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On 123 agreement

The editorial “Do not operationalise 123” (Oct. 3) has clearly made out a case for the government to stop proceeding further on the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal. The nuclear deal saga has, over time, degenerated into a theatre of the absurd. The parties to the deal have different interpretations of what has been mutually agreed to. The spin of a legal kind is being used to justify unjustifiable positions. The Hindu has taken the lead in making the government and the people aware of the worrying aspects of the nuclear deal.

K. Vijayakumar,

Bangalore

It is not out of concern for the impoverished millions of our country that the U.S. Congress has passed the 123 agreement. It is the business interests of Americans that have weighed most on the minds of U.S. lawmakers. Even as the deal was being discussed in the Senate, Condoleezza Rice said that a nuclear test by India would result in the automatic cut off of U.S. cooperation. While nuclear disarmament should be our policy, it cannot be a condition for fuel supply.

S.S. Rajagopalan,

Chennai

H.G. Raghava,

Bangalore

The Hyde Act nearly overrides the provisions of the 123 agreement and the separation plan and this appears unmistakable in the articulations of U.S. administrators. If the UPA government is still under the impression that it is bound only by the text of the 123 agreement, it must be living in a la-la land. With the U.S.’ malicious intentions becoming clear, the government’s propaganda that the deal is all about providing electricity will find few takers. Operationalising the 123 agreement without clearing the outstanding issues will amount to subservience of India’s vital interests to the U.S.

B. Jayanna Krupakar,

Surathkal

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