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India to push ahead with IAEA nuke negotiations: report
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 21, 2007 The Indian government indicated it would push ahead with a controversial Indo-US nuclear deal despite strong objections from its communist allies, the Press Trust of India reported on Tuesday. Asked whether India would open talks in September with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the next step towards implementing the deal, a spokesman of the ruling Congress party replied "our position is unchanged" from before the political row erupted. "Just like we do not negotiate out of fear, we should not and do not fear to negotiate," Abhishek Singhvi was quoted as saying by the news agency. "You can draw your own conclusions," he added. The communists, who prop up the minority Congress government in parliament, say the deal threatens India's sovereignty and have asked the coalition not to move forward until "all doubts and apprehensions are evaluated." Analysts say the communists' opposition to the deal threatens the survival of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government. Singhvi said the government was ready to make all efforts to address legitimate concerns with regard to the deal and added "all options of every conceivable kind" were open. Asked how the Government planned to address the concerns voiced over the nuclear deal, he said, "by holding discussions and by hearing every view." "There can be an exchange of views and intense interactions. A genuine attempt will be made to understand the other's point of view," he said. "Issues of difference are bound to be there in a democracy," he added. Currently more than three years into its five-year tenure, the government in July 2005 signed the nuclear deal that promises to lift a three-decade embargo on civilian nuclear technology to India. But communist parties say the deal would allow Washington to much influence over India's foreign policy and threaten its weapons programme. The main opposition Hindu nationalists also oppose the deal and are demanding a full, all-party parliamentary committee inquiry into the accord. Premier Singh has staked his political authority on the agreement which he warned on Monday was needed because India cannot sustain its blistering nine-percent economic growth rate without more energy sources. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Civil Nuclear Energy Science, Technology and News Powering The World in the 21st Century at Energy-Daily.com
Japan set for emergency plan to meet power demand
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 21, 2007Japan's largest power company said Tuesday it is preparing to take emergency measures to address an imminent power shortage due to the suspension of a giant nuclear plant following an earthquake. |
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