The Indo-US Nuclear Deal

The Indo-US nuclear deal has indeed been at the center of Indian politics for a long time. The LEFT party has stuck to its rhetoric so has the Congress and the alliance is finally heading for a break up.

What puzzles me so much is how can the LEFT party just oppose something because it is against its ideological beliefs. Are parties in power to impose their ideologies or to provide effective and efficient governance and bring in what is best for the country?

There are pros and cons in every deal and what is called for is not blind faith but intelligent discussion in arriving at a solution that sees us gain the most. Nothing comes free in this world and I understand that there will be a price to pay for everything. It is left upon the buyer to bargain and secure the best possible outcome he can get.

It is a well known fact that India is facing an energy crisis and the civilian nuclear deal may provide the much needed thrust to fuel our growth in the light of the sky rocketing fuel prices and inflation. It is also understood that this deal may come at a price of foreign policy compromises but to what extent and what are the repercussions is something to be discussed and debated upon before arriving at a consensus of whether it is still worth.

I wonder if anybody is listening to our Prime Minister all he asks for is to be able to go to the IAEA and the NSG and on getting clearance from both he will place the deal before the parliament to be discussed and debated and will abide by the decision of the house. If at the end of discussion it dawns upon us that the price is too high to pay then so be it let us scrap the deal. But to hold a government to ransom just because you feel something is not good is just not right.


If the LEFT party has apprehensions regarding the deal it should indulge in dialogue and try to address their apprehensions. We have renowned scientists and foreign affairs experts to consult and get our worries addressed but no the LEFT party just chooses to adopt the “I know what is best” approach which is ridiculous and gives one the impression of being very dictatorial.

The Congress on the other hand chooses to address the issue via backdoor political deals and big press conferences with their spokespersons sticking to their rhetoric claims. Where is the dialogue? Where is the research? Where is the proof?

The opposition has raised valid claims on the future of our foreign policies and the autonomy of our nuclear test program but instead of addressing the oppositions concerns by calling for a dialogues and presenting them with research and proof the Congress prefers to make “nothing will be affected” statements which you don’t need to be a rocket scientist to say that it is absolutely rubbish as nothing comes free in this world there will obviously be a price to pay. The question to be answered is, is it worth it? And that will only be answered when all parties put their differences aside and sit down at one table along with all the experts and discuss the issue to come up with the best possible solution. The sad part is this will never happen as all our politicians are concerned with is short term gains and the next elections.