July 28, 2007
ADDING TO THE VALUE OF THE DEAL...:
Indian officials hail nuclear accord with U.S. (Somini Sengupta, July 28, 2007, International Herald Tribune)
After a year of negotiations, India and the United States announced completion of a civilian nuclear accord Friday that Indian officials hailed as preserving India's national security interests and as a testament to its emerging strategic importance to the United States.The Indian national security adviser, M.K. Narayanan, called it "a touchstone of a transformed bilateral relationship between India and the United States."
In Washington, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called the agreement a "historic milestone" that would enhance relations with India.
The agreement, forged during five rounds of negotiations, requires India to separate its civilian nuclear power reactors and open them to international inspections.
...is the national pride that Indians feel for having "wrung concessions" from America. If we want them to be a player on the world stage it's important that they see themselves as one. Posted by Orrin Judd at July 28, 2007 7:58 AM
The media just can't stop making fools of themselves. India forced us to make concessions? Why not just a mutually beneficial agreement among like-minded nations?
The immortal bard was wrong . He should have said, First kill the "journalists," then kill the lawyers.
Posted by: erp at July 28, 2007 8:36 AM...but then who would report on the horrible treatment the lawyers were getting?
Posted by: Bartman at July 28, 2007 8:49 AM... just one of those fortuitous unintended consequences, we'd be spared of it.
Posted by: erp at July 28, 2007 9:06 AM"There is no India"....Orrin Judd
Posted by: RobM at July 28, 2007 10:31 AM