We should not sign the deal unless Hyde act is made unapplicable. As I had been telling that next US President will also b ready for this deal, now Obama has also supported the deal. Hence we should not hurry.
Sonia is raising this issue so strongly now, to divert peoples' attention from the real burning problems of the country. Otherwise MMS had said sometime back that this deal not everything.
RE:Do not sign the deal in its present form
by Neetu Alex on Jul 11, 2008 06:53 PM Permalink
The next US government may be supportive of the deal, but what about the next Indian Govt? The Left (read Prakash Karat) has made a big deal about the deal as if it's the biggest threat facing India today. Now they have even declared that they would ensure that it does not get thru. That is the height of immaturity. They had made a lot of noise, saying it was not being shared with them. Now that it is public (and found to be in India's interest) they are against it saying that the govt ridiculed the people. I believe it is not the people but the Left who has got a well deserved backlash.
RE:Do not sign the deal in its present form
by Kamalaksh on Jul 11, 2008 09:30 PM Permalink
It is not just that only through this deal that we will get Uranium. Uranium is there in India too and it needs to be mined. Unfortunately the Govt has ordered 2 of the mines to be closed prematurely. Even DAE experts say that the mines if working would get more uranium for self sufficiency. Moreover with the newer technology with Thorium, once developed, India will not need Uranium at all and will have self developed nuclear reactors, unique in the whole world.
RE:Do not sign the deal in its present form
by Ram Sharma on Jul 11, 2008 07:06 PM Permalink
There is no reason to assume that the next Indian govt will not sign the deal. We shall sign it on better terms for us.
China took lot of time in joining WTO on its own terms much after India, but Rao joined without much discussion, just as the Congress govt is trying to do now. Who has more international trade now, China or India?
RE:Do not sign the deal in its present form
by prabhat mohanty on Jul 11, 2008 07:09 PM Permalink
- You mean to say if Angola join 10 years from now then Angola would have more trade than China and India?
RE:Do not sign the deal in its present form
by Vijay A on Jul 11, 2008 06:43 PM Permalink
Sonia and her puppet MMS are after this deal desperately for only one reason... money. Look at Amar Singh who has recently returned from US and understood whole deal in one hour. US surely know they won't get this kind of golden opportunity again to buy Indian politicians and de-nuke India. It is foolish to expect from a person who had opposed all along India going nuclear to think about India's security intrests. He has all along been US slave.
RE:Do not sign the deal in its present form
by Neetu Alex on Jul 11, 2008 06:58 PM Permalink
You think it is better to have nuclear bombs but not nuclear facilities that make electricity? And what is the point in having nuclear plants and not being able to use them properly? The Left opposes the idea tooth n nail but their biggest ally- China- is totally into nuclear power generation.
RE:Do not sign the deal in its present form
by Vijay A on Jul 11, 2008 09:28 PM Permalink
It is important to have nuclear plants for electricity but more important is to have the freedom to retain our nuclear capability, make and fine tune our nuclear weapons as we deem necessary.. We should not be dependent on US or any other country for our security. It would be foolish on our part to expect US to be our friend and help us in any confrontation with China. We have total of 21 nuclear reactors and have agreed to put 14 under IAEA safegaurds whereas P5 countries have 500 nuclear reactors and reactors put by them in all is just 5.. hope you get the picture about what we have negotiated and what china had negotiated.
RE:Do not sign the deal in its present form
by Faceless Indian on Jul 12, 2008 12:56 PM Permalink
HYDERABAD: Andhra Pradesh residents are warned. From Saturday, you should stop switching on lights and fans, not operate air-conditioners and geysers and live with the help of natural light and air.
Faced with an acute power shortage, this is the across-the-board advisory issued by the authorities on Friday to domestic, commercial and industrial consumers in the state. "The advisory is amazing, as it practically tells people not to use electricity in whatsoever manner. In other words, the state is telling us that the dark ages are here," commented R Nageshwar Rao, a Marredpally resident, who was aghast after being told about the advisory as the area has been witnessing a near daily power-cut for the last few weeks.
The advisory issued by the Central Power Distribution Company of AP Limited on Friday said the state is facing a severe power crisis. This, according to it, is due to inadequate rains leading to no generation from the hydro-electric stations because of dwindling water levels in the main reservoirs, drastic reduction in the share from the central power stations and no source of supply from the other states due to the dry spell across the country.
The current shortfall is 700 MW and is expected to go up to 850 MW by the end of July.
RE:Do not sign the deal in its present form
by Patriot on Jul 11, 2008 10:05 PM Permalink
Hyde Act being a foreign Act will have no effect on India as much as any Indian act could effect USA
RE:Do not sign the deal in its present form
by Hate Who divides on Jul 12, 2008 01:18 PM Permalink
whathappend to tarapur reactor in 1990's??? open your eyes and see at past .............. real nonsense statemnt
