where, it sees no stone is unturned to extract maximum leverage in their favour. I n fact, the uncertainly on issues to be settled in the Nuclear Deal does not confine in the deal itself, but it is related to our foreign policy, particularly our relationship with Iran which is a source of irritation to United States. While we cannot place our sovereignty at the alter of compromise to any foreign country, let us be equally firm in our resolve to stick to the bench mark set by us on the Nuke deal.
India must not in any case dilute its conditions. nuclear testing is India's need as our two neighbours, with whom border disputes are already running are possesing large nuclear arsenal and they are continuously upgrading. Not allowing Reprocessing is one of old American tricks to keep some twists in agreements so that they can create disputes in future if they required to back off. India must not lose right to reprocess the spent fuel. Americans will agree both the conditions with some twists of words inserted in to the final draft. They are experts in such tricking. Rajkumar Vachhani Bhilai
RE:PM statement on nuke deal
by Dibyendu Pramanik on May 18, 2007 01:06 PM Permalink
India does not have either a great oil reserve or a great coal or natural gas reserve. How will Indian run their cars and run the electricity supplies smoothly if things like bio-diesel/ Ethanol/ neuclear powers are taken up urgently ?
RE:PM statement on nuke deal
by Cyrus Baba on May 18, 2007 12:05 PM Permalink
What more can be expecetd from these bunch of jokers and the Italian Queen?
RE:RE:Even if we finalize how does it matter?
by T Rajeswari on May 18, 2007 04:53 PM Permalink
Yes. It is being projected like that. A relative of mine, who is in USA, told me about it: "India will not fall short in electric power supply". I just don't know what will happen to Indians the moment they land in that bloody country. And I believe we Indians collectively are shameless people, who don't even try to stand on our legs, but go on prostrating in front of the white skinned people.
RE:Even if we finalize how does it matter?
by Dibyendu Pramanik on May 18, 2007 01:04 PM Permalink
Rita, India does not have either a great oil reserve or a great coal or natural gas reserve. How will Indian run their cars and run the electricity supplies smoothly if things like bio-diesel/ Ethanol/ neuclear powers are taken up urgently ?
