09-07-2008, 06:08 PM
Mr Buddha, do take a realistic view taking into consideration the happenings in the last few months. How was India able to get through to the present position in the first place? Despite Chinese opposition to the deal in the end we find that the IAEA has agreed to give special status to India. Even Ireland, New Zealand and a few others fell in line. It is not because of any sudden overnight thought of love and affection for poor India.
The decision by these countries was dictated purely by economic considerations. The fast growing Indian market and the huge business investment that the West is making or thinks of making in the future was a major deciding factor. The great interest taken by the major world powers to ensure that India gets through at the IAEA was obviously not due to the concern for the power crisis that India is facing. They want the speeding up of our power availability and infrastructural development. This would provide a huge market to these countries as India will need a wide range of equipment and services from these developed countries.
Therefore, in the event of India testing some nuclear device on a future date, it is impossible to think of US B-52 Bombers and Cruise Missiles landing in Mumbai and surrounding areas to destroy Western and US investments causing huge loss to the foreign corporations. The US President of the day will have to think of contributions that these corporate entities will make at the time of his or her re election or so that matter to the party funds.
In international diplomacy, particularly in the present time, before taking a punitive military action, one has to carefully study the economic impact of such action.. In the given case, today US has so much trade ties with India that it will not destroy such trade links simply to give effect to any agreement/ arrangement/conditions not in consonance with the thinking and likings of Delhi.
The decision by these countries was dictated purely by economic considerations. The fast growing Indian market and the huge business investment that the West is making or thinks of making in the future was a major deciding factor. The great interest taken by the major world powers to ensure that India gets through at the IAEA was obviously not due to the concern for the power crisis that India is facing. They want the speeding up of our power availability and infrastructural development. This would provide a huge market to these countries as India will need a wide range of equipment and services from these developed countries.
Therefore, in the event of India testing some nuclear device on a future date, it is impossible to think of US B-52 Bombers and Cruise Missiles landing in Mumbai and surrounding areas to destroy Western and US investments causing huge loss to the foreign corporations. The US President of the day will have to think of contributions that these corporate entities will make at the time of his or her re election or so that matter to the party funds.
In international diplomacy, particularly in the present time, before taking a punitive military action, one has to carefully study the economic impact of such action.. In the given case, today US has so much trade ties with India that it will not destroy such trade links simply to give effect to any agreement/ arrangement/conditions not in consonance with the thinking and likings of Delhi.