The Left Parties may not have hidden agendas in their withdrawing support to the UPA government they are themselves being forced to face the electorate in the process. But for once they seem to have played the responsible role of calling for increased transparency and public debate at national and regional level on critical issues of national progress and security like the Nuclear Deal. The government attempt to force general public to argue for or against the deal based only on ideological inclination in the absence of information and facts shakes the very roots of a democracy we boast of. The fact that a pure rational decision of nuclear co-operation is surely to be a major election slogan for all political parties in the coming election is proof of it. First indications are those of BSP withdrawing and SP providing support to Congress with practically no idea of the nuclear deal as proven by the statements of SP leaders these last few days.The fact that nuclear supplies can be had from many sources including France in Europe and Russia may need to be explored in details. Linking nuclear deals to IT and other business links to USA may be premature. Also simply as a reversal of Bush policies, any new President (Democrat or Republican) in Whitehouse will distance himself from Bush legacy including Nuclear closeness with India. Continuity of Bush policy is unlikely. So why this hurry to close deal by UPA? The left is not very strong in their own states what with Nandigram and
RE:India's Nuclear Deal
by fun guy on Jul 08, 2008 03:26 PM Permalink
Let this govt. die. Still in Chennai, Lot of petrol bunks sells only premium branded petrol is available. But in news paper these frauds tells the nation some thing else. I am 100% sure that many petrol bunks the ordinary petrol is sold as premium petrol. how to check and who will do this. common man is looted like any thing in this cong govt. it is better the left pull out from the government go teach a lesson. People are struggling to survive today but why should you bother about future energy. Let the government feed people today to think about the future. If the reader things that I am short sighted Please refer my old posts. I am against Cong, Left, BjP, in fact All political party.
RE:India's Nuclear Deal
by Asheesh on Jul 08, 2008 03:26 PM Permalink
Just one point.. France, Europe, Russia , all these countries have declined to be the source of Uranium to India until they sign the safeguard agreement... include Australia too, the biggest exporter of Uranium
RE:India's Nuclear Deal
by Anup Nair on Jul 08, 2008 03:29 PM Permalink
Ashish, its not about signing the safeguard agreement, but the declinied uranium until we deferred to US.
RE:India's Nuclear Deal
by Asheesh on Jul 08, 2008 03:36 PM Permalink
Well, as much as ppl on rediff board want to disagree, but the truth is America is the super power...maybe the strongest.. Signing into IAEA means you are signing a pact with USA....even getting into UN means you are getting in an organization whose head is US ... So we better suck up, and do whats best for the country instead of criticizing everything the Govt. do
