I said "Great" on three of the answers above. On #3 and #4 I understand the concerns of nuclear proliferation and the concerns about global peace and the other lofty ideals preached by the west, which I must say, they have not followed up on so far. I see no reason why India needs to follow up on the same until India is on a equal footing with the western nations.
As for #1, I said Great coz the writer pits India as almost equal (close) in a political and in a militray partnership with the US. In neither case, are we any equal. If with this deal, we are going to get close, (obviously unequal), then yes, it is advantageous for India and to me. I think it is a great step forward.
As for the rest, it is not quest for knowledge or the right path of learning etc; it is simply to ask the writer to put the facts forward for the rest of us, that he has based his Enron theory and the foreign policy theory. No nation can blackmail, force, push, prod or thrust their opinion on any other nation. It is only upto India to take whatever foreign policy decision that India needs to take once the deal is signed, sealed and delivered. So, I dont really agree with the absurdity of those claims above.
