It is very interesting article from Francois Gautier without any basis. The nuclear power plant installation in India started in late fifty. It is difficult to know whether France was in the business of providing such assistance. In early fifty U.S. wanted to offer India Security Council seat in U.N. and insisted India should start working on nuclear weapons program. Our non visionary prime minister Mr. Nehru rejected the offer. India started first nuclear plant at Tarapur Bombay with complete U.S. assistance. The second project had Canadian cooperation. The project was called Rajastan Atomic Power Plant (RAPP) This project started in early sixty to late sixty. It was in three phases. The first phase had all Canadian equipment. In second phase India made lot of equipment at BHEL Bhopal. I was working at BHEL Bhopal that time. The manufacturing processes and specifications came from Canada. There were Canadian technicians who were directing manufacturing floor activity to manufacture major components. It was a coordination among AEC India, Dominican Bridge (Canada) and BHEL manufacturing floor. It is very difficult to say whether presently we have all these three in one package or AEC India and BHEL Bhopal can do it on its own. The writers other political points are baseless. For Kashmir problem I will blame Congress Party who manipulated elections in Kashmir and this created militancy.
