How much power will be generated through nuclear technology? How much will it cost? Who will provide the technology? What about the environmental effect, how the nuclear waste is going to be handled? What if the US decides to stop supplying raw materials and technology? etc. I think Govt. should have taken the scientists opinions on these issues before even thinking about the deal. In stead, the Govt. has used unscrupulous means to stay on the power and push the deal. I can say for sure, it is a black day for democracy.
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by peddapuram Babu on Jul 23, 2008 04:12 AM Permalink
Starting of the end of the democracy in India. UPA gets credit. UPA bowed head to industrialists, thats way DrSing didn't call for debate about the N-Deal before he signs. How many of us know the details of deal. Dr Singh shame on you. First time ever MPs are traded for voting.
RE:Shameful
by SKS on Jul 23, 2008 05:01 AM Permalink
I don't think this is the first time. PV narasmha Rao did it when MMS was finance minister (may be he arranged for the funds). But, this is definitely the most shameful one that too for a deal which will have a far reaching consequence on India's future.
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by AJ M on Jul 23, 2008 05:29 AM Permalink
With nuclear and coal based together, it will be double of what we have been calculating. This deal makes us kill 2 birds or more with one stone. This deal will help India prevent economic slide down in these bad times for the next 10 years or so. Certainly help to prevent from sliding severely behind China. In 10 years time, we will develop new strengths from which we can renegotiate existing deals and new deals. India will offer so many new incentives in future that powerful countries will be drawn to it and will make them turn the eye if we violate agreements. This deal also aligns us with USA which is the right thing to do in these bad times. However good India's peace loving culture and democracy may be, it hasn't helped us in our foreign policy with respect to neighbors as none respect or fear us; we offer no disincentives or incentives to channel their behavior. In those terms we are hardly a power. We need to learn aggressiveness from Americans and even if we have to toe certain lines of US, we will still do better and our alignment with US will cause neighboring countries- big and small to respect us. Already US's wars in Afg. & Iraq- rightly or wrongly are helping India in severely reducing terrorism on its soil which we had no hope of being able to do on our own.
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by AJ M on Jul 23, 2008 05:30 AM Permalink
Last but not the least US needs India and also respects both its people & culture of hard work and spiritual richness. We have made a huge impact in US and world with our yoga, IT, gurus and many other things. Americans love Indians and India. This "tight" relationship should work well at least for next 5 years. India can "Manage" US. It is a win-win proposition for India. We should use this close relationship to expand research in nuclear science, power, space, electronics, etc. US will share with India because India does not believe in simply "taking", it "gives" all the time.
