I have read the article and I had read about the statemenet from USA personnel that if there had been nehru, the deal would have been impossible. The so calles nationalist lobby of RSS and BJP call the same Nehru as a weak primeminister and some even criticise him of going for non align movement and have an opinion that Nehru should have left pro russian policy and have gone alogn with US as Pakistan did. Now question should be asked that then what would have happened to INDIA considering that INDIA then was a juvenile state with a very weak economy? Anothere question arises that why the then ruling NDA, with ATAL,, wanted to sign the deal with the lesser negotiations and emoluments thant the present govt of Manmohan ? Why BJP now opposes the deal on grounds of national interest?. the stand of left can be understood on account of ideology but the stance of NDA is far from sense. This is pure politics and nothing else. Nobody is talking of nuclear deal now. They just want to topple down the govt and it seems that Govt also wants to get toppled.
BJP will have a benifit of saying that they are better in terms of controling inflation and giving a stable govt . Left will have benifit of saying that they have a nationlist and pro-muslim attitude.
Congress will play on the so called " Mercy Voting" saying that Manmohan Singh was actually a great strong prime minister who 'sacrificed ' his govt for developement of his country,, a great leader,,,, a comitted leadership.
