I have read the Hyde Act in full and nowhere is it written that India must stop future nuclear tests or give up military nuclear research. The Act is only limited to the civilian nuclear cooperation. What I think is objectionable to the commies is the clause that seeks to cap the production of fissile material not only by India and Pakistan, but also by China, but the act clearly states that this should be done at the earliest, and there is no time frame mentioned. India can get out of the deal any day if the US seeks to cap her military activities. Please read the Hyde Act for yourself by googling it. The deal will free up India's uranium reserves for military use- the commies know that this would make India more powerful militarily vis-a-vis China, and so do not want India to sign the deal and raise the false bogey of US hegemony. now with Russia offering a deal too, they seem to have backed out. Also the deal may offer India technology consistent with generation of power directly from thorium, bypassing the need of fast breeder reactors, which would immensely benefit the country economically. This is anathema to the commies.
