Leaving aside the tu-tu main-main, let us look at the some of the statements made by Nitish Kumar on this message board and how this forum is being misled by him. Here are his points, all of them FALSE, detailed point by point.
1) Separation of reactors has not been done yet; the entire process of identification of reactors will begin only after the 123 pact is operationalised (after IAEA safeguards, NSG approval, US Congress up-down vote etc). The entire process will take 2-8 years.
2) This is inbuilt into both the 123 pact and will be inbuilt into the IAEA safeguards pact, since IAEA, not US, will be informed if Indian wants to switch a facility from civil to military.
3) India will sign the IAEA pact only after all other international approvals are given (including NSG clearance and US Congress nod). Until then the text is only frozen with IAEA.
4)a) All we have not been granted full reprocessing technology by the US, Russia and France are willing to give it after NSG approval. So it will be full civil nuclear cooperation with many countries, not necessarily with the US.
4)b) Once this process is over, India can become a NSG member. After that it can block any proposal that will hurt interests since the NSG acts by consensus.
4)c) PM did not make any such statement. Annual certification is a routing legislative requirement for all bills in the US Congress; somewhat like in India, no minister can announce policy if Lok Sabha is in session. Contd
