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India-US Unclear Deal

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[ Click on the headline for the "agreement between the Government of India and the IAEA for the application of safeguards to civilian nuclear facilities (including the ‘Additional Protocol’)" ] Every party to the dispute has been economical with the truth about the civil nuclear cooperation deal between the two countries since July 2005 _______________ Surajit Dasgupta _______________ H ow much nuclear fuel will India get to use for civilian purposes if the 123 Agreement (ref: Appendix I) materialises? And by what per cent will India’s use of nuclear energy for civilian purposes increase if the deal is ‘operationalised’ (an English-sounding word coined by the country’s communists)? 5%? 7%? Shady Congress : For the last three years, the advocates of the deal have been making it appear like 50% or 70%. The zeal of the Congress-led UPA is all too comprehensible to merit an explanation. But since the journalists arguing in favour of the deal are seasoned enough, they must have so