China, which was silent for all of the two years that it took 123 Indo-US Nuclear Deal to take shape, has of late become vocal against the deal when it is almost done. The Chinese official news organ the ‘Peoples Daily’ some time back commented that the purpose of the US to sign this deal with India is to enclose India in its Global partnership to balance the forces of Asia. Its is a strange coincidence that this very reason is being sited by Comrade Karat and his fellow Communists in India to scuttle this deal in India only. What is astonishing is the timing. The Indian comrades vehement opposition to the deal has come up just when the deal goes for approval in the 45-nation Nuclear Supplier Group of nations where China is also a votary. China currently is under great world pressure not to vote against the deal. Apart from catering to India’s deficit energy needs, this deal will end the high-end dual use technology apartheid of which India is at the receiving end for last 33 years. India will get a big boost in Defence, Space research, Pharmacetucals and biotechnology fields. This is necessary if we want to overtake China in the time to come, as predicted by world economic pundits.
