There were strong convulsions in the Indian political circles when "The Washington Post" came out with a letter which said that the deal would terminate if and when India tests.Apparently,the letter was a reply given by Mr Bush to a question raised by a member of house of representatives.
Manmohan Singh had said on the floor of the house that the deal was immune to India testing;that it did'nt impinge upon India's right to test.It has given fodder to the anti deal people and Manmohan Singh is being asked to resign.Poor chap,he would be feeling that he would have been better off with Mrs Gandhi taking all the battering,coz she is the real PM.
Anyways,this clause has been contentious.India does'nt want this clause in the draft.This has given a new twist to the NSG meet going on.Apparently Austria,New Zealand,Ireland,China,Switerland are the countries opposing the deal in its present form.
This revelation may eventually be to India's advantage as some countries felt that US was being too soft with India and this letter will quash all those doubts.
I only hope that the deal eventually goes through as Iam concerned about our energy needs.Politics for the time being can take the back seat.
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