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Namaste Nukes? Trump’s Toxic Sales Pitch for the Stalled Westinghouse Nuclear Project in India

Asia, From the Editor's Desk, India's Nuclear Expansion, International, Kovvada, Nuclear Commerce, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Liability February 29, 2020 at 1:35 am 0 comments

Kumar Sundaram | Despite the hype that Trump’s recent visit generated – of an upgrade of US-India relations to a ‘Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership’ and so on – there is very little that India stands to gain. In the absence of any new meaningful and people-centric cooperation on trade, environment, education or technology, this nuclear tango will only remain a farcical buildup at the cost of the safety and livelihoods of Indian citizens.

Modi Govt’s Undermining of Liability Law: Journey from Bhopal Disaster to Nuclear Disaster

Nuclear Liability December 26, 2017 at 11:26 am 0 comments

Gopal Krishna | How much compensation should Indians get as compensation for nuclear damage—Rs 2400 crores Or Rs 7844 crores Or Rs 19,785 crores Or Rs 50,000 crores Or Rs 1.14 lakh crores Or Rs 6.4 lakh crores Or Rs 8.3 lakh crores Or Rs 60,000 crores?

Modi’s nuclear misadventures in ‘achchhe din’ – courting disasters in Jaitapur, Kovvada and Mithi Virdi

Homepage June 3, 2015 at 2:06 pm 0 comments

Least realising the Achilles’ heel of former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was the Civil Nuclear Deal with the United States of America despite Singh’s misplaced belief that the nuclear deal brought glory to him as Prime Minister, the immediately succeeding Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi enthused himself to embark upon a vigorous nuclear diplomacy.

The “Breakthrough” on Nuclear Agreement between Modi and Obama: A Reality Check

India's Nuclear Expansion February 19, 2015 at 8:37 am 0 comments

So, in sum, while the Sec. 17(b) of the CLNDA is all set to be completely subverted through the provision of free full insurance coverage to the turnkey suppliers out of exclusively Indian taxpayers’ money, though the backup move to read down this provision of the Act does not appear to amount much; the issues as regards the Sec. 46 appear to remain pretty much unresolved.