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Source
of energy is a decisive factor for every
developed/developing/underdeveloped countries.
No power, no development. Power has always been
the other side of human existence ever since the
existence of humanity itself. Industrialization
alongside physical infrastructure, source of
energy is an indispensable part for all types of
countries in the world. Thus, it is the
production of energy that every civilised
country needs for its all-round development.
Marketing know-how technology for the production
of energy where nuclear energy has occupied the
whole world as to how peacefully it is produced
to facilitate and procure the primary need of
the entire mankind. Perhaps this could be the
region that power sector has traveled a long way
getting transformed into a symbol of status at
least for the developed countries regardless of
geographical region or human race that may be.
Nature has given tremendous source of power to
all. The only thriving question is how do we use
it? East or west, north or south, no part of our
living planet is without natural source of
power. Even Nepal has got a very rich source of
hydroelectric power which alone is capable
enough to provide energy to the entire densely
and unevenly population of North-Eastern part of
India particularly Bihar where acute power
crisis is there. This heartland of India as of
now is in desperate need of power and it is not
as good as other part of the country. Let us
ignore for a moment the question of foreign
investment including Indo-US nuclear deal, our
own top ranked industrialists in power sector,
Tata or Reliance are not that much interested or
at least disinclined to invest. Reasons are many
and debatable. Anyway, this is our own domestic
problem. It's a biting truth that Bihar is power
deprived. Unequal distribution of power in terms
of region and the people of our country has long
been a subject matter for the party or the
parties at the center. It might even be the
issue of water distribution in the southern part
of Indian territory. What matters is the
political willingness.
At this point of political unwillingness on
Indo-US nuclear deal the ‘Left-Right’
confrontation of the UPA government is not going
to be easy. This significant discomfort of Dr.
Manmohan Singh government may think of political
compromise with the Left Wing. It means the
relationship is a fragile one and might head
towards separation in case the respective party
interest is not taken care of. Indian dailies
are strumming with their write-ups as to what is
best in the interest of the country. Still, the
core issue is missing. CPI (ML) and its sister
organizations have been doing what their
principles or maxims dictate them. The issue of
have and have-nots is always on the top of their
political agenda and is still on in some parts
of the country. Naxalism and foreign political
supervision like China keep watch on our own
political matters. Then how can India, with her
mixed economic policy, will head for self
sufficiency in the use of nuclear power? Nearly
50 years rule of Congress party alone couldn’t
reach that height of success in the power
sector, then there is no reason, as of now, why
not both the partners remain intact at the
center to achieve a common goal like nuclear
power in the best interest of the people and the
country rather than taking dictation from the
dictums of their party- based- policies.
Differences among all the political parties are
a permanent feature in the Indian polity. It is
very hard to say when the 1000 million people of
India will rise to the fact and focus on the
democratic values, the one which has the largest
in the world.
PM Manmohan Singh’s slogan ‘Nuclear Renaissance’
sounds good and he might take steps to ensure
India’s energy security. Generating 20,000 MW of
nuclear energy by the year 2020 is every
Indian’s dream. International cooperation (from
Nuclear Suppliers Group and International Atomic
Energy Agency) is conditional. It means that
India's long term foreign policy must be intact
and the security and policy making on production
of nuclear energy can never be compromised. We
have faced economic embargo on having our
indigenous nuclear test at Pokhran while NSG has
tested many. Fact is that Pokhran test was
absolutely a peaceful one. The world is the
witness. England, France, Russia, China,
Germany, Japan and US are using nuclear energy
successfully. Their industrial growth is in fine
tune with economic growth for the all-round
development of their land and the people.
Why then so much of limitations and constraints
in our case? What is wrong with the formation of
a Joint Parliamentary Committee on 123
agreement? What is the intention behind to keep
the opposition at bay? If things are fine, let
the issues be discussed on the floor of the
House and far better if the people of India
could watch it on DD live. If Indo-US nuclear
deal is contentious to the CPI (M), then it must
not be an issue between the two parties only.
Prospects of nuclear deal and several underlying
questions are equally alarming to the
opposition. Just political mood of a party will
fetch nothing for the betterment of Nation’s
growth and development.
However, could we, the people of India make
selflessly an accurate prognosis that the Nation
is on the top and then anything else behind
regardless of being ‘A Third-World Country’ - a
phrase that has been coined unethically!
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