Indo-US N Deal
The counter is going to get a election on an issue were very few people understand, most of the Indians doesn't understand the deal and are unable to come to terms with why this hue and cry about the deal from the Left and the congress. I would say the the mistake lies with the congress as it was not forthcoming with the details about the deal in public and acted as if what ever the congress thinks is best for the country , the people will accept it. Which is not the case so, the times have changed and we are living in 2008 and not in 1971. Let the congress and the P.M. come out about the deal and explain the details about the deal to the public.
Indian defence experts claim that the n-deal will cap our nuclear capability. Opposed to this US critics fear the deal will enable India to enhance its nuclear weapons programme. who are right and who are wrong , we are unable to judge as we not given full details. India at present is separating annually far less weapons grade plutonium, on which it relies for its nuclear programme, than its production capability,this is the evidence to allay misgivings over the deal among US critics who fear that India would misuse nuclear uranium to maximize its nuclear stockpile on the basis of available material. India's capacity to produce a huge nuclear arsenal is not affected by the proposed Indo-US civilian nuclear cooperation,India already has sufficient reserves of natural uranium necessary for the largest possible nuclear arsenal it may desire.
Indian critics are missing out on the big picture of India’s nuclear policy. It is all very well trotting out facts and figures to argue that India’s future nuclear weapons programme can be jeopardized this way or that. The question to ask is: what is India’s future nuclear weapons programme? The short answer is that all we need is a nuclear deterrent to dissuade attack by an enemy state. The development of nuclear weapons for the future cannot therefore be a permanent ongoing process. In essence, what is needed is a perspective on global nuclear prospects.
India’s acquisition of the bomb was essential for one reason. It was only after making the bomb that India acquired the power to renounce it. Rajiv Gandhi’s laudable efforts for global nuclear disarmament failed not because they emanated from a developing nation. They failed because they lacked credibility and moral force, since India as a have-not made little impact on the nuclear haves. Today, India is much better positioned to achieve Rajiv Gandhi’s nuclear disarmament goal. As a recognized nuclear power it can initiate and pursue nuclear disarmament with much greater credibility.
So let the P.M. come out with the details and see what happens.
