It is a genuine doubt. China has overgrown. US foresees China may take the place of erstwhile Russia to creat a Bipolar world. This process can be speeded up if India is allowed to join hands with China, though it is a remote probability. Still one can not rule it out as an improbable one. Hence, to preempt such a situation, US would like to have reasonably good relationship with India. It will be useful for them at some point or the other.
US sees India as a possible counter force for China.
Secondly, the US Nuclear Reactor Manufacturers, who are not having any orders now, will definitely like to sell the Reactors to India. If their Govt is willing to agree to our terms, we will definitely buy from them. This possibility can not be totaly ruled out.
Thirdly,US companies foresee that this US-India Nuclear Deal will give the much needed public acceptance for Nuclear Power throughout the world, which has been unfairly planted in the minds of general public as -all bad -good for nothing - phenomenon. In fact, the whole scientific community looks at this deal as a trigger for the nuclear renaissance ! After all the Engineers have been running about 1000 Reactors for the past 40 years with just 2 accidents and just 44 casualties !
Now, for these reasons, if US wants to enter into a deal with India, in what way we are losing ? We have many things to gain. In that process, US also gains. Why we should bother ?We know how to be Non-Aligned. It has been time tested.
