Delay
in the nuclear treaty with America is not beneficial for India.
Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister of America, Nicolas Burns
commenting on the unduly delay in implementation of the deal,
said that it was only wastage of time. It is right that in
the present circumstances this non-military nuclear deal should
be considered with positive attitude. Burns had played a pivotal
role in nuke deal issue. It may be noted that Burns is going
to be freed from foreign affairs department in March this
year. He desires that the deal should be completed during
the tenure of US President George W Bush. Though the spokesman
of White House says that America would continue to help India
with a view to achieve target of deal, but American ambassador
in India, Malford is in favour of completing Indo-American
nuclear deal process during tenure of Bush. He emphasized
that the deal is `now or never' as there is less possibility
of finalising of the deal when the next government takes office.
Mulford believes that the next American government would not
review and offer this deal before 2010. On the other hand
the supporters of CTBT would change their conditions or add
some additional conditions. So this is the right time to complete
it. The nuke deal is in favour of India and it would make
India a centre of non-military nuclear industry. Even after
executing nuclear deal India's right of nuclear test would
be safe. If the deal is executed during the tenure of President
Bush then its credit would go to him. India would be benefited
with this deal, because in coming days atomic energy would
be required for fulfilling demand of electricity. It would
also be helpful in lessening pollution. We have limited uranium
and it would take time to develop atomic fuel with thorium.
To get atomic energy we would have to depend on atomic supplier
countries. Recently, the Supreme Court has also said in its
decision that there is no compulsion for the Govt to present
the deal in parliament for approval. Government is free to
complete this deal. Then what is the cause for delay.
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