Nuclear Deal

Cabinet Protects Foreign Nuclear Suppliers

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True to his credentials as an obsessively US-friendly Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh presided over his Cabinet on August 20 and approved the final draft of the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill 2010, with substantial modifications and additions to allow the US nuclear reactor suppliers a liability-free regime for their Indian sales and operations. In doing this, the Cabinet ignored the saner recommendations of national experts, given through their depositions before the Parliamentary Committee on Science & Technology, to help formulate an India-centric liability legislation. 

Introspection from the Left and false arguments

On introspection and false assessments of the loss of the left in the national elections. A Blog Post. 

Somnath & partisanship

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A blogpost on Somnath Chatterjee's comments on the left's positions vis-a-vis the UPA and apropos the nuclear deal.

The embers of the Nuclear Deal fiasco are still burning.....

CAG report clearly points out to deliberate laxity in the planning and implementation of fuel supply by the Department of Atomic Energy. Seen in the light of the dubious Indo-US nuclear deal, the burden of blame has to fall on the government of the day.  A blog post.

The Real Story Behind the U.S.-India Nuclear Deal

The recently passed nuclear pact was not just a late win for an unpopular president, it was a coup for lobbyists and defense contractors.

Subrata Ghoshroy writes in Alternet.

Text of the privilege motion against PM Manmohan Singh

The Hon'ble Speaker,
Lok Sabha,
New Delhi

NOTICE OF PRIVILEGE MOTION

Sir,
Under Rule 222 of Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha I would like to move the following Motion involving breach of Privilege against the Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh :-
Motion :

Noam Chomsky speaks to Subrata Ghoshroy

[Updated: Now with complete transcript]. A wide-ranging interview with Noam Chomsky by Subrata Ghoshroy.

Body blow to nuclear disarmament

In contrast to the euphoric headlines in the Indian media proclaiming a 'nuclear dawn; and the 'remaking' of the world to suit Nuclear India's ambitions, the internal reception to the completion of the heated debate in the Nuclear Suppliers' Group in Vienna [Images] was sullen and frosty. When the decision, incontestably a major decision, to grant India a waiver from the NSG's tough trading rules was announced on September 6, there was no applause whatever.

The Perils Of The Manmohan Singh-Bush Alliance

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THE triumphalist note struck by the UPA government and the Congress leadership on the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) clearance that has opened the way for the US Congress to adopt the 123 agreement, cannot hide the hard realities. However much the Congress leaders and the corporate media proclaim that India had joined the big league, the actual facts about the surrender that the nuclear deal involves has been coming out relentlessly from the American side.