The US signed treaties like the NPT and the like only to stem the growth of missile technologies in other nations...
US has scientifically advanced to a stage that it does not want others to share and hence it becomes imperative for the US to monitor other nations' nucleur/missile developments...
and hence the idea of deals and treaties...
a clever plot in which the people of India would be led to believe that there is going to be transfer of knowledge/energy from the US to India (in whatever means that may be)... while the ulterior motive is only to spy on us...
RE:US treaties
by gatzzz on Jul 18, 2007 04:22 PM Permalink
This isnt about spying and the 123 agreement is not another 007 movie. The 123 agreement is to relax some sactions US has imposed on India and to allow India to have their fair share in world market to purchase nuclear technology and fuels for peaceful purposes like energy.
There are benefits for both parties. For India its to suffice the huge energy appetite and for US it is to survive their economy.
India along with China and Japan hold a lot of dollars in their iron chests. If it is diluted little bit then US economy will crash. Secondly India is becoming a major player in the world both economically and geo-politically. Having India as their ally will benefit US in the long run. China is a country that they cannot trust. Every American knows that they will have a war with China one day.
So its in the mutual interest of both countries that the 123 agreement has kicked off. Its only the minute details on which both parties are worried about. One of them being the transperancy of purchased fuel being used for energy generation and second one being spent fuel usage. US is scared that India will use the spent fuel for developing nuclear weapons. The agreement started with India being required to sign NPT but thats under the table now. Its not a pre-requisite anymore.
Countries like France and Russia are also supporting the agreement because its not a compulsion for India to purchase fuel from US alone. We can buy fuel or technology either from Russia or France.
RE:RE:US treaties
by Sesh on Jul 18, 2007 05:08 PM Permalink
US has earlier withdrawn from its agreement to supply energy to Tarapur plant... remember that...
India has still not tapped its resources to the maximum thus the energy deficit...
US deal will come with strings attached and they will not hesitate to pull the strings when needed...
We had earlier bought fuel from France, China and now from Russia... Signing more deals would not help our minds... rather uncorrupted knowledge will
RE:RE:RE:US treaties
by gatzzz on Jul 18, 2007 08:11 PM Permalink
I hope you have to know why US backed out of Tarapur plant? Its because of increased insecurity of a possible Nuclear testing.
"India has still not tapped its resources to maximum thus the energy deficit"
True!!! But the deal is not just to enrich energy needs for the energy crippled country. India could use its nuclear weapons status as a lever to push for a multipolar world system as well as for global restraints on the development of WMD's. Or it could use its status as an instrument to help perpetuate an order based on the production of insecurity and violence in which it eventually hoped to be accommodated as a junior partner. But thats not a country on the outlook to become a major player in the world wants to become.
Just imagine how could US blithely walk away from 40 years of non-proliferation policy? Its just that there is a tectonic shift that is taking place in the bilateral relationship as a result of increasing fears in U.S. business and strategic circles about China. Giving India anything less, or insisting that it cap or scrap its nuclear weapons, is seen by Washington's neo-conservatives as tantamount to strengthening China in the emerging balance of power in Asia.
India is taking this to its own advantage and fullfilling energy needs is just one reason among many outlined in the 123 agreement.
US needs balance of power in Asia to counter China and India needs its borders secured and dont want to be beside an upcoming superpower.
RE:US treaties
by Balu Durai on Jul 21, 2007 01:20 AM Permalink
Yes. Good input. kudos. There is no permanent friend or enemy in politics. Our interests are important in the longer term.
