Indo-US Nuclear deal called Flawed and problematic

[Nasir]

Mukherjee urges US Congress to approve N-deal

TOKYO: Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee urged the US Congress on Friday to approve a US-India accord on nuclear energy cooperation so New Delhi can achieve rapid economic growth.

“I do hope this arrangement will get the ratification of the US Congress, and after that the Nuclear Suppliers Group will recognise and help India to have access to technology, materials and equipment to pursue our peaceful civilian nuclear programme,” Mukherjee told reporters in Tokyo. “Though India is not a signatory to NPT, we have accepted all of the obligations, most of the obligations, under the treaty voluntarily,” Mukherjee said. “We require minimum credible deterrent,” Mukherjee said. agencies

http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\05\27\story_27-5-2006_pg7_22

 

[Lilo]

Mukherjee urges US Congress to approve N-deal

He has no brains..:idiot:

whats the point of urging for a deal of civilian nuclear tech coming from a defence minister's mouth.

:wall: :wall:

 

[Lilo]

delete double post

 

[sword9]

This news should put Raptor's worries to rest.

US Senate votes 85-12 in favour of India's Nuclear Bill
Aziz Haniffa in Washington, DC

November 17, 2006 07:43 IST

In a major victory for the pro-India lobby, the United States Senate today voted massively in favour of the Indo-US nuclear deal, and adopted the enabling legislation, S 3709, authored by Senators Richard Lugar and Joe Biden to facilitate the US-India civilian nuclear agreement was adopted with 85-12 votes, a comfortable two-thirds margin as predicted by rediff.com earlier.

The Bill now goes to conference with the House version and the differences will have to be reconciled for a final version which once approved can then go to the President's desk for signature.

This is expected to happen after Congress returns from its Thanksgiving Holiday recess on December 4, and before the lame-duck session ends two weeks later.

The lawmakers pushed through the amendments in double-quick time, crushing the killer amendments and advancing the final passage of S 3709 by almost two hours before schedule, in a major victory for the supporters of the historic US-India nuclear agreement.

"This agreement is the most important strategic diplomatic initiative undertaken by President Bush. By concluding this pact and the far-reaching set of cooperative agreements that accompany it, the President has embraced a long-term outlook that seeks to enhance the core strength of our foreign policy in a way that will give us new diplomatic options and improve global stability," US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Dick Lugar said.

The vote is also a victory for US industry and the Indian American community, working under the banner of the Coalition for Partnership with India.

Reflecting the sentiment, Ron Somers, President of the US-India Business Council, which comprises the top 220 US companies doing business in India, praised the vote, stating: "As a result of today's vote, the objectives of attaining international energy security, nuclear safety, and a cleaner global environment have today made a Himalayan leap forward."

Somers said: "The Act makes the world safer by bringing India into the international nuclear non-proliferation mainstream. India's nuclear energy market � estimated to require $100 billion in foreign direct investment � will open for US companies, which till now has been a closed sector, creating a potential 270,000 American jobs in high technology engineering and manufacturing over the next decade."

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[Srirangan]

He has no brains..:idiot:

whats the point of urging for a deal of civilian nuclear tech coming from a defence minister's mouth.

:wall: :wall:

Your infinite wisdom sigh!

He is India's external affairs minister.

 

[Spring Onion]

Good news for the Indians

And for US 270,000 American jobs

they dont make any loss policy

 

[Srirangan]

Some more infinite wisdom coming in here.

If American companies .. make plants in India. How do American citizens lose jobs?

 

[Contrarian]

i think she means that US will gain jobs becuz of the deal :S
cuz we will buy massive reactors from them.

 

[Spring Onion]

i think she means that US will gain jobs becuz of the deal :S
cuz we will buy massive reactors from them.

yeh thats what i was saying.

 

[Srirangan]

yeh thats what i was saying.

Where? ROFL!

 

[Spring Onion]

here Sri

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{Good news for the Indians

And for US 270,000 American jobs

they dont make any loss policy )

Sri whas the prob man

 

[Srirangan]

here Sri

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{Good news for the Indians

And for US 270,000 American jobs

they dont make any loss policy )

Sri whas the prob man

Hmm.. I read and I re-read. Where did you speak about America gaining jobs?

You spoke about an arbitrary number of American jobs, and the next sentence (couldn't really comprehend) mentioned a "loss policy".

 

[Contrarian]

nah, whatever, the dea's thru...loads of sanctions will be removed now as many other countries had said that many of the agreements will depend on teh outcome of the indo us nuke deal. So we'r no longer treated like a pariah.
US can bulldoze the NSG to make changes for us no problem

BUT NOW, CUZ the US gave us the deal, Hu Jintao will prolly sell Pakistan 6 reactors. Weird...most newspapers said it was symbolic, and if the US deal is signed it will create new rules and conditions in the world...waitnig to c Hu's visit's outcome.

 

[MIG_ACE]

The bill is not a law yet. There's still some time to go and unforseen problems can still crop up.But the passing of the bill by the senate is animportant step forward.So we cant start counting our chickens b4 they are hatched.

 

[Contrarian]

yeah i know,, but i mean , this was supposed to be the hardest part. There is gonna be another session in which the differences b/w the house version of the bill and the senate one will be resolved. and another vote.But this was said to be the thing that would decide its future. so im optimistic.