Let's just talk about merits and demerits of the deal and the strategic alliance. This deal comes with lot of baggage.
India has to change its foriegn policy stand even before the deal was signed: "Voting against Iran in nuclear security issue". US congressman and Senator openly warned India to vote againt Iran if we want the deal to complete. This is atrocious; these petty politicians threatening our great nation.
Also, India has no enmity against Iran. Actually, we have had very good relationship with them. Iran is the only country which kind of vetoed the resolution, moved by pakistan, condemning India in OIC [organuzation of Islamic countires conf] some 20 years ago. It even gave permission for India to use its airspace and land incase of war with Pakistan. why should we vote against a friend?
This is just the beginning and we will lose much more than what we gain from this alliance.
Agreed, nuclear energy is important but we have other options and US is not only way to go.
RE:aNOTHER COMMENT
by praful nikam on Jul 09, 2008 06:10 PM Permalink
1)I like to tell u if America want to attack IRAN no body can stop them, so where we vote or not no issue. 2)Learn from past experince; we oppose Iraq attack; pass the resolution in parlement what benefit we got, we only loose the all contracts which other countrys got in IRAQ after war. 3)In world sceniro we dont have any option to stand with america and be practical in politics no friends no enymes. 4)We cannot make friendship with China, Russia him self supporting america decide where u wann to stand and whom. 5)Any way we are not handover our independence, just we have to make some compromise depending on sceniro we cannot leave in past dreams. 6)Ankhe kholo dunia dekho.......
