Bye, Bye, CPI -- Update on Indo-U.S. Nuclear Deal

posted by   devgan (74)   2 months ago (www.sepiamutiny.com)

As has been widely reported, the Communists and other left parties in the Indian Parliament are withdrawing support for the coalition UPA government. They are doing it in protest of PM Manmohan Singh’s decision to go forward with the July 2007 deal known as the 123 Agreement, which for now means going to the IAEA to neogotiate approval with that body (India also has to get approval from the Nuclear Suppliers’ Group and the U.S. Congress before the deal can be put into effect). The Communists have 59 seats in the Indian Parliament, but luckily the Congress Party has been ...