Sense & Security

Finally good sense seems to have prevailed on the leader of the ruling coalition, even if it is force fed by political compulsions. The nuclear deal with the U.S. is on the back burner for now. Hats off to the comrades. They delivered when it counted.

However, in the seemingly unending and ever intriguing drama of the nuclear deal one fact seems to have gone unnoticed. One of the major planks of Dr Manmohan Singh's unflinching support for the deal has been the energy security the deal, he says, will bring India. Dr. Singh had more or less laid his political career, on loan from the Gandhi family in any case, on the line for the deal.

I wonder how many people, including the good Doctor, are aware of the fact that a serious debate is happening within the American political-economic circles right now on the question of energy security for the U.S. And guess where atomic energy features in this debate? NOWHERE!

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The establishment is surprisingly adept at obfuscating the facts whenever the need arises.

Either that or we send MORONS to negotiate international agreements. Has there EVER been any doubt in any one's mind that the Hyde Act overrides any and all agreements the U.S. Executive branch might enter into.

Either the Indian government believes its own propaganda or holds the entire nation in contempt. Why don't we get the message when official American spokesmen repeatedly point out that NO, India can not hold a nuclear test without having to face action under the RETURN clauses.

Which, apart from leaving us decades behind where we are today, will cripple all economic activity that we will build around atomic power generated by plants set up under this once-in-a-lifetime deal. Investments around power facilities typically involve ten to twelve times the capital costs of generating power itself.

Once and for all, is there ANY linguistic trick which will hide the fact that this deal effectively over-rides Indian sovereignty in nuclear testing?

Where do we go from here? We say to the U.S. - Thank you very much. Please keep your technology, equipment and fuel.

This post also, I hope, completes my outpourings on this subject!

ps: This turned out to be wishful thinking, so:

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