Dr.Anil Kakodkar, addressing a press conference yesterday (27th July) indicated that the civil nuke cooperation did not have any implications on our nuke weapons program. Almost immediately the US Under-secretary, Nicholas Burns reacted by stating that "US ask for return of technology and fuel in case India tests another bomb". This really shows that either the deal has not seen the end of dialogue or that the US is playing it dirty as is their wont in all its deals with India. In this scenario, should India press on with or drop it? I strongly feel that latter would be a safer option. This deal is a trap for forcing India to play ball with the Allied Forces in Iraq, Afghan and West Asia. The US, Europeans and their stooges (Aussies, NZ, etc.) are tired fighting battles in foriegn lands, especially Islamic countries and losing their people. There is stiff public opposition back home, but the geopolitical environment is not conducive for disengagement, as it would be viewed as victory for Islam both in Islamic countries as well as by the Christian ideologues. The latter want their political parties in power to bring the Hindu angle to the whole conflict. After all the Christians -including the Pope- have vowed to convert all the "pagan Hindus" come what may. What's better than forcing the rulers of India to join them in their ideological war against Islam in due course by offering so-called strategic cooperation now in the form of Nuke Deal, Space Deal, etc.?
