It's immaterial what I think about the Left front's ultimatum to the PM and the Government about the civil nuke deal with the US. However I do believe that the country has a right to know what it is committing to. The country or even the Parliament has no idea about what the deal is, how it is going to affect the lives of Indians. We're having diametrically opposite statements made by the US and India regarding the bill. What is happening?
Let's not get into a nuclear deal much the way we elect our President. This is actually an important issue!
From what I've read a bit in the media (not the most reliable medium for getting to know the truth) is how India's nuclear power production is going to go from XXX KW to YYY KW. How India is going to get access to the NSG etc. There is a list of benefits which the PM is stressing on but these are the main couple of points.
I have a few questions... Is this deal with the United States or The Red Cross Society? I mean... Why is the US ready to enter an agreement where India is the only (apparent) beneficiary? What is the US interest in this move? Is it technology contracts worth billions in an under-developed country? Is it nuclear disarmament or adherence to CTBT and NPT? Is it strategic interests in the South Asian region? What is agreement 123? Isn't there a need to table such a deal in Parliament? The US Congress had a discussion pertaining to this deal but we, who is the more significantly affected party, cannot have it?
I don't know what the reasons given by the left front for their stand are. I don't listen to opinion of groups/ideologies I don't care about. But sometime in life, much like in an objective Mathematics exam just the final answer matters.
It has led me to believe that may be this time the left is right!
Cheers!
Let's not get into a nuclear deal much the way we elect our President. This is actually an important issue!
From what I've read a bit in the media (not the most reliable medium for getting to know the truth) is how India's nuclear power production is going to go from XXX KW to YYY KW. How India is going to get access to the NSG etc. There is a list of benefits which the PM is stressing on but these are the main couple of points.
I have a few questions... Is this deal with the United States or The Red Cross Society? I mean... Why is the US ready to enter an agreement where India is the only (apparent) beneficiary? What is the US interest in this move? Is it technology contracts worth billions in an under-developed country? Is it nuclear disarmament or adherence to CTBT and NPT? Is it strategic interests in the South Asian region? What is agreement 123? Isn't there a need to table such a deal in Parliament? The US Congress had a discussion pertaining to this deal but we, who is the more significantly affected party, cannot have it?
I don't know what the reasons given by the left front for their stand are. I don't listen to opinion of groups/ideologies I don't care about. But sometime in life, much like in an objective Mathematics exam just the final answer matters.
It has led me to believe that may be this time the left is right!
Cheers!
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