Let's let the N-Deal fail, and watch the UPA govt fall. They staked their prestige on the negotiations, and have allowed themselves to be sucker-punched. Bush likewise has stuck his neck out in reaching out to Putin. It's not clear that Whitehouse-Kremlin bonhomie will last under a Democrat administration. An issue like Kosovo could easily break any entente. Putin may be able to play games with Iran, but India is not small like Iran, and is capable of putting some squeeze back on Putin, when it comes to arms deals. It's better that the UPA falls, since they're the real stumbling block for India.