Indo-US Nuclear Deal: A Debate

Several issues before a panel were: 1. To what extent nuclear energy was critical for meeting our energy needs when its share even after a decade and a half would only be less than 10%? 2. Should we enter into a relationship with a superpower like the US which, in the event of major disagreements on...

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Published in:Vikalpa 2007-10, Vol.32 (4), p.87-112
Main Authors: Singh, Jasjit, Sreenivasan, T.P., Gopalakrishnan, A.G., Prasad, A.N., Balachandran, G., Yechury, Sitaram, Bhaskar, C. Uday, Priya, Ritwick, Krishna, Chepuri, Gupta, Anil
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Language:English
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Foreign policy
International agreements
Nuclear energy
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Summary:Several issues before a panel were: 1. To what extent nuclear energy was critical for meeting our energy needs when its share even after a decade and a half would only be less than 10%? 2. Should we enter into a relationship with a superpower like the US which, in the event of major disagreements on foreign policy or security issues, might cripple future supplies of fuel for the nuclear power projects? 3. Will the Deal constrain or actually expand the choices for India to import the technology or fuel or both?
ISSN:0256-0909
2395-3799
DOI:10.1177/0256090920070407