Want nuke deal? Vote against Iran: US to India
It's very ironic to see US linking two fundamentally different issues in a typical arm twisting move. India must work on its own resources to attain independence in power generation required for the developing economy. Depending on sources which resort to such arm-twisting tactics will do more harm.
After all the nuclear power serves only 3% of the nation's power requirements. Also nuclear power generation is not very safe. India should allocate more funds and resources in other alternative fuel research programs instead of depending on another country to serve its power needs.
Another important piece that everyone should aware of in this deal is the business aspect of it. Apparently the US corporates have hired a lobbying firm to push the Nuclear deal. And apparently this firm's median billing rate is $495/hr. Hiring such an expensive firm makes one wonder the possibility of vested interests behind this deal.
And the biggest mystery in this deal is, when it required the ratification by the US congress, why not by the Parliament of India ? I'm not aware of any debate in the Parliament. That's a billion rupee question.
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Press Trust of India
Posted online: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 at 1742 hours IST
Updated: Thursday, January 26, 2006 at 1021 hours IST
US-India New Delhi, January 25: Just a week ahead of the IAEA meeting on Iran issue, the US on Wednesday made it clear if India did not vote against Tehran’s nuclear programme, the fallout on the Indo-US nuclear deal in the Congress would be ‘devastating’ and the initiative will ‘die’.
Washington also feels that the ideas put forth by India on separation of its civilian and military nuclear establishments had not met the ‘test of credibility’ and the negotiations process need to be completed before President George W Bush’s visit in March failing which the ‘historic opportunity’ would be ‘much less practical’.
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After all the nuclear power serves only 3% of the nation's power requirements. Also nuclear power generation is not very safe. India should allocate more funds and resources in other alternative fuel research programs instead of depending on another country to serve its power needs.
Another important piece that everyone should aware of in this deal is the business aspect of it. Apparently the US corporates have hired a lobbying firm to push the Nuclear deal. And apparently this firm's median billing rate is $495/hr. Hiring such an expensive firm makes one wonder the possibility of vested interests behind this deal.
And the biggest mystery in this deal is, when it required the ratification by the US congress, why not by the Parliament of India ? I'm not aware of any debate in the Parliament. That's a billion rupee question.
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Press Trust of India
Posted online: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 at 1742 hours IST
Updated: Thursday, January 26, 2006 at 1021 hours IST
US-India New Delhi, January 25: Just a week ahead of the IAEA meeting on Iran issue, the US on Wednesday made it clear if India did not vote against Tehran’s nuclear programme, the fallout on the Indo-US nuclear deal in the Congress would be ‘devastating’ and the initiative will ‘die’.
Washington also feels that the ideas put forth by India on separation of its civilian and military nuclear establishments had not met the ‘test of credibility’ and the negotiations process need to be completed before President George W Bush’s visit in March failing which the ‘historic opportunity’ would be ‘much less practical’.
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