Manmohan gave us what Atal refused: US expert Author: Publication: Deccan Chronicle Date: July 22, 2006
Former prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee was not willing to "offer much to the United States in exchange for the (civilian nuclear energy) agreement, we got more from the government of Dr Manmohan Singh," according to Dr Ashley Tellis, senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Dr Tellis worked with US officials on the nuclear agreement with India.
Dr Tellis, who was earlier posted at the US embassy here as adviser to former ambassador Robert Blackwill, told Internet news site Rediff that the Vajpayee government also wanted the deal, but one could not be reached because it was not giving much to the US. He said he could not disclose what Washington had wanted from the Vajpayee government but had been unable to get.
Asked by the reporter if Dr Manmohan Singh had caved in "easily", Dr Tellis said, "There is no question of Dr Singh caving in, India has got a deal that it would not have got in the past or in the future." Sources close to Mr Vajpayee said there were three points that his government was not willing to concede to Washington with a clear record of this being established through the Jaswant Singh-Strobe Talbott talks. These concerned the CTBT, the moratorium on fissile production and a proposed restrain in the nuclear regime. The bills now pending a vote in the US Congress clearly seek to "cap, reduce and eliminate
RE:Manmohan gave us what Atal refused
by Nimesh Dikshit on Jul 08, 2008 09:01 AM Permalink
And What is that which Atal did not give? But PM Manmohan gave? Its definitely not his turban - since that is the only thing he personally have more then Atal. So what did he gave - India's sovereignity?
RE:Manmohan gave us what Atal refused
by ouch on Jul 08, 2008 09:46 AM Permalink
both Atal Vajpayee and MMSingh are good for the country. ABV continued reforms and MMS initiated reforms in the first place. Both are stalwarts and foolish people who do not know anything about science make a song and dance about nuclear deal. For your information, BJP is pro-deal and is opposing deal only for politics sake. Also Brajesh Mishra national security advisor to previous NDA is also pro-deal. Our APJ Abdul Kalam is also pro-deal. Only people opposing deal is left. Even Laloo Yadav is pro-deal. SO before scribbling something know the issue at hand you duffer
