The champion of globalisation and zealous advocate of foreign direct investment, our Prime Minister suddenly has problem with ideas and funds coming from abroad. It only shows his frustration and impatience with anything or anybody coming in his way. The PM should know that in these days of instant dissemination of information even activism has gone global. By asserting that the opposition to the nuclear energy is brazenly fed by foreign funds, he has insulted Indian activism and placed himself in a position to prove the veracity of his statement. It is the UPA government who has appeared to be working under the influence of the US.
If any debate has taken place on nuclear energy vs. renewable sources of energy, it has remained a one-sided affair. NGOs have been shouting the cons of one and the pros of the other with government paying no heed. Dr Manmohan Singh apparently has made nuclear power his life’s mission and is unwilling to hear a word against it. He is on record that he would have resigned as the prime minister if the Indo-US nuclear bill had not gone through.
Dr Mookhi Amir Ali
Mumbai, M.S