India is the only country in the world to which USA agreed to give nuclear cooperation without signing the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Experts said the USA agreed to give India advance, long-term permission to reprocess U.S.-origin nuclear material once New Delhi builds a new reprocessing facility that would only use such material. This is happening despite the fact that the Americans "do not give consent rights to reprocess except to our closest allies, Japan and Euratom, The 123 agreement also says that while the United States might cut off nuclear cooperation in the event of an Indian nuclear test, it will seek to ensure India continues receiving fuel from other sources. Australia signaled it is edging toward a decision to sell uranium to India despite the refusal by New Delhi to sign the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.
RE:PM did what was best for India: Sibal
by Analyst on Aug 19, 2007 09:43 AM Permalink
India is not the only country ... its the largest democracy in the world. US/ Australia knows very well that ... there is big process involved before shooting out a Nuclear bomb from Indian Soils... thats why they agreed. They also have a business interest... as India's power needs will grow in future. But we have to take a good all round decision.
