Hyde Act is only an enabling legislation , to enable the US Govt to sign an agreement with India, which is a non-signatory of the Non-proliferation agreement.The Hyde act directs the US President to do a few things. It does not direct India to do anything.It is for the US Pdt to send reports to his Congress about what is happening in the civilian nuclear reactors in India. It is none of our business to question what the US Pdt has to report to his Parliament. He may even assess India's strengths and weaknesses in his own way and report to his Govt/Congress. It is in any case an internal law of the US and we need not worry about that sice we are an independent nation and not subject to the US laws.
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by Gopal on Jul 13, 2008 10:51 AM Permalink
Friend, Please see the contentious issues in the Hyde act 1. No freedom to handle spent fuel. 2. No guarantee for alternate fuel supply 3. India is not a technology developer but a recepient. 4. India to side with US in NPT 5. India to participate with US National Security Administration for NPT. 6. Reporting of US President on the efforts of India in containing IRAN. 7. India denied space related dual use technology 8. India denied strategic planning of nuclear programms. 9. Stopped India in the production of fissile materials. 10.No joint move for universal nuclear disarmament. 11.All future agreeents are to be in consistent with this act. Hyde act is the enabling act for the 123 agreement.
Leaders declare that all these are wrong but failed to arrange a debate in Parliament. LEFT and BJP failed in the parliament to expose the omissions
Is it not surrendering our freedom and sovereignty?
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by farrukh khan on Jul 13, 2008 07:02 AM Permalink
Absolutely right !!!! US has demonstrated liberty through Hyde Act. Background: 1. Due to India's advetures in 1974 and 1998 without signing NPT, no country can deal with India. 2. US and others have put India on ban list of countries for N-commerce, UNTIL INDIA SIGNS N.P.T. Result: Now US wants to deal with India; 1. US President has been allowed to deal with a N-pariah country like India. 2. Hyde Act enebles US to sign 123 agreement wih India, if it agrees to a few vague conditions. So, be it !!! 3. Hyde act helps US President to talk to us on N-commerce. Its a good act.
