123 Civil Nuclear Agreement

123 - Numbers that are defining the Political Spectrum in India - Right or Left or Centre. Right (BJP) - Eventhough agreeing or in a way started the Negotiation with the US for the agreement - will have chest thumped, it was in 'Power', now talking of Re-Negotiating the agreement - because of the Vote and 'Media' Politics and of 'Hyde Act'. Left - whatever that is 'America' - left will oppose, whether it is good for the country or not. They are talking of Not supporting the government on the agreement , statement like 'Government on Line' etc., they were talking like this for more than one year, and the government knows they will not withdraw the support. For the 'media' it is news for two days - if we read and see in 'TV' all the Left statement that have come , Press Statements from 'Guardians of Indian Politics and Guardians of Secularism and Gurardians of Left Politics ' Prakash Karat, Yechury, Bardhan etc., Centre is the Congress - Not able to convince both the Public, Media and the Politicians - the advantage of going for the Agreement - The usual 'Cat in the Wall' approach from Congress.

It is upto the Proponents of the Agreements - Scientists and Civil Servants and other friends in the Media to support the Agreement. One point everybody misses is eventhough this agreement in a way makes / confirms India, indirectly a 'Nuclear State', grudgingly by United States - eventhough without signing the Nuclear Proliferation Treaty - signed by nearly 50 Countries headed by known Nuclear Powered or Armed Countries like 'US, Russia, China, France etc.,

The words that come up everytime politicians, scientists, Intellectuals in the media talk on the Agreement is the 'Hyde Act' - a local act enacted by the US, which will debar the country with the sanctions if they tested a Nuclear bomb. The act also stipulates that the Country has to give back the Equipments and other assets and technologies supplied - unilaterally US can enact the Law. India responds by saying that - negotiations needs to be done before US can do anything and People knows international negotiations meaning 'more bureaucratic' and US has to pay the damages that would be caused because of the 'recall'.

Yes, the agreement will greatly beneficial to India in terms of power generation, but at the same time India has to think whether it needs 'nuclear power'. The cost is enormous and the Project will invariably delay - so cost overruns. yes, it will support the US , France and Russian Manufacturers of Nuclear Power equipment companies. safety is not a concern because after the Chernobyl incident 'Safety' is paramount on Nuclear Power sites. Look at Koodankulam - already 2 years running behind the schedule completion.

Scientists talk of the technology - Heavy water Pressuries reactor or Light water Reactor - India is leading in one technology 'Light water reactor' where the used 'nuclear reactors' uranium after a particular process becomes thorium - which is abundance in India can continue to run the reactor, for which the US is not supporting in Final Mile of Critical equipments needed to make india a leading figure in the PROCESS of that technology.

End result should be take all the available Options, Nuclear and at the same look at the Alternate .Energy Sources - Wind, Solar Energy , even the conventional thermal, hyro electric projects.

Mainly, politicians should start thinking of the 'People' rather than the 'Seat'. If any ruling government brings out a scheme, First is the 'Opposition' parties opposing it or in the co-aolition era of politics - use the clout in the Ruling alliances and not giving clearances.

At the end, the Common Man is not interested in the '123 civil nuclear agreement' is not interested in knowing that - ne needs power - which is not available. That is the truth and our great politicians are knowingly ignoring it for 'personal considerations'.