With the elections round the corner the issue of Indo-US nuclear deal is heating up. The deal has now become a tool for both the opposition and government to impress their vote-banks with their knowledge of national security and energy needs.
National interests are being compromised for the sake of elections.
The deal is surely an attempt by US to thwart India's nuclear weapons' programme. There are no assurances of continuous supply of nuclear fuels.
Our government has given in to the pressure tactics of US. Our government is trying to convince the people in the name of energy crisis -- which is certainly not going to be solved by the deal.
These are two interesting articles written by Arun Shourie in 2006 , long before the treaty had become an election issue:
Not one concern has registered : http://www.indianexpress.com/story/17492.html
Time to deal with the aftermath : http://www.indianexpress.com/story/17571.html
The articles are quite objective and highlight what is at stake and why the government can not be trusted.
The opposition is worse !!! They do not have clear understanding of why to oppose the deal but they know that by doing so they might be able to appease their vote-banks !!
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