Archive for the ‘National Issues’ Category
Do We Need POTA?
Posted by: Amit Abhyankar on: September 20, 2008
Bangalore, Ahmadabad, Delhi… what next? It could be any other city in the country… it could be any place in any city…Railway stations/Shopping Malls/Theatres/Markets. Can’t this be stopped? The mail sent by the militants brazens it out, “In the name of Allah, Indian Mujahideen strikes back once more. … Do whatever you can. Stop us [...]
Indo-US Deal: Comedy of Errors
Posted by: Amit Abhyankar on: September 13, 2008
And just when I thought I have had enough of this political drollery, Indo-US deal continues to entertain.
First there was domestic political farce amongst the government, the Left & the BJP. Left had to oppose the deal because they have to oppose America. BJP’s stand looked most confusing and instead of taking credit for the [...]
The NSG Waiver & the Aftermath
Posted by: Amit Abhyankar on: September 11, 2008
Now this is the third article of mine in the series on Indo-US Nuclear deal. I had highlighted the significance of getting the deal through the NSG hurdle and India has done it! It was hard-earned diplomatic victory. Yes, I do have certain reservations about the language of the deal; but the bigger picture I [...]
The N-Deal : Need to look at the Bigger Picture
Posted by: Amit Abhyankar on: September 6, 2008
This post of mine is in response to a comment posted by S. Sam Daniel, IPS to my earlier post: “Nuclear Deal: What’s in it for India’? I was about to post a reply in the comment section. But then thought of inditing about it in details. Hence this post.
Mr. Daniel’s contention is that why [...]
Nuclear Deal: What’s in it for India?
Posted by: Amit Abhyankar on: September 4, 2008
The much-debated India-US nuclear deal cleared its first international hurdle when the 35-member board of IAEA unanimously approved the India-specific safeguards agreement. Of course, India’s impeccable nuclear non-proliferation record did help. The next step is the 45-nation NSG (Nuclear Suppliers Group) approval. (And just as I am typing this, NSG meeting has started and it [...]
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