Careful reading of the text of the agreement shows that there is no real escape clause for india from perpetual safeguards.The senator is right.Legally binding requirements should be couched in unambigous terms;but if it is not so,it is in no way confers an advantage to India.Because india being a receipient state, lacking political or economic clout at international level,can always be controlled by the Hyde Act.
RE:india-IAEA agreement worse than useless
by om pandey on Jul 11, 2008 01:10 PM Permalink
Their will always be If and but raised by you Leftists.This deal has given India a Nuclear state recognition by world leaders.Hyde act will remain in US lesislation records.Indians don,t need to worry about it.Only the day US is hell bent to destroy India for reasons left can fore see.Hyde act or no act they will do it.
RE:india-IAEA agreement worse than useless
by pjothilingam on Jul 11, 2008 08:43 PM Permalink
The whole purpose of the safeguards agreement is to operationalise the Indo-US nuke deal.This is the stated objective.The nuke deal is governed by the US Hyde Act.This is binding on the US.Certainly it is not binding on India.But the cost of noncompliance with the provisions of the Hyde Act for India will be enormous,economically, and this is the DETERRENT which could be very much worse than sanctions.After signing the safeguards accord,can we ignore the US, for whatever reason,and engage in nuclear commerce with other NSG countries?I believe not,because the same US which is supposed to lobby for India for getting exemption,can use its clout to dissuade the supplier countries from supplying nuke fuel to india.
RE:india-IAEA agreement worse than useless
by Krishnan Hariharan on Jul 11, 2008 08:08 PM Permalink
US can do nothing to us as long as we have great friends in China, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh
