Outstanding!
May our alliance flourish for the forseeable future.
Posted on 03/01/2006 11:14:29 PM PST by indcons
I had to LOL at this comment, even though I do not find it funny...because, after I posted to you I walked back in the room where the TV was on and guess what was on. Yep, one of the most historical events in my lifetime had just ended, but the ENEMEDIA was back to the "Katrina/Bush Fault" story line. I, of course, turned it off immediately!
Good night indcons...it has been a good day! Sleep well.
"Many feared he'd be little more than Sonia Gandi's (sic) puppet."
Very well said...to be honest, I was one of those who doubted his capabilities. Of course, the fact that Singh belongs to a left-of-center party clouded my opinions about him too.
I just downloaded a recent interview of Singh with Charlie Rose (it was on PBS last week)...in the interview, Singh was emphatic that the course of economic liberalization in India was irreversible. He also indicated that the young people of India are the ones who are demanding foreign products/services, open markets, and reduced govt. regulations. Though India has quite a distance to go before it becomes a second-world country, I think the brightest of India's planners and politicians realize the perils of socialism (finally!!).
Good night to you too, Justanobody. It has been a great day indeed.
From his neck of the woods in West Texas, I wish Pres. Bush Godspeed and success on his trip to Pakistan and his return home.
"What I'd like to know is this: when are we going to get (modern) nuclear power?"
Isn't the President doing quite a bit on that front with his energy initiative? I understand that the radical envirowackos and the moonbats are crying wolf over the encouragement of nuclear power.
IMO, the moonbats' irrational reaction is dangerous; the American dependence on foreign oil (another talking point of the Green moonbats) cannot be reduced without encouraging nuclear power.
Sec. Rice announced in public that the US cannot treat India and Pakistan on the same level w.r.t. nuclear cooperation. I am quite sure that the Pakis were well aware of a potential deal much before it became public.
Outstanding!
May our alliance flourish for the forseeable future.
Hi there!
Bumping!
bttt
Hi, GK....great news!! What a historic day for both countries!!
Unfortunately, the TV media here is not covering the story. What's the latest news from India?
ROTFLOLPIMP!
Excellent points all...well said
Excellent news. India is an ally in the War on Terror that, like Israel, we can trust.
bttt
"Before this agreement/visit, were we NOT closer with the Pakistani govt than the Indian?"
Thats how it was under Bubba's rule. All that has change completely under Bush. Check this (a small surprise):
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1587733/posts
http://pewglobal.org/commentary/images/1002-2.gif
India, US reach agreement on N-deal
By: PTI
March 2, 2006
New Delhi: India and the US have reached an understanding on the implementation of the civil nuclear cooperation agreed last year, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced today.
Addressing a joint press conference with US President George W Bush after their talks, Singh said the finalisation of identification of civilian facilities would begin. Discussions would be held with the IAEA on the guidelines for brining the civilian nuclear reactors under its safeguards, he said. The Prime Minister said the President has given an assurance that he would approach the US Congress for endorsing the deal.
Singh said the two countries have "arrived at a mutually satisfactory understanding with regard to carrying forward the process" that was reached on July 18 between him and President Bush. He said an important step forward is the preparation of a plan that separates civilian from nuclear military facilities and "it has been successfully completed."
"Now it is for the US government to go to the Congress and make necessary amendments to the laws (for implementing the deal) and to approach the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) for working the deal," he said. India would also work with IAEA to workout the India-specific safeguards for its civilian nuclear facilities, he said.
"We have made a very satisfactory progress and I thank President Bush without whose initiative it would not have been possible," the Prime Minister said.
Endorsing the Prime Minister's remark on the nuclear deal, Bush said that "necessary" had been reached and he would work with the US Congress in this regard. Describing his discussion with Bush as "very cordial and productive", Singh said they reached a joint statement, which underlines significant progress in the relationship between the two countries.
"Many of the areas now covers are central to India's national development. They include energy, agriculture, science and technology, trade, investment and high technology, health and environment", the Prime Minister said. Singh also said a number of announcements and initiatives form part of the joint statement.
http://web.mid-day.com/news/nation/2006/march/132108.htm
For India the best part of the deal is that we have managed to keep the fast breeders out of the purview of international safe-guard regime. So it wont diminish the size of our arsenal while at the same time we will have access to American nuclear technology and nuclear fuel. This deal has been very well negotiated by India, cudos to the Congress government for not compromising our national interest and not bucking down under pressure of the commie allies and all credit to Bush for creation of a new chapter of Indo-US realtions.
Well said...I saw PM Singh's recent interview with Charlie Rose (available on download from video.google.com; costs $1 to purchase). In his interview, PM Singh was effusive in his praise of Pres. Bush, Sec. Rice, and his own predecessor, former PM Vaypayee. He told Rose about how Pres. Bush approached him after a meeting in the UN in order to pursue joint efforts in the WoT, energy cooperation, and the spread of democracy.
As you point out, a VERy LARGE part of credit for this new chapter in US-India ties must justifiably go to Pres. Bush. In one stroke, he has demonstrated his mastery of the complex geopolitics in Asia.
Wonder what the Dims have to say now??
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