...when he says "Not being a subject-matter expert on the minutiae of the IAEA agreement, I read the published views of a many commentators."
Those who support it are terms stooges of Western world, or USA if you like. Those who oppose are termed anti-development, anti-growth, etc.
If the deal is BAD, they why are so many scientists supporting it? While it is clearly stated that only those placed under IAEA supervision will continue to be under supervision, and ALL others that are outside IAEA purview are used as per discretion of India - for military or civilian use (without depending on external supplies of equipment or uranium). What is the hassle in this? We can build reactors purely for military use. Who stops us? Only if we conduct nuclear tests and use facilities or Uranium that is supplied for energy for this purpose, we are in breach and the NSG can then stop supplying or recall equipment that they supplied. What is the harm?
We have enough capability to overcome the engineering shortcomings and may soon develop thorium based plants. Let us have confidence in our scientists and engineers to deliver and provide them with requisite facilities to work on it, while uranium based plants are used to produce energy.
I think Indian Military and Scientific community are not dumb enough to submit all strategically important facilities to IAEA and affect our nuclear defence capabilities. Let us stop fooling ourselves!
RE:How can the author comment so authoritatively...
by Demo-crazy on Jul 22, 2008 06:17 PM Permalink
I never meant I believe in Rajeev! I was suggesting that Rajeev reads the lines of the various commentators to his convenience and goes on to state his opposition to the deal, while saying that he is not a subject matter expert!
Why has he not used a single point which was pro deal?
RE:How can the author comment so authoritatively...
by abhinav sarkari on Jul 22, 2008 05:28 PM Permalink
"For once, Marx was right: history is repeating itself, once as tragedy, next as farce......"
You got it all wrong. Marx, the historian, was seldom incorrect!!!
RE:How can the author comment so authoritatively...
by Brij D on Jul 22, 2008 07:54 PM Permalink
Half of all the IAEA 'inspectors' will be spies for foreign governments, such as the USA, and they will use their visits to develop contacts with people working inside India's nuclear program. IAEA reports on the use of facilities not under Indian sovereign control will become political tools to manipulate and pressure India. Such pressures may be ignored in normal times, but during trying circumstances, such as war or other severe problems, such pressures can be wielded by the foreign powers to make India act against its own instincts and its own interests.
RE:How can the author comment so authoritatively...
by Vas on Jul 22, 2008 08:06 PM Permalink
Many scientists are NOT supporting the deal, dumbo! Where have you been the past few weeks when article after article appeared in many Indian national newspapers with scepticism on the deal.
Our scientific community is NOT equipped to challenge US domination, once the deal is signed. The US has nearly all western nations support, when it comes to its dealing with non-cooperating nations. Look what is happening to Iran, and its nuclear weapons program. All European nations are supporting the US in its effort to bring Iran down on its knees. The same thing will happen to India, and India can look forward to NO support from other western nations when that happens.
US can force its defense politics down on India, and India will have no option than to tow the American line. The deal is not about energy sufficiency of India, but about US's military position in this part of the world. The UPA has clearly struck a silent "agreement" with the US to sell the country out! What the terms of the personal deal, between ManMohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi and the US, is any body's guess.
