What is the usa - india nuclear deal all about?
93311
Its purely political. India is a relative friend of ours, if we supply them with nuclear power it evens the playing field with Iran and Pakistan.
25965
Bush assumes it will put US at risk of loosing the edge in industrial production.\nThe agreement will put stricter restrictions on emissions from various industries in america.\nTo adhere to the standards america needs to upgrade a large number of industries.\n\nAnother reason is these agreements will be fully implemented in usa but the other third world countries does not have the financial power or expertise to implement it. So the third world countries will be polluting and producing cheap products while US will be investing in new technologies and creating expensive products.\n\nBut in the long run US will reap the benefits if it signs the environmental agreement, as we have only one earth.
988732
No DEAL to US and Israel.Why US and Israel can use nuclear weapon not Iran.Iran can use nuclear weapon to protect their country from PIRATES(Israel and USA).\nBy the way,You must change "natas" to SATAN
258689
For India, it is vital Bush keeps up good relations for two very important reasons.  The first is that our trade deficit with India and the holding of US bonds as their treasury security makes them strategically important.  In other words, they are one of many countries (ironically) financing our national debt and your cushy un-productive (service/retail industry oriented) lifestyle.  For them to suddenly cash in on those bonds and back themselves with either gold or Euros would be disastrous for the US economy.  The second reason is that members of the Indian government are complicit in the 9/11 cover-up.  A majority of the steel from the WTC collapse was immediately shipped off to Indian scrap yards, and any remaining to this day would be "smoking gun" forensic evidence which would be brutal, if not devastating, for the administration.\n\nWith Pakistan, we helped install that guy (Musharrif) in the first place and he has nukes.  As it gets harder and harder for him to keep a lid on the chaos in his own country, we need to ensure him that America still backs him all the way and will keep up the foreign aid and military neighboring which helps him stay in power as his cronies loot the country of anything of value.
678163
well fo sure ........nobody knows. but the most likely reason can be to gain international respect vis-a-vis united states as it happened in the case of india . also to have a dominating position in the midle east given its complex geopolitical situation and also have an upper hand with respect to israel. dont forget israel also has nuclear weapons but nobody is concerned about that.........
199956
A couple reasons:\n1. India's one of the worlds fastest growing economies so\ngood diplomatic relations create better trade deals.\n2. The US didn't just visit India but also Pakistan. \nFrankly I think that the visit to Pakistan was the main \npurpose of the trip with India thrown in last minute\nin order to quell ideas of favoritism.\n3. India is the worlds largest democracy population wise.\n4. Tensions between Pakistan and India are bad for US\ninterests given Pakistans status as our allies against \nterror and India's presence as a trade partner and producer\nof an well trained labor.
1008622
It set a mutual agreement preventing nuclear war
147633
These two countries don't like each other and India has a more favorable attitude towards America. The "Cold War" conditions set in long ago also allow India to help us out with China.\n\nChina is a real sleeping giant and it's best for us the keep an eye on them.
385378
You should find out what India's relationship is with the US, talk to an immigration lawyer. You dont have to worry about telling them the truth, they have to keep the meeting confidential. They will let you know if it is possible to get a greencard, and whether or not you would need to return to India and stay there until the government has made a decision. Good Luck!
372448
No, it wants to be just like the USA\n\nFunny how USA just signed an agreement to supply India with nuclear material
66243
It depends on what else there is to spend on, in India's case, there is alot more stuff to spend on, health, sanitation, education, poverty, etc. If India is gathering armies and building a war machine that would be spending too much and neglecting its duties to the average citizen. Money must be spent on defense, there isnt a way to avoid it, unless you are ok with being invaded and ruled by another country. A country must have the capability to fight a war in defense of itself or be able to muster enough forces to defend itself on the hour basis. The basic idea is to have a military to defend its citizens yet have it balanced so it can satisfy basic needs of the people.\nThat said, India probably is spending too much on military, India faces no immediate threat of invasion, yet it maintains nuclear weapons falicities and lets their country's poor stay poor, maintains large army, yet has low education levels, builds weapons and buys weapons when its streets are crowded with health hazards. It also dosnt subsidize its economy (as seen that not many items are "made in India")\nhowever thats good for the US. Seeing competition from China is enough for now, some people think the US cant hold its position as world leader, but it can, if certain policies are pursued.
457762
India seeks to play a global role to match it;s growing economic stature.\n\nIt's bidding for a permanent seat in the UN security council.\n\nInterestingly, India was offered a permanent UN security council seat which it gave to China as show of friendship(bad decision) as china is now opposing India's bid.\n\nPakistan at this moment is trying to figure out whether it should support the jehadis fighting against US or it should support US and keep getting the aid on whcih it has survived for so many years.\n\nIndia is way ahead of Pakistan in all respects.
375429
i belong to india,theres a lot of gossip about ww3 over here,\ngenerally people say here that it will start bcoz of india and pakistan and then all the major powers taking the two sides,china ofcourse will take the side of pakistan,as it seems india as a major threat to itself,russia is seen to support india bocz of its good relations,and usa though has good relations with india is seen to support pakistan bcoz russia will naturallly support india so as go to do reverse.
632449
If it is peaceful nuclear energy then there would be no argument; but no body believes that it is purely for power needs.  this is also borne out by the fact they have never agreed to a system whereupon Russia would process the uranium and then deliver it to Iran for use in a nuclear reactor.  This would give them there power without the possibility of making a bomb, the have not accepted this as a alternative. They also refuse the inspections needed by the UN to confirm that it is only for power generation. So with both of these things in mind then it does not seem that they do want it just for peacefully power production.\n\nAs for India and Pakistan - go back a few years and you will find that the world community was not to happy with them either!  But neither government has a large tract record in sponsoring terrorism.
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Stockpiled    Deliverable\nUS:   10,640         6,390\nRussia  16,000       3,242\nBrit     200           200\nFrance   350           350\nChina   ~400           ~325\nIsrael   200           200\nIndia    150           110\nPakis     75            75\nN.Korea   ~13          ~13\n\nWhere are they aimed? Here's a brief summary: (but as you can imagine, it's only best guess)\n\nN.Korea: Seoul is within tactical range,limited capacity for direct attack on continental USA, unless from medium range missile fired from a ship or sneaked-on weapon to US port. Most likely target is US forces in S.Kor and Japan.\n\nIran: poses little threat to continental US, largest threat is strike at Israel, main threat is future years when they do possess an operational nuke.\n\nPakistan: ally now but an unstable one, possibility their nukes can be taken over by terrorist elements against the US.\n\nIndia: Ally but more stable, continued confrontation over Kashmir raises the possibility of a nuclear war, under a war situation, fanatical elements could put the control of weapon systems into their hands.\n\nTerrorists: this is a new post-Cold War threat, not involve state actors or rational leaders.  Many terrorists seek martyrdom and would see a US strike on a Muslim target as a positive step toward turning Muslim world against the US.\n\nBritain,France,Israel: have sizable arsenals, concern is over the theft,pilfreage or diversion, as well as unauthorized or ciminal action to launch, which would have negative consequences for the US.\n\nUS: strategy is twofold: countervalue and counterforce targeting. The first on major cities,industrial complexes, and critical economic modes, with reduncy.  The 2nd targets weapons systems before they can be launched, success relied on preemptive strike and maintenance of high alert forces, ready to launch on warning...ie, hair triggers.  \n\nThese are general guidances, the actual targest are kept on list contained on the highly classified Single Integrated Operational Plan (SIOP). At the moment of decision, only the President can issue the command based on his reading of the SIOP.  The world is continuously less than 30 minutes away from full scale nuclear war, unfortunately still at this time.\n\nAnd now, the assessment for our friend in Russia:\nFrom the point of bview of strategic nuclear weapons, Russian is the main concern.  The end of the Cold War has brought a sobering awareness of the vulnerabilitys of their nuclear complex, their security is downgraded with some assets left in new and unstable countries.  Old habits die hard, the suspicions of US intentions are still there, look at the post-Cold War incident on Jan. 25, 1995 - \n\nRussia almost launched a nuclear attack after a Norwegian missile launch for scientific research was detected from Spitsbergen and thought to be an attack on Russia, launched five minutes from Moscow.  For the first time in history the Soviat briefcase is activated.\n\nGetting back to targeting, the presence of highly survivable mobile systems, both in the US and Russia, vis-a-vis land-based systems, bombers and subs. has made countervalue and counterforce targeting obsolete. Both sides have recognized MAD and any launch would be national suicide.  The only threat from Russia then is the irrational actions of rogue commanders or accidental launches from an aging control-command system.\n\nAnd finally China: has some long range capability, covering most of continental USA. they have stated a "no-first-use' policy, even over the impending Taiwan crisis. Their real competition is economic and political, threatening to dominate the world markets.  Russia is trying to sell strategic bombers and nuclear subs which would be of concern.  There is some potential for future nuclear confrontation, but presently we are in a nuclear standoff with them.
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India's deal?  Then yes.  This is from an answer I gave on a similar question:\n\nBy formally separating the military and civilian nuclear reasearch, India has giving the US, the UN, and the IAEA room to employ the Diplomatic portion of national power.\n\nNational power is dirived from the DIME principle (Diplomatic, Informational, Military, Economic). \n\nIn agreeing to separate the nuclear systems, India gave negotiation room to the US and the world, which may lead to regional disarmarment. The goal is to get Pakistan to agree to the same deal. By doing so, it allows the hostile countries to get away from an "all or nothing" position in nuclear negotiations. There are also economic benefits in this for both as they can avoid sanctions.\n\nIf this all works out (Diplomacy is the hardest to predict of the aspects of national power), then it could lead to an increase in regional stability and closer ties between India, Paskistan, and the world.\n\nThis also allows for more diplomacy than is possible with the Iranian situation. If Iran continues to isolate itself diplomatically and economically, other nations will have few options outside military force in dealing with Iran. Of course, seeing that they can maintain a civilian nuclear power system through diplomacy may make some of the cooler heads in Iran come around to negotiating.\n\nWith the dicators Iran has now, that, in my opinion, is doubtfull...
100572
All I know is India and Pakistan have a region between them called Jamo & Kashmir and they fight there like hell.\nSo what's the point?\nI hope they don't end up nuking each other. I really like India.