Opinion - Letters to the Editor   

Nuclear deal

The Indo-U.S. nuclear pact is very important as it attempts to diversify India’s energy resources. Rampant inflation arising from escalating oil prices is a global phenomenon, and it is heartening that India is pitching in the global efforts at demand destruction of oil via diversification.

Failure to communicate clearly and engaging in a robust dialogue with opponents has been a major problem with the pact. The government seems to have taken the right step in remedying this through a publicity blitz, though late in the day, after a dramatic rupture in the UPA coalition. We can also learn here from China, which has already become an economic power-house. Currently, nuclear energy accounts for just two per cent of China’s power consumption, and it hopes to increase this to five per cent by 2020.

Vembar K. Ranganathan,

Irvington, New York

The parties and people who are not in favour of nuclear deal argue that it is a non-issue for the common man. Power is a very important component of daily life. Lets us remember that elections were won on the slogan “bijili, sadak and pani (power, road and water).”

N. Nagarajan,

Secunderabad

Consequences in the short-run are not less important, but continuous dependence on the deal will result in political instability. At this moment of global economic and food crisis, the government needs to re-prioritise its alternatives. No long-term goals can be realised if immediate threats are ignored.

Gaurav Kumar,

Ghaziabad

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Stories in this Section

Disturbing signals
Precaution is the key
Beware of the Trojan Horse
Judge the nuclear deal on facts, not convictions
Fighting Pakistan’s ‘informal war’
Corrections and clarifications
Nuclear deal
Trial by media
Dr. Michael DeBakey
India and Africa

Copyright © 2008, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu