If France had made great advancements in the field of civil nuclear field, why do we need to persist on going for a deal with the US, which has a proven track record of having a big brother attitude? why not France then? If I am not wrong, US again, is playing the spoilsport to that as well. They have threatened saying that India cant sideline US and pursue another deal with any other country which belongs to the NSG.. What does this mean to you? This clearly means that US has a vested interest in ensuring that this deal is through. I am not a commie but I still support Left's stand that the nuclear deal in its present form is not well suited for India to achieve its goal of becoming a developed nation. May be yes, but only on the development side. That comes with compromising on our ability and freedom to go ahead with our nuclear weapons program. That is not good at all. No one can dictate terms to us as to what we can do and what we cant just because you have approached them for help on the nuclear know-how.. The only solution to this is for India to realize its potential and rise high above all these speculations. We need to make use of the rich thorium reserves we have with us and channelize more funding to our own nuclear research programs and encourage our scientists to come up with an alternate solution. It might take a while to be self dependent but after all, it will definitely not hurt our national interests and the wait should be very much worth it, I would say!!
