Like someone mentioned, the only places of mourning after the NSG nod is Beijing, Islamabad and the headquarters of BJP and Communists. The BJP was the one who started the whole deal by starting talks with the US. The BJP was on the verge of signing the NPT which succesive Indian governments have vehemently opposed signing saying that its a discriminatory treaty.
What the Congress has managed is a far far superior deal than what BJP could do. No wonder the heart burn among the chaddi gang and the name calling of the Prime Minister. They simply cant believe that the wily sardar has simply stolen the thunder from right under their nose.
As for the commies, no comments. One doesnt need to bother much about mad barking dogs. Prakash Carrot Karat, Bardhan, Raja (all are on the Chinese payroll and hence loyal pets to their masters). They thrive in the gutters and are better left there.
Meanwhile i would love to see Advani’s sorry face. He’s nowhere to be seen these days. Maybe he’s reconciled to the fact that he might never be able to become the Prime Minister of India 😀
The group of nations which regulates the global nuclear trade has approved a US proposal to lift restrictions on selling nuclear technology to India. The controversial deal now needs to be ratified by the US Congress before it can be implemented.
India says the deal is vital for it to meet its civil energy demands. The approval came after India pledged to keep its nuclear non-proliferation commitments and to uphold a voluntary moratorium on testing atomic weapons.
The real leaders in the whole deal has been none other than Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and George Bush. Though Bush had nothing to lose even in case the deal fell through, it was Manmohan Singh who staked his career and reputaion at the altar of the nuclear deal. He’s been called the “weakest Prime Minister” by the eternal Prime minister in waiting LK Advani (he never will sit on that seat). After decimating the opposition in the no confidence deal, the Prime Minister has marshalled his troops for a fine victory at the NSG.
For months, the oscillation continued till Manmohan Singh upped the ante saying he could not renege on this international commitment on a deal he firmly believed was the best for India. Despite critics from within his party, the support of the Gandhis gave him the backing he needed and it was a transformed prime minister who faced Parliament this July in a dramatic vote of confidence.
Eventually the government emerged victorious with a new ally and without the Left. Closely watching India’s domestic battle over the deal was the White House, the deal a personal legacy for an embattled President Bush. After the Iraq fiasco, the Indo-US nuclear agreement was seen by him as a foreign policy coup and a huge opportunity for American business, something he was willing to go the extra mile for.
On Saturday, as China threatened a walk out, President Bush picked up the phone and called his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao, a toned down version of his infamous, ‘you are with us, or against us’ rhetoric. A pact clinched by two men who couldn’t be more unlike each other, one a flamboyant Texan known for his foreign policy gaffes, the other a mild mannered economist turned politician.
In the end however, the two men came together to push through a historic deal for India amid huge domestic and international opposition.
Above pictures and news courtesy: IBNlive, NDTV, Atomic Archive
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Wonderful post.
And well expressed.
I would give my right arm to see advani uncle’s face and scorched out bums that were longing to land in the PM’s chair.
Mayawati has more hopes of sitting on the PM chair than Advani. Ironical isnt it.
Advani rode a rath yatra, presided over one of the worst communal riots in India, went to Pakistan and even licked Jinnah’s boots, supported the nuclear deal in an interview with CNN-IBN and the next day when his chaddi’s naada was pulled by the chaddi gang, did a volte face and insisted that he never said that.
All these for a shot at the PM chair. I really sympathise with that fellow 😉 But then, bandar kitna bhi buddha ho jaaye, gulati maarna nahin bhoolta.