Yesterday the Indian Parliament was supposed to deal with the Ind0-US Nuclear Deal but the deal itself got nuked. The Govt had to backtrack because of some controversial provisions within the bill. Those provisions indeed affect the people's lives hence is too risky to overlook. The Bhopal Gas Tragedy is a case in point. So,Once bitten twice shy. The amount given to the victims of Methyl Iso Cyanide was far too minimum compared to the magnitude of devastation.
The liabilities in the present case (Indo-US nuke deal) in the aftermath of any accident does not satisfy many. While the suppliers are are responsible to the extent of Rs. 500 cr for accident due to manufacturing defect the Indian govt has happily burdened itself with four times of the amount- which is the taxpayers' money. Though the amount for the manufacturer is bit on higher side when one considers the manufacturer's obligation elsewhere the number of lives at risk out numbers the lives elsewhere. In Indian context this is insufficient and totally unjustified. You make money we face the dangers kind of approach will do more harm than good. God knows if there is any formula to arrive at those figures and what are the weird variables which leads to such awkward figures.
People in India certainly need this deal to meet their energy requirements but not at the cost of their lives. The govt needs to renegotiate the figures and make necessary amendments to make this deal a reality. Why pamper US who has always given prominence to Pakistan's interests than India's in the subcontinent?
The liabilities in the present case (Indo-US nuke deal) in the aftermath of any accident does not satisfy many. While the suppliers are are responsible to the extent of Rs. 500 cr for accident due to manufacturing defect the Indian govt has happily burdened itself with four times of the amount- which is the taxpayers' money. Though the amount for the manufacturer is bit on higher side when one considers the manufacturer's obligation elsewhere the number of lives at risk out numbers the lives elsewhere. In Indian context this is insufficient and totally unjustified. You make money we face the dangers kind of approach will do more harm than good. God knows if there is any formula to arrive at those figures and what are the weird variables which leads to such awkward figures.
People in India certainly need this deal to meet their energy requirements but not at the cost of their lives. The govt needs to renegotiate the figures and make necessary amendments to make this deal a reality. Why pamper US who has always given prominence to Pakistan's interests than India's in the subcontinent?
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