PRAGOTI

Much has been written and spoken about the U.S.-India nuclear agreement since Prime Minster Manmohan Singh and President George W. Bush unveiled it on July 18, 2005, in Washington, D.C. Since then, the U.S. Congress has virtually set aside its much touted concerns about proliferation of nuclear weapons and is nearly ready to approve the amendments to the 1954 Atomic Energy Act that will be necessary for the deal to be consummated.

It appears that instead of scrutinizing the deal through the lens of energy and proliferation concerns, the focus of business interests has prevailed.