Comments on: Why the N’Deal is a Crucial Stepping Stone.

By: mark

mark — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:34:15 +0000

Really enjoyed your article. I think india has some really challenging times ahead to meet the demand of its people

By: Ranjit

Ranjit — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:13:29 +0000

Nice analysis Vijay. I agree with you when you
say that we need to play our cards carefully.

At the end of the day, it’s purely a business
deal. Not many new reactors have come up in the
US in the last couple of decades and I believe
most of their firms in that sector are sitting
pretty looking towards India.

I read a recent supplement on WSJ which favored
greener options in America than the Nuclear one.
But I guess the energy needs for India are vastly
varied & we might not have many options other than going nuclear.

Thorium reactors, I am not too sure.Indian nuclear scientis ts are a dedicated lot. I have personally interacted with some of them in DAE, they certainly believe that they can do it independantly (or with our good old ally)… lefts to be seen if they manage to get some tech transferred through the deal though.

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Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:38:46 +0000

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By: Vijay

Vijay — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:21:19 +0000

Rohit, yep. Totally!

By: Rohit Suppal

Rohit Suppal — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:25:01 +0000

Welcome back!
Hope you enjoyed a well deserved break after Proto.

By: Vijay

Vijay — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:05:53 +0000

Shyam, Perhaps, but given the political situation associating ourselves with Iran might not be a good thing anyways. I have to look into the details to figure out the actual consequences though.

As for the Hyde act and the 123 agreement, Whats the worst scenario? We break the rules and they ban us. So? By then we’d be self sufficient anyways. Now we need to ensure we get into the security council of the UN

By: Shyam

Shyam — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:50:12 +0000

In as much as I agree with you that the nuclear deal is needed, and the looming energy crisis, a careful reading of the 123 and Hyde act has some crucial words which makes it impossible for us to have our own foreign policy.

One such sentence is that we cannot have an amicable foreign policy with Iran, which however we need for the gas pipeline.

There are many other instances in that agreement.

The deal is needed. An agreement in that format is not.

By: Karthick

Karthick — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:07:45 +0000

Great post Vijay. Good to read your thoughts. There’s a typo on “trumph card”. The extra h should be obliterated nuclear style.