YOu are completely wrong. I dont care much for the Congress but I think this is a very good deal for India. There are several good features that are also hated by the US anti-proliferation lobby.
1) we use foreign uranium for the energy plants. This leaves precious domestic uranium for weapons. 2) We get fuel from multiple sources - France and Russia for eg are not the kind of countries who would dump India if the US ever wanted them to. 3) India is getting stronger with every day and cannot be bullied. It was already very difficult to armtwist us even 10 years ago when Clinton was President. We are as interested in being wooed by the US given their worries about China as they are in wooing us. This helps us get tech and other favors we would not otherwise get. 4) We are not really independent in our foreign policy even right now. It is just a myth that we are! Everyone from Iran to Kerala's Muslim League decide what our policy should be!!! Aligning with the West actually makes us stronger and more independent contary to the convention wisdom of the Communists. 5)We are not disallowed from testing. And even right now we wont test anyway unless China or Pak do. And when they do the world will perfectly understand if we followed them to protect out security.
RE:Good deal
by rani suri on Jun 20, 2008 10:00 PM Permalink
So Sri, if the deal is good for India then why is the congres dithering?????? Is the interest of the country important for them or just playing politics?
RE:Good deal
by sri on Jun 20, 2008 10:32 PM Permalink
The congress is a party of asses, that's why! They have seldom done anything good for the country and this is the first. But why is the BJP opposing it based on flimsy reasons?? I alwasy thought they were better.
