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Nuclear deal

There has been much noise in political circles over the civil nuclear deal with the U.S. Even though the deal was politically guided by the Prime Minister, the real work was done by non-political experts from the nuclear, defence, intelligence, and security fields. All of them have assured us that the deal is in the interest of the nation. It would be in our best interests if political parties do not ruin the deal just because they have to oppose everything the government does.

R. Sudarshan, Chennai

Right now, the nation has no option other than entering into an agreement with the U.S. Getting enough fuel is the priority without which we cannot even hope to ensure the success of the indigenous three-stage programme. To the extent possible, safeguards have been provided for the uninterrupted running of nuclear power stations and the right of reprocessing spent fuel. As for problems in future, we can leave them to be tackled in the political climate of the day. As far as the effect on foreign policy is concerned, nothing directly flows from the 123 agreement.

Krishnakant Seth, Bangalore

Capt. T. Raju (retd.), Secunderabad

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