I agree with your statement that the US needs the nuke deal more than India.So what are our benefits actually?When our leaders proclaim that the deal does not prohibit India from testing atomic weapons, the US immediately contradicts the statement.Hence the US is against India becoming a nuclear power.Even energy security is not assured unequivocally;the US seeks to perpetuate our dependance on it.Why?because we have to toe their line in foreign policy.Are they giving us advanced nuke technology? No.i.e the US is against our becoming an advanced nuclear technology state.The restrictions imposed by the Fissile Material cut off Treaty will effectively smother our indigenous Fast breeder technology which is still not perfected.We may get imported uranium through the deal, at prices manipulated by a cartel.But we will be kept on a tight leash.Are these really advantages for us?And what further price we will be paying for this alliance?We may be required by treaty obligations to commit our armed forces to fight the US war on terror.This is the surest way to bring terrorism at our doorstep in big way.Can one believe the Chinese will be deterred from making ever increasing claims on our territory,because of the deal?No,because the Chinese know that they are more important to the US, economically, than India and hence the US will look the other way. So I believe the strategic alliance needs closer study by experts and scientists.Let us not rush into a risky relationship.
