Ashok K.JhaIndo-US Nuclear deal :a new strategic alliance
November 26th 2007 09:20
For the government, Indo-US Nuclear deal is not a mere political issue but a new strategic alliance India is trying to carve out.It has been the tradition in India that there is unanimity in position as far as the Foreign policy and strategic affairs are concerned, but this time, Left Parties who are supporting the government played the spoilsport.The vehement opposition of the Left , going to the extent of threatening to pull the support being extended to the government will render this government in minority.The main opposition party,BJP,the Bhartiya Janta Party,always eager to derive benefits from the squabbling within the ruling alliance, has said that it will bring 'no confidence motion' in the Parliament against the government .Political parties are accusing the government of compromising with the country's sovereignty in the Nuclear field.Political leaders feel that the bilateral agreement covering the US-India Civil Nuclear Deal ,also known as 123 agreement will end India’s sovereignty . Prime Minister on the other hand has assured the Parliament that the nuclear deal would not affect India’s strategic interests, its advanced R & D programmes or its three-phase civil nuclear energy programme. Talking on the issue of nuclear testing, Manmohan Singh said,“There is nothing in the agreement that would tie the hands of a future Government,” .Dr.Singh clarified many issues related to the nuclear deal such as the concept of full civilian nuclear cooperation, the principle of reciprocity, certification, IAEA safeguards, fuel supply assurances, integrity and reliability of strategic programmes, autonomy of decision making and future scientific research and development, cessation of cooperation etc.Manmohan Singh said,“Sir, let me end by saying that we have achieved an agreement that is good for India, and good for the world. I am neither given to exaggeration nor am I known to be self-congratulatory. I will let history judge; I will let posterity judge the value of what we have done through this agreement. When future generations look back, they will come to acknowledge the significance of this historic deal.”
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