I think this whole debate and gimmics were completely avoidable, had PM Manmohan singh and congress party had taken the opposition into confidence. BJP started these strategic alliance with US, which has led to this nuclear deal (which is a good deal in my view), but PMO and congress did not consult the opposition at all. When all the problems started with the left, congress just took the view of Brajesh Mishra, who is a very knowledgable person and President Kalam which was regarded as the view of Indian masses. Actually congress wanted to take all the credits for the Indo-US nuclear deal and did not want to give any credit to the opposition, which is a very bad idea, for all the purposes where national security and sovereignity is concerned. PM and Sonia G was not in talking terms with Advani for the last four years, uptil the interview of Advani with Shekhar Gupta in NDTV, after which PM and Sonia called him. I will not say the nuclear deal is of bad intention, but it is merely bad politics and utter arrogance. Vajpayee, Advani, Arun Chourie, Arun Jaitley, Jaswant Singh, Brajesh Mishra, these are all experienced persons. If Narasimha Rao could send Atalji as the head of the Indian mission to UN to talk about Kashmir, then why the opposition could not be taken into confidence in this matter ?
RE:Politics showing its worst face
by Chintu on Jul 22, 2008 01:47 PM Permalink
Your comments are a diarrehea of words and constipation of ideas...........Who told you that (1) congress wanted to take all the credits for the Indo-US nuclear deal and did not want to give any credit to the opposition (2) PM and Sonia G was not in talking terms with Advani for the last four years, uptil the interview of Advani with Shekhar Gupta in NDTV. If the nuclear deal was so good, then why does the opposition not say so ???? The nuclear deal is only an opportunity for cunning and scheming politicians like Advani to try another hand at becoming te PM of India.
RE:Politics showing its worst face
by isha sood on Jul 22, 2008 01:56 PM Permalink
there is no person as cunning as selfish as sonia ghandhi and manamohan. if they would have been fair - rather than offering money to criminal politicians, they would hve dissolved the present govt. and opted for a fair people election. Just to take the credit for n-deal, worst of all politicians are given tickets again
RE:Politics showing its worst face
by Sandeep on Jul 22, 2008 02:08 PM Permalink
MMS has proved once again that he is not like a typical Indian politician who will just talk and at the end of it, end up doing nothing. MMS does get impatient after a while and wants to finish something if he believes in it which is a great quality to have if you want to move ahead. India is lucky to have a PM like this. This N.deal itself will change the power scenario in the country in 10 years or so. He has banked his future on this deal. Clearly it will benefit India. None of the technical reasons promoted are convincing enough and the main ideological reason that US will take over Nuclear plants in India is incorrect as only the plants India wants, will be placed in IAEA safeguard. India does not even have to buy anything from US, could buy from any country in NSG. I am not concerned about if BJP comes to power as they will agree to the same deal with maybe small changes. Real threat is if third front comes to power as they can sink India. We have to watch out for that and hope that does not happen. Who do you think is model politician nowadays?
