September 4th, 2008 
krishna Secret Letter Emergence of a supposedly secret letter written by Bush Administration to the Congress in early 2008 has increased problems for the Manmohan Singh led government in India. In the letter Congress has been ensured that no sensitive technology will be shared with India and US would cut off nuclear cooperation with India if it conducts another nuclear test of violated the agreement. Some contents of the letter have enraged the opposition parties in India which were already against the deal. Opposition party has even demanded the resignation of Prime Minister.
Indian Stand Some contents of the letter are totally opposite to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s insurance given to the Lok Sabha. India has already made it clear that it will not accept those conditions that compromise its national interests. Though India has not signed CTBT and is not a member of NSG but it has remained committed to nuclear non-proliferation. It has not signed these treaties because of its security and national interests. If India is forced to accept some conditions that goes against its interests it will, with difficulty walk away.
PM There is a huge difference between What the Indian government says and what the US government says. Indian government till now has been claiming that the deal has not compromised India’s right to conduct a nuclear test. Government had also said deal would provide uninterrupted supply to the Indian nuclear reactors. Prime Minister Manmohan Sing ensured the Parliament that,“The agreement does not in any way affect India’s right to undertake future nuclear tests, if it is necessary.” But revelation of a letter has proved that PM has mislead the Parliament and the nation.
Future US administration had kept this letter secret because at that time Manmohan government was facing a stiff resistance by the opposition and it could have increased the problems for the Manmohan government. But the latest development has brought a lot of criticism for the Manmohan government. On Thursday Manmohan Singh tried to control the damage when he told a Congress Working Committee meeting that “we have the right to test, US has the right to react.” There is a lot of difference what the leaders of both of the countries have said about the deal and what the actual agreement says. In future, the deal will only be followed according to the agreement not what the leaders have ensured to each other. If it happens then it won’t be wrong to say that Manmohan Singh has signed a sell out agreement.
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