Is the author a strategic defence analyst or a strategic master of word play?
Why did India seek a nuclear agreement with US? Is India running out nucelar fuel? If so, tell it as it is, instead of being paternalistic, "responsible" and clouding it in words that only those who know can decipher. Indians can stomach the news that Indian ran out of nuclear fuel - no need to camouflage it in "strategic" terms and being economical with the truth.