Back in the year 2005, when i was pursuing BSc at Vel's College in Chennai, i preferred to stay in the hostel. But, to my amazement the conditions in the hostel were not fit for survival. Yukk food and erratic hostel inmates and so on... It was then I realized that unless i keep myself engaged with something or the other, the hostel nightmares will keep on haunting me. So, i subscribed to Indian Express newspaper and within no time started relishing it. I was not having any idea of nuclear deal till, i started reading the newspaper and it was then i came across the "Nuclear Deal" controversy.
In the year 2005, Manmohan Singh (MMS) signed an accord with the US president for the supply of Nuclear fuel to India. Since then, there has been lot of "Halla and Gulla" over this deal by the so called Left parties. Back in 1974, we conducted nuclear tests to show the world that Indians doesn't lag behind in nuclear capabilities. Since, then there were embargo against us and the Nuclear Supplier Group (NSG) were not allowed to supply nuclear fuel to us. Again in the year 1998, when Honorable ShriAtalBihariVajpayee was the prime minister, we conducted nuclear tests and after that we were severely starved of the nuclear fuel for our reactors.
Down the line several years passed on and India surged ahead on the road map of growth and development. Due to ever increasing population of our country, power became a critical factor for growth. Already the fuel was in short supply and we were running out of time to replenish the reactors. This Indo-US deal was supposed to be a landmark deal which will help India produce certain amount of power which in turn help in bridging the gap of demand and supply.
Dr. Manmohan Singh, who himself is a reformer, has transformed the economy of nation is coming to terms when it comes to Nuclear deal. The UPA government is supported by some MPs of left parties and their support is critical for the survival of government. Left parties has been opposing the deal for quite sometime and they do not want this deal to be operationalized. There fears are, that we'll not be allowed to conduct nuclear tests once we sign this deal, our foreign policy will be dictated by the US.
I don't know the specific reasons why left parties are opposed to this deal, simple funda- they want to humiliate Dr Manmohan Singh and in turn want to grab the limelight by projecting themselves as the only concerned party for the growth of nation. There only intention is to be pro Chinese, since they draw their ideologies from China. But, they are not aware of this startling fact that China themselves have one nuclear treaty with US. The bosses sitting in China are directing the left parties in India to block the progress of Indo-US nuclear deal, by hook or crook.
Our potential threat in the current scenario is China and they indirectly (read left parties) have been blackmailing the Union of India by stalling major economic decisions, reforms process, SEZ and the nonsense "Bandhs" & "Hartals" against the petro price hike. I have been forced to think, why left parties shed crocodile tears all these years from 2004 till 2008. Everytime, the government thought of some developmental work, they were the first ones to raise hue and cry, threatening to pull out from the government, which they never did. ( They also knew, once they are out of the government, in the next LokSabha elections they will not get even 10 seats).
Talking in the context of Nuclear deal, the Russian ambassador in New Delhi urged India to sign the deal with the US to enable Russia to step up its interaction with India in the nuclear arena. No wonder Russia is the competitor of US, but still they are supporting our cause. Yet our communist parties claim that the Indo-US deal is just a cover for India voluntarily subjecting itself to US strategic goals. This charge is so absurd that it is necessary to probe deeper into the real purpose of the Left’s opposition to the deal. I hope the Chinese role can be self explanatory for Left's behaviour.
To sum up, we need this deal very badly for our fuel starved nuclear reactors. As India is growing, her power needs are also multiplying. So, rather than indulging in petty politics of being an anti American, let's keep our fingers crossed for the clearance of this deal and after that India will be on song and it will usurp to become supreme nation....
Absolutely right. I hope the deal goes through, even without the lefts support. Dr Manmohan has to teach them a lesson.
comment by
Pravin Sharma
(posted on 16 Jul 2008 21:04:33 IST)
not to forget these so called people's party is the prime proponent of the quota
comment by
srk
(posted on 16 Jul 2008 21:53:18 IST)
thanks guys
comment by
Arun George
(posted on 3 May 2009 16:43:39 IST)
Everytime, the government thought of some developmental work, they were the first ones to raise hue and cry, threatening to pull out from the government, which they never did. ..........................HAHAHAAAA...DINT THEY PULL OUT..WHY DINT U MAKE A CORRECTION.PATHETIC, POLITICALLY BIASSED ARTICLE. ......
comment by
Arun George
(posted on 3 May 2009 23:47:33 IST)
While India?s energy requirements will increase in coming years, the Indo-US nuclear deal will make only a very small contribution towards meeting them. Nuclear power currently fulfills 3% of India?s energy requirements. After the implementation of the deal this figure will go up to 6% at best. 94% of India?s electricity needs will still be met through other sources. Moreover electricity produced from imported nuclear reactors will cost around Rs 8 per unit making it unaffordable for ordinary people. It would be one and a half times more expensive as compared to electricity produced from coal and twice as expensive as gas or hydro electricity. Given the abundance of coal reserves in India, the Planning Commission estimates that thermal energy would dominate power generation in India. As far as hydro electricity is concerned, of the potential of nearly 150 gw, only 33 gw has been installed as of 2006. In addition, over 55 thousand MW could be imported from Nepal and Bhutan by damming rivers that flow from them into India. This will not only augment our energy capacities at half the cost of nuclear power, but will also tame the rivers which regularly consume thousands of lives through devastating floods. The CPI (M) believes that nuclear energy has a place as an energy option for India. India?s nuclear scientists have developed nuclear energy under difficult conditions and in the face of international sanctions. Undoubtedly, India?s indigenous nuclear technology and scientific skills have to be nurtured. India has already mastered the Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR) technology and can indigenously build power plants of capacity up to 540 MW. Indian scientists are also very close to commercialising the thorium based Fast Breeder Reactor (FBR) technology in which they are world leaders. India has abundant reserves of thorium and the FBR technology, once fully developed, will provide a boost to the indigenous nuclear energy sector. The issue is not whether India should invest in nuclear energy but whether India's nuclear energy programme should be based on indigenous technology of PHWRs and FBRs or on imported Light Water Reactors (LWRs)? The CPI (M) feels that the emphasis in India?s nuclear energy sector should be on indigenous technologies and not on imported technologies. India should seek self-reliance in the nuclear energy sector and not become dependent on foreign supplies of nuclear technology and fuel. Instead of investing in indigenous nuclear technology, the UPA Government is pushing for importing Light Water Reactors of 10,000 MW capacity in the immediate future, which will go up to 30,000-40,000 MW over the next 20 years. This would make India?s nuclear power sector completely dependent on imported uranium, which is controlled by an international cartel. Because of this cartel the price of uranium has gone up by five times in the last few years. Instead of providing energy security, such heavy dependence on imported uranium and imported reactors will make India vulnerable to the dictates of the US which controls the uranium cartel. Also while the UPA has been all too keen to enter into nuclear deal with US, it has neglected India?s domestic capabilities in nuclear power generation. In its recent report, the CAG has reproached the UPA for misleadingly raising the issue of uranium shortage in the country. Clearly the nuclear deal is not just about meeting our energy requirements. Indeed, if India wants to make the most of all possible sources of energy, it should also go ahead and sign the gas pipeline treaty with Iran and Pakistan. However, UPA has put this scheme in cold storage under pressure from the US. Besides, the nuclear deal contains conditions no self-respecting government should accept. The Hyde Act passed by the United States Congress directs India to adopt a pro-US foreign policy and sets conditions for nuclear cooperation which dovetail India into security and military collaboration with the US. It is this loss of independent decision making that underlies the opposition of the CPI(M) to the nuclear deal.
comment by
Arun George
(posted on 3 May 2009 23:54:30 IST)
@ Pravinnot to forget these so called people's party is the prime proponent of the quota.........The CPI (M) had wholeheartedly supported the decision to implement 27% OBC reservation in educational institutions. This measure also has the provision for affecting a 54% increase in seats to ensure that there is no decrease in general category seats. But vested interests within the Government sabotaged these measures by delaying their implementation. Required funds which were recommended by the Hamid Committee have not been given to most of the institutes and central universities to properly implement 27% OBC reservations and 54% seat increase.
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