It was CTBT in another form....u test and the deal and nuclear technology supplies from the US would have been off....that is why the US was keener than India to sign the deal...

Uday, Pune, India

SK, just a little question if you don't mind in relation to India becoming subservient to the US.

What happens when after setting up this deal and India moves it's infrastructure to depend on the alliance, if the US suddenly cuts the deal due to either economic or national defence reasons (sudden terrorist fears), change of sympathisers in Washington, etc? Would India not be devastated when a main power resources vanishes? Would they not then be willing to cut more US friendly deals to keep the alliance.

I'm not attacking or making claims, I really don't know much about the background, it was just a quick analysis of the article at hand.

Damien, Adelaide, Australia

The communists should be kicked out of India..75 MP's holding the entire country to ransom. India's nuclear security will not be compromised by a civil deal. US clearly realises that fact that India needs its nuclear deterrant against a islamist regime in Pakistan and a communist regime in China. The communists want to take India back to the stone age. I feel the next thing on Prakash Karat's agenda would be to hand over Arunachal and Sikkim to China. I havent seen the communists take part in any positive work in India except pull the government down on smaller issues. The communists have played on the fear of the congress, a mid term election would mean another hung parliament with congress losing its share to the BJP. The Hon'ble Prime Minister perhaps should put the countrie's interest above all and go ahead with the elections and let the people decide if they want the nuclear deal or not. Its for the people to decide not any party

Rahul Sachdeva, New Delhi ,

Lets go to the Supreme Court and file a PIL asking why the government is going to deny power generation

Rahul Sachdeva, New Delhi ,

It's a mistake to say that the problem has just appeared. India is now paying the price for flouting the non-proliferation treaty. All that has happened now is that the price of their get out of jail free card turns out to be too high for Indian nationalists to accept.

It's worth thinking about this. After thirty years, India is still unwilling to accept the international inspection other NPT members routinely accept, even though inspections came with a considerable sweetener. Why is that?

jon livesey, Sunnyvale, CA/US

The historic arrogance of congress was so pervalent that they never took an important opposition party namely BJP/NDA into confidence. The Participant of Opposition was so marginalized that they almost had a year long vactions seemingly.... Communists, on the other hand, went into wait and watch moment fore 2 yrs, before showing their cards... Congress was cruising smoothly on the surface, not realizing at any time, that beneath this smooth surface, there was a tsuanmi wave.. All Congress had to do was make this an India's issue, and not party pacific.. Afterall, It was BJP which opened the door for discussion with USA... Now Congress is gonna cruise like a lame duck ruling party until fiscal yr budget of 2008-09 before announcing fresh election for November-december 2008... This is a pathetic colonial party, Gandhi emphatically called for its total destruction right after independence....

Kumar, NYC , USA

The claim by the Communists that the deal would make India subservient to the US is farcical. The deal makes the country a de facto nuclear power with the chance to finally fix the decrepit power generation situation - thereby accelerating economic growth and raising millions out of poverty.

If anything, the Communists have proven themselves to be subservient to their ultimate paymasters - the politburo in Beijing.

Congratulations Dr. Singh & Mr. Basu, you have condemned your people to needless penury.

SK, London, UK

Shame - The people of India would have really benefited from the power....

V Singh, Southampton, UK