Any shadow falling on India's sovereign laws is not negotiable. Indian laws, as Nehru had envisaged, are meant to last thousands of years and ought to be treated as inviolable.
It is all the more necessary to exercise patience until the realities of India are properly fathomed by the US negotiators and they concur for a honourable deal.
RE:Honourable deal only
by dull roots on Jul 15, 2007 05:33 AM Permalink
As things stand, unless Hyde Act is amended, there is no way the deal can be construed as in consonance with Indian laws.
RE:Honourable deal only
by dull roots on Jul 15, 2007 06:05 PM Permalink
Slight negative publicity Nimitz visit received accross all leading newspaers in India was probably due to forcing issue on identity papers of personnel. Fortunately there was no real damage done. Such dissonance is a natural response to non-compliance with the letter of Indian law on Indian soil. US interests are served in a wholesome manner with a policy for mutual trust in each other's laws. With India, interests and values can easily go hand in hand, if only things can be seen in a commonsensical way. ___Having said this bit too far, time to retreat in this retreat!
THERE IS LITTLE OPTION, EITHER SIGN THE DEAL WTH AMERICA OR THE NPT WHICH IS SIGNED BY 196 COUNTRIES, ELSE THE NUCLEAR REACTORS STOP WORKING SOON DUE TO LACK OF FUEL.
BE REALISTIC & DONT CONSIDER THE ADVICE OF LOCAL SCIENTISTS WHO LAST WON A NOBEL PRIZE IN 1930. MOST DEFENCE PROJECTS HAVE FAILED EG. ARJUN TANK, TEJAS FIGHER.
RE:Honourable deal only
by dull roots on Jul 15, 2007 04:05 PM Permalink
What about Brahmos, even the best US cruise missile is subsonic and a class below it. What about Agni missile which is lot more accurate than Minuteman and other US mainstays? LCA aerodynamics and avionics is 100% Indian, engine is from GE. Arjun has been a failure, but with pvt sector participation now opening up, these 'regular technologies' sector shall see a phenomenal quality upgrades in coming years.
RE:RE:Honourable deal only
by dull roots on Jul 15, 2007 04:12 PM Permalink
You need to understand that US has been quite IMPOTENT in dealing with Pak-Afgan border. US defence sector is unable to get cost effective bang-for-buck. Soon they will be out-manufactured by China. One option they have is to recognize congruency with Indian legal structure and build civil as well as strategic cooperation.
RE:Honourable deal only
by dull roots on Jul 15, 2007 04:21 PM Permalink
Not just 123, NSSP [Next Steps in Strategic Partnership] is also quite crucial for both nations. This accord may transform the current Presidency, heading towards abject failure, to a remarkable turnaround; provided the wisdom to pen an honourable deal prevails.
RE:Honourable deal only
by dull roots on Jul 15, 2007 05:27 PM Permalink
The deal can come through only when US retreat to the line of their limitations. It can come only when thy honour the commitment US Prez made to India on Indian soil. Such retreat is real redemption, if they resort to clever use of words which are perceived as hollow by discerning Indians, it would not be redeeming US democracy. The no holds barred pursuit of interests has made ordinary American citizens unsafe in all those lands where such pursuits were made. Consistent adherence to American values is not mere Wilsonian idealism, as many interlocutors are wont to believe, but bedrock of civil conduct to create terror-free relations.
