Kakodkar dismissed India's non nuclear weapon status in the IAEA safeguards text by saying "We know we are a nuclear weapon state, and they know we are a nuclear weapon state, .. we should not worry about that..".. ;-)
Why enter into this whole rigmarole and word wrangling gymnastics, if US knew India is a nuclear weapon state, IAEA knew India is a nuclear weapon state, NSG knew India is a nuclear weapon state, and of course India knew it is a nuclear weapon state?...
Can anyone explain why no one was willing to give nuclear fuel to India? Coz India is a nuclear weapon state..... Now the way they are giving fuel is by reducing your status to a non nuclear weapon state.... AND you are fine with it?... :-)
Fair enough.... now we know how our sovereign interests are protected... "we know they need to be protected, and US knows they need to be protected, so we naturally assumed that they WILL be protected... why worry about that?"... :-)
RE:Sovereign interests protected
by AK on Jul 14, 2008 08:48 AM Permalink
I have read your comments on Articles in the IAEA agreement elsewhere. I am commenting here again.
Article 23(d), 26(d), 11(b,c,d,e,f) refer to materials that are part of the agreement to be safeguarded and to which India is a signatory.
RE:Sovereign interests protected
by alok Misra on Jul 14, 2008 09:34 AM Permalink
Can you explode an atomic bomb just after signing the agreement in celebration of this agreement! If so I will agree for any act and agreement! If not then take your loguic home - all discussions are not taking us anywhere? Can you be the chairman of dismantling committee for PAK Bombs and Reactors starting the day we sign the agreement? If so go ahead and sign it.
RE:Sovereign interests protected
by AK on Jul 14, 2008 09:56 AM Permalink
India could not even before but it did. The point is what will be the penalty if India did to which India is a signatory. That is the legal point. If India is not a signatory to any kind of agreement where it accepts penalty then it is the same status quo as before.
RE:Sovereign interests protected
by alok Misra on Jul 14, 2008 08:02 PM Permalink
How many paki Bombs dis any one dismantle like that of North Koreans! When were we accorded a decent place in the international arena when we cried about attacks on ourselfs thru Paki Terror Mechanism> When did Americans came and pulled up Pakis by the ear and told them that they will stop all aid if attacks on us will continue? When was it stopped when thousands of Indians were killed thru these proxy attacks? What kind of strategic partnership this means? Are Americans really serious about relationship with India. Every one knows that Americans claim a special relationship with Pak Army- an establishment that Pakistanis themselves think has not allowed democracy to function there. Why is that Americans who swear by democracy fail it in various parts of the world when it suits their interests? Why cant they see that China is a communist nation which hides its expansionist intentions behind a smiling mask? Why cant it tell chinese not to talk turkey with us when it comes to our border? Message is clear and Loud: All powers have temporary friends and enemies in the International Arena.Most of all AMERICA! We need to know that American policy or the British Policy or any EU policy is only directed to serve their interests.Today China and India collectively own a huge amount of Dollars in the form of treasury bills.If these nations just decide to go to Euro where will dollar go? So it is America also that needs us not we alone.We do not want security from America. Our security
