I am working with US government (US Department of Energy %u2013 Argonne National Lab) as an outside service provider for last 14 years. Many of the items in the contract thru which we work are purely speculative or hypothetical to cover their butt$. When a conflict arises, it gets addressed with diplomacy and negotiation. THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE CASE with me and many other individuals I know. I would believe that is how it works between governments of different countries.
I am not saying I am confident but I am inclined to believe Mr. Brahma has weighted clauses out of proportion. Thinking that, do we know what India is getting from the agreement is something we can achieve on our own in, lets say, 5 years from now? It makes sense to pursue the agreement if only thing that we have to loose is what Mr. Brahma is mentioned. All of them are clauses that can cover liability on Bushs part and help other approvers keep quiet.
I am not an expert but can someone elaborate on (1) what India looses if entire civil nuclear program is inspected? Remember it is Civil nuclear program. (2) what are the other means of getting what India is getting out of this agreement?
