Top class article. So lucidly the author brings out the disturbing aspects on what is buying drummed up as a very beneficial thing by the powers that be! It is really something the Govt should have discussed thoroughly in the Parliament, and a national concensus should have been arrived at, and then a few clear indicators must have been given to U.S. Now we have placed the cart before the horse! As the author opines, there is going to be some embarassment if what comes up in the final form is not something entirely palatable to us. And after all this goodwill 'hawa' that is blowing about between U.S. and us, only can only hope that we are not going to have any embarassments, or repercussions, if and when we need to 'disengage' from some of the unfavourable consequences of the deal. It is difficult to fathom why we were in so much of a hurry to rush the proposal without allowing for the national thoughts to converge on what is really beneficial to India. And, as the author says, U.S. does not seem to have it all that straight. It looks like we are being 'aligned' to their concepts. But more than the nuclear energy, I would rather we remained a free country to decide what we need.
