The whole thing is economics. It makes economic sense for all concerned. For India; to lessen dependence on oil to some extent, more importantly the advantage is strategic with International ramifications - We would come out of nuclear isolation, It is acceptance of India as a nuclear power (Military reactors are excluded from IAEA safegaurds). We would get access to advanced technology. With right amount of arm twisting we can get some military production outsourced to India. Yes USA would get to supply nuclear reactors & Technology arms and airplanes. But then we need them.
Left's opposition is mainly because we would become more powerful than China; Rather we become an alternative to China in International strategic considerations. And as an Indian I don't want to be inferior to anybody
RE:Indo US Nuclear deal
by Gopal on Jul 14, 2008 12:03 AM Permalink
All these halla-ballu is in the name of nuclear energy that would flow after a decade or more investing huge capital at the moment. And after 30-40 years it require astronomically huge capital to decommission the nuclear plants constructed now. Google 'Group up for £17bn Sellafield job '. Do we need to put our children in great distress for the energy we use. 17 Billion sterling pound is Rs13,50,000 crores. The radiation hazard is another issue. It is time to think of the projects in depth.
Further the visionaries of the N-deal claiming to be Congress men went and signed an agreement which will make India to follow a LAW enacted by another country. Congress, founded in 1885 by AO HUME and others grows into a movement for freedom of India delivered freedom to India with sacrifices from martyrs from all over India. It up-held the democratic values from the very beginning. What happened now? Now they do not care about the values that sustained Congress/India all these years. A man was asked to sign the 'agreement' keeping it secret even the from AICC members. Leave alone the Parliament. What a pity!! Feel that the Congress will have to pay a heavy price for this undemocratic, dictatorial, unprincipled handling of the N-deal. Think twice before jumping into the fire.
