Nuclear Deal

For the past few days(in fact, months), I've fatigued to learn about the developments of the much-anticipated deal of nuclear supply by the US. That is primarily because all the political outfits have been guilty of using this as a tool or an agenda to reap maximum personal benefits. Almost all of them have played through the minds of the gullible public(as always) in trying to convince them about the positives and the negatives of the deal. In fact, I believe they've been priviledged to be a part of the political system of a nation whose citizens are easily infuenced-yes, in this case even the hi-fi urban society.

I was watching Headlines Today just yesterday-they were showing live interaction with the Bangaloreans at some grand-looking mall, questioning them about this hot news topic and their views on it. Most of them did not know what they'd say, some of them were nervous and looking lost and out of it. There was only this middle-aged lady who had some strong views to share. She was for the deal and elongation of UPA Government. But after all of that, I couldn't help feeling dazed at such lack of knowledge of political affairs of the country by the people. I wondered about the role of mass media in this whole issue, for which the authorities had mastered the art of being pretentious, leaving the whole nation divided in opinion and confused to be able to lose interest.

Newspapers and channels are doing their bit to increase viewership as well, providing evidence to the well-known theory of personal gain. However, more than the will of these journalists, it is the nature of their job for which they're not to be blamed. Political parties nowadays prosper mainly on the basis of cunningness, which is like quicksand-once a person enters high-level politics, he has got to shut his conscience to survive. It is an irony that in the pursuit of improving the face of global India, these political figures have made it a laughing stock among the concerned people in the whole of the world. But again, it is not their fault. So whom do we blame? Rang de Basanti theory this time.

Personally, I'm strongly against the N-deal because of two factors. First, this deal would play havock with our sovereignty since we all know what the nature of US is like-they would have infinite power to enter even more deeply into our personal affairs, and secondly, because we can ourselves find a solution to the nuclear problem through our greatest minds, since we have ourselves to blame for making a mockery of the whole thing(instead of digging up sites of nuclear resources discovered as early as in 1991, we invested in the construction of more and more nuclear plants, without having the resources for it's survival, yet having it!). Nuclear Deal would be like spoonfeeding-we are all independent and talented enough to find a way out, atleast without having to pay so much. But whatever happens now, I, like millions of my countrymen, hope that it does not do us any harm.