India values are enshrined in our Constitution's preamble of 1950. The values he seems to be subscribing here are those of Indian communists only.
The Wind and Tidal energy shall not be significant sources in near future. While France meets nearly 80% of its energy needs and Japan gets 30% of its total needs from nuclear. Mr. Iyer's analysis on technology policy needs is simply ridiculous.
His rabble rousing "...latently terrible for those who know Big Power stratagems" is quite unfortunate. We can not sacrifice Indian economic development needs just because the likes of Mr. Iyer do not understand how to cope with those threats, if ever they become real.
USA is the greatest technology powerhouse in the world, reservoir of largest pool of scientific, artistic, technical and intellectual resources in the world. No other nation comes anything near. This talented resource pool, barring few remaining old cold warriors, is mostly inclined to have good thoughts for Indian civil democracy.
Let the Icons of Indo-US relationship in four fields of human endevour be%u2013 Jayaprakash Narayan, Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, Swami Vivekananda and S Chandrasekhar. We shall than obtain true perspective to purposefully conclude this N-deal.
