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Rediff columnist Ambassador T P Sreenivasan, a distinguished diplomat who served as India's deputy chief of mission in Washington, DC, is upbeat about the nuclear deal with the US. 'Even President Clinton, with all his goodwill, could not think of such a deal. The fixation with China may have contributed to the change,' he said in an exclusive chat with rediff viewers. For those of you who missed the chat, here is the complete transcript: rgrajiv : is nuclear deal the only issue of bush's visit??..what else is cooking?? hi : Dear Sreenivasan: Why is this nuclear deal so hyped about? riniv : Should not India force WIN WIN situation when dealing with US menon : Mr Sreenivasan: Dont you think the Bush visit is a diplomatic nonsense? What would the poor people in India achieve by his visit? SZ : Dear Srinivasan, Can we trust the happenings when leftists in power and they have used it as an avenue for some self promotion in the international stalinist circle with Iran, Hamas etc ? To understand better, can you please say How the neuclear deal would affect china ? sachin : will they discuss on iran and is india underpressure over iran issue ramananda : sir, given the US track record re Pakistan and other places, why should we trust them? How can we be sure that we will not be used and dumped, like Pakistan was during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan? SZ : Mr Srinivasan, are you yourself convinced that it is all about electricity ? As an engineer, I am not convinced. Bush : Do you think PM is stooping too much to accomodate the American demands? USA : Ambassador Srinivasan, do you think the nuclear deal will agreed upon on this visit by Bush? Or are we unnecessarily being too hopeful? srini : india has since 1970's scarcely relied on foreign technology for developing our nuclear assets!Do u really think signing this deal with US will accelerate this process.In any case,without this deal we're going full throttle in FBR programmes at Kalpakkam arjun : Sir, How much of a visit like this is about the actual leaders -- PM Singh and Bush -- and how much is it about the officials who do the actual crossing the t's and dotting the i's? arthurkk : Mr Sreenivasan: Where are you settled now? In US? Are you living with your famous son Sreenath these days? ramananda : And sir, what are the US considerations behind wooing India? Do you agree with the 'counterweight to China' theory? bushy : sir will India's growing closeness with the US affect our defence relationship with Russia [Images]? sengupta : Sir, do you think the fears raised by the Indian nuclear scientists are true, or is it just a game of brinkmanship, as in the PM trying to raise the bar? ramya : Mr.TPS, isn't it an irony that the Nuclear deal is at the centre of Mr.Bush's visit and just days before the visit, 2 top Indian scientists are humiliated by the US embassy and their visas rejected? sengupta : given that we produce barely 3 per cent of our power from nuclear plants, don't you think the gas deal with Iran has more strategic importance? bushy : Sir, given our historic ties with Islamic Republic of Iran, will the subsequent vote against Iran affect our energy ties in the future? bharathan : Sir, why are diplomats like you are so upbeat about the nuclear deal? I am sure more than 90 percent of Indians are not bothered about this hyped nuclear deal. Your comments please bushy : Mr Ambassador, do u really believe with the nuclear deal really reflects a changing attitude in the US starting from Nixon to now Bush and we really prepared with this strategic fixation with regards to China? sengupta : Mr Sreenivasan, does the proposed nuclear deal impinge on our national security in any way? What are the strategic implications? srini : why has Washington not gone strong against Pakistan's abyssmal profileration records,Military regime & a Terrorist Harboring System when they are so hellbent on denuclearising IRAN which clearly seems to be a little more responsible than PAK? is this just to track a single guy,OSAMA? Raghotham : Mr. Sreenivasan, the US wants India to distance itself from all its friends and embrace it tightly and exclusively. This is a continuation of the Cold War mindset. But Indian diplomacy has made it seem as if India too is ready: give us the nuclear deal and we are ready for an alliance. I don't think that's our intent. Would you care to comment. Aaron : Do we expect any sort of UNSC commitments or word from President Bush ramakrish : mr srinivasan why do we buy nuclear energy from usa? are there any other countries which supplies nuclear energy like australia,russia etc. JWB : Mr Sreenivasan do you think that Americans are a reliable allies when it comes to technology transfers??? ramakrish : IAM VERY IMPRESSED WITH IRAN.WHY CANT WE BE LIKE IRAN.LET US PRODUCE OUR OWN NUCLEAR REACTORS LIKE IRAN DOES.TODAY NO COUNTRY CAN ATTACK IRAN ramakrish : WE KNOW NORTH KOREA AND IRAN ARE ONE OF THE BEST NUCLEAR POWERS.NO COUNTRY CAN DEFEAT THEM. WHY CANT WE MAKE AN ALLY WITH IRAN AND N.KOREA RATHER THAN DEPENDING ON USA FOR OUR NEEDS.WHY CANT WE BUY NUCLEAR WEAPONS FROM THEM RATHER THAN LISTENING TO USA DEMANDS AND INSTRUCTIONS.ARE WE PUPPETS OF USA? mak : SIR WE WANT PEACE IN INDIA .WE HAVE TO STOP BUSH TO VISIT INDIA Vamsi : Sir,is it fair on our part to welcome bush who is one of the worst ever leader who always wants to fight against smaller countries..? ramananda : Sir, do you think the Bush visit will have any impact on the peace process with pakistan? SZ : Thanks Mr Srinivasan for the answers. Do you thing the present govt has an outlook to understand these issues ? The scintists are opposing the deal, there must be something more than the emotion. Would you agree ? Yesweyen : Indias progress depends on Nuclear energy. Sreenivasan! Do you think the Bush visit and N-deal do any help? VVK : It seems to me that the States in interested in India solely because of its market - which is not a bad Idea at all, as it is mutually beneficial. But a question arises in mymind therefrom: The States is also demanding much more than it is giving- be it technology transfers {defence or space etc}, market barriers etc. Why is that? Can it not see that both sides gain? Leo : Mr. Sreenivasan, am also from kerala. proud to see u in such a position to answer our ques. pls answer this too.Dont you think the technological ally which is gonna take place will have far reaching implications like other terrorist countries targeting India also as a part of U.S ally Anoop : Mr. Sreenivasan, do you think India had done all the home works required to tackle Mr. Bush, visiting India with a clear intention to interfere and route india's nuclear research. bushy : SIR DO U THINK INDIA HAS AN INFERIOR COMPLEX WHEN IT DEALS WITH THE UNITED STATES ON IMPORTANT GLOBAL ISSUES? ramakrish : MR SREENIVASAN CAN YOU INTROUCE YOURSELF.WIL YOU GIVE ME YOUR YAHOO EMAIL ID spider : Do you really think that nuclear energy is essential and that if we get it we will be able to achieve the kind of energy surplus that was there in the erstvile USSR? |
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