| DOES INDIA NEED NUCLEAR OPTION? | | | | homes and meet the ever growing demand. |
| Nuclear option is against world peace. | | | | Nuclear Powered Reactors go a long way in |
| The current debate in India on whether 123 | | | | producing the Power in a cost effective way. |
| Agreement with the US is national interest has | | | | Besides, nuclear power is needed for devising |
| the potential to bring down the UPA Government. | | | | better products in medicine, agriculture and other |
| The Left parties that are supporting the | | | | fields. |
| Government from outside are threatening to | | | | Nuclear power for peaceful purposes is in India's |
| withdraw support if the Agreement is | | | | national interest. Nuclear weapons are totally not |
| operationalized. | | | | needed. They don't afford any additional security |
| The nuclear weapons offered no additional | | | | to India's defence. |
| security to nuclear weapon states. They spent | | | | Let us have the guts to admit that we need no |
| billions and billions of dollars for developing nuclear | | | | nuclear weapons and never intend to exercise the |
| weapons. But they even today depend on | | | | option of using nuclear weapons. Developing |
| conventional weapons only must be kept in mind. | | | | nuclear weapons or considering Nuclear weapons |
| BJP the opposition party, is opposing the | | | | as an option for self defence of the nation are |
| Agreement for different reasons. It wants to put | | | | against the national interests. |
| the Government on the defensive. It cries foul | | | | India must lead by example and sign NPT without |
| over the danger to the nuclear option if the | | | | hesitation. It is a political decision. No Indian wants |
| Agreement comes into force. | | | | nuclear weapons to be used against enemies. If |
| Time has come for the Government to assert | | | | India signs NPT, other nations in the region |
| that Nuclear Weapon Option for India is useless. | | | | including Pakistan will sign the same. It is better to |
| When India tested Nuclear weapons, Pakistan | | | | live peacefully than live under the principle Mutually |
| followed in quick succession and any advantage to | | | | Assured Destruction. |
| India becoming Nuclear Weapon State stands fully | | | | India has powerful conventional defence capability |
| neutralized. | | | | to deter any attack on its land by any power. |
| India is a peace loving country and Gandhi gave | | | | If India has to emerge as a great and peace |
| the guiding principles for the nation by practicing | | | | loving nation, India has to opt for decisions that |
| what he preached. It is ironic that Mrs. Indira | | | | assure genuine national interest and not the |
| Gandhi started it all, by making India nuclear | | | | perceived national interest of the political parties. |
| capable. The NDA government carried it further | | | | Let the world learn from India that it is capable of |
| and conducted more tests. These tests proved | | | | taking decisions that are in true national interests. |
| nothing. They assured no additional security to the | | | | The political parties need to debate seriously and |
| nation's defences. | | | | learn to work for a future that makes India a |
| India needs Nuclear power, for peaceful purposes | | | | great power, than living by history and delaying |
| is to be acknowledged. India is a big nation, | | | | the nation from developing to the full potential. |
| needing huge power to run its factories, light the | | | | |