I have failed to understand what the tears are about. India took the decision to go nuclear prior to Partition in 1947. When the NPT was coming into power, India refused to sign it. This was India's decision because it claimed an underclass was being created because there were many nations who did not sign the NPT at the time it came into power. Frnace was one such power.
India chose its path historically. Today if it is faced with the 123 portion of the USA's Atomic Energy Act of 1954, then it knew of that part of the act prior to entering into negotiations. Perhaps the smartest thing would have been to say No right away and then held out for better terms but that to might not have worked unless the USA altered Section 123 to permit India to accede to an acceptable treaty.
What is really beyond me is why is India so keen on hot testing it nuclear arsenal? Did you really explode a Hydrogen Bomb in 1998 at Pokhran? Is this India's ultimate aim? If it is then you have problems. If it isn't, then you have a proven nuclear arsenal which is not small so there should be no problem to acceding to the Treaty with the USA. Its probably this or then I am watching too muich texas hold'em Poker.
