The parliament has taken up the nuclear deal for discussion. The good Doctor Singh is being a bit disingenuous when he says the nuclear pact with the U.S. is an honourable deal and that it is a non-negotiable take-it-or-leave it situation.
Of course it is honourable but that does not stop it from being gravely harmful to India's interests. Moreover, unless hitherto unrevealed commitments have been made, everything is still negotiable. In this case, as in some others, the cabinet may not be the best judge of what is good for India.
We are, in fact, about to give away the rights of generations to come in return for a warm handshake, a fake smile and a fake photo-op followed by some temporary and illusionary benefits.
Do we really want nuclear energy? Is it really the most economic, the cleanest, the quickest-off-the-block way to add power generation capacity? In the long run, very probably yes.
At this point of time, the answer to each question would at best be "debatable" and at worst a sturdy "NO". It is certainly not the cheapest or the safest option operationally and there is no known waste-disposal method.
So wake up dear Doctor and stop behaving as if you are being prevented from taking the Condi and the Bush for a cup of tea. It is they who need to be stopped from taking you for a ride. Which we will pay for today and our children and their seed will pay for forever.
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Of course it is honourable but that does not stop it from being gravely harmful to India's interests. Moreover, unless hitherto unrevealed commitments have been made, everything is still negotiable. In this case, as in some others, the cabinet may not be the best judge of what is good for India.
We are, in fact, about to give away the rights of generations to come in return for a warm handshake, a fake smile and a fake photo-op followed by some temporary and illusionary benefits.
Do we really want nuclear energy? Is it really the most economic, the cleanest, the quickest-off-the-block way to add power generation capacity? In the long run, very probably yes.
At this point of time, the answer to each question would at best be "debatable" and at worst a sturdy "NO". It is certainly not the cheapest or the safest option operationally and there is no known waste-disposal method.
So wake up dear Doctor and stop behaving as if you are being prevented from taking the Condi and the Bush for a cup of tea. It is they who need to be stopped from taking you for a ride. Which we will pay for today and our children and their seed will pay for forever.
Next
The Unending Nuclear Saga
First
The Nuclear Mess
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