mar 2nd
nuclear accord as signed is a total sellout of indian interests. well, near-total.
14 out of 22 reactors under intrusive IAEA inspections. let us note that the P5, *put together*, including arch-proliferator china, have only put a grand total of 11 out of 950 reactors under IAEA inspections!
one saving grace, the fast breeder reactor is not in the list of those under inspection.
another saving grace, the US congress will reject this, as it is not total 'cap, rollback' as the ayatollahs in congress wish.
also let us note that when IAEA inspectors come in, they declare the country a proliferator of WMDs. this is what happened to iraq, and it was pretty much a total lie. this will be the excuse for the yanks and the chinese to invade india. it is against this eventuality that india needs to keep a stable of nuclear weapons and missiles ready (not to mention musharraf's itchy fingers).
also, nobody talked about the elephant in the drawing room: pakistan. american support of pakistan is what is causing most of india's problems. the rest are home-grown, with various jaichand/mir jafars selling the country for peanuts to foreigners.
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Some questions:
1. Can we add more reactors down the line to the civilian and military lists?
2. Can we have FBRs in the civilian list?
Not many seem to have discussed the energy issue in relation to India-US agreement. If India's dependence on Crude reduces substantially, would it not blunt the secular thrust? What do the bloggers think here?
I believe you are absolutely wrong. First, its time India started asserting her weight or we will forever be in the shadows of the world, always the poor man out the cold. During the Cold war we did the same mistake and did the stupid "non-aligned" crap. What did it get us ? Nothing! Remember, nice guys finish last.
We didnt get Russian protection nor did we get American capitalism. We were the pariahs that were distrusted by either side. China got nukes handed to them by America and before that the Russians gave them support. Plus, do not forget many countries developed handsomley through some agreement or the other.
Besides, we need the nuclear power, we need the technology, we need to be counted. I dont know where you live but in India, except New Delhi and Mumbai most cities still dont have regular power supply. Nuclear plants would do the trick without the pollution of thermal plants, just like France or Japan. Heck we should invite the Japanese to built a few dozen plants too.
If we are in America's good books (and Israel's) we can completely remove Russia from our lives and let them peddle their cheap merchandize to some other poor third world country in need of second rate weapons.
The threat that China will/can dictate terms by threatening war is a very real possiblity and India needs to be totally assured that if push comes to shove, we should be able to insure "mutually assured distruction" of China, so that it is costly to make threats.
Right now, we arent in that position.
Why should we not accept a helping hand even if it means it will cost us a bit later ? We can oblige the Americas with a bit of run-around and prosper at the same time. Build bridges and cement ties with powerfull nations for our convenience.
If you've ever visited the border with China you will observe that the Chinese cannot march right in through the himalayas. They will mostly bombard us with missiles and air-strikes if were to ever go to war. For this eventuality we need to have enough "bang" to kick the chinese in the balls if they decide to wack us over the head.
Another fact, ask any Arab, they prefer Indians to Chinese any day of the week because our cultures are similar and we understand them better due to centuries of contact. The Chinese culture is alien to them and so are their policies. Except pakistan, no Muslim nation will attack India as things stand today.
Pakistan is burning and quite frankly nobody in South Block is worried about a war with Pakistan soon or afraid of that option either. We will win for no doubt but before how many indians die ?
overall, your fear of Indian subjugation to the US is unwarranted. There will always be people who oppose any Indian government pandering to any nation, thanks to our free press public opinion will judge what is the right path for our nation.
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