India rejects US nuclear deal condition

NDTV.com/ OutlookIndia.com ^ | Monday, April 17, 2006

[in hoc signo vinces]

In all honesty...the US should really start testing nukes again...at least a few. There is some rumbling in the sceintific community that despite advanced computer modeling. Nothing quite beats testing.

[ziggygrey]

India today rejected US proposal for a cap on its nuclear testing saying such a provision has no place in a proposed bilateral agreement.

But... are we still getting the mangoes?

[MARKUSPRIME]

They are pawns of russia anyhow.

[Spruce]

With todays software is actually 'lighting-one-off' even necessary anymore?

[Oztrich Boy]

And Musharraf is a pawn of the US - everything balances.

[MARKUSPRIME]

Not really India is a a member of the SCO along with the rest of the goons.

[Oztrich Boy]

Not really India is a a member of the SCO along with the rest of the goons.

Southern College of Optometry? Scottish Chamber Orchestra? Throw me a frickin' bone here.

[Springman]

India has 1 billion people to protect. I can't see stopping them from testing a nuke.

Other that wasting a bomb they might need of other uses!!

[voreddy]

Yeah, India which will have the worlds fourth largest economy and third most powerful military after the US and China by 2025 is a pawn of Russia. Maybe you had a point in 1976 but not in 2006.

[Gengis Khan]

Just because we assert whatever is in our national interest we become pawns of Russia?

[Gengis Khan]

Wrong. India (along with Pakistan) have observer status in the SCO, not members. In case of Pakistan, which is also an observer in the SCO, I don't suppose you hold it against them since they are your ally.

[Gengis Khan]

Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is a regional alliance of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

Mongolia, Pakistan, Iran and India have the observer status.

http://news.uzreport.com/mir.cgi?lan=e&id=8884

[Heatseeker]

In all honesty...the US should really start testing nukes again...at least a few. There is some rumbling in the sceintific community that despite advanced computer modeling. Nothing quite beats testing.

I agree - at a minimum you need a few tests to confirm the modeling accuracies. But I'd also like to see some larger-yield new design work done. I fear we are going to need them someday.

[MARKUSPRIME]

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/HD18Ad02.html

Train some more Iranian troops in India. Yeah we know a counter NATO alliance is being formed against the west.

[Gengis Khan]

I didn't find any mention of India training Iranian troops anywhere in the article.

Instead I found this:
"Absorbing new member states needs a legal basis, yet the SCO has no rules concerning the issue. Therefore, there is no need for some Western countries to worry whether India, Iran or other countries would become new members."

And the last time I checked we voted against Iranian nuclear program. Honestly I dont understand the big chip on your shoulder against India.

[MARKUSPRIME]

I like India but I dont like the way they try and play both sides against the middle.That is a recipe for no allies. Yes last week I read an article about them training iranian troops in India and Condi Rice said it concerned her.

[The Lion Roars]

Yes last week I read an article about them training iranian troops in India and Condi Rice said it concerned her.

i watched condi on c-span. she actually called the reports misleading. she made a distinction betweeon training iranian troops versus port calls by iranian ships. incidentally iranian ships visit the UK and Italy among other countries.

there is a lobby in the press and congress that is opposed to Pres.Bush and his nuclear deal with india. this iran report is intended to scuttle that deal

[Gengis Khan]

I like India but I dont like the way they try and play both sides against the middle.That is a recipe for no allies. Yes last week I read an article about them training iranian troops in India and Condi Rice said it concerned her.

 

You read half baked reports from your media thats trying to whip up the anti-India frenzy to stall the Indo-nuclear deal with false and malicious allegations very much typical behaviour of your lying media and corrupt Congressmen. The Iranian troop and Iranian navy allegation was made by a demmocrat Congressmen Tom Lantos who was against the deal right from the begining.

http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/mar/31ndeal3.htm

 

http://www.gg2.net/viewnews.asp?nid=3933&tid=breaking_news&catid=Breaking%20News

 

http://web.mid-day.com/news/world/2006/april/134365.htm

 

And this is what Condoleezza Rice has to say about the allegation :

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/04/05/india.iran.rice/index.html

 

 Read this and get that chip off your shoulder:

http://news.indiainfo.com/2006/04/04/0404iranian-navy.html

 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060404/wl_nm/india_usa_iran_dc

 

[MARKUSPRIME]

I have no chip. I just know that India at present can not be trusted like say the UK.