The Nuclear Deal with India
While reading India Must Quickly Finalize Nuclear Deal by the New York Times I was wondering why there is such a strong push by the Bush administration for it. I realize that it is an effort to counter China. India’s energy infrastructure is quite bad, blackouts happen so often that it is a part of life to assume that the power would go out (not to mention at the worst time possible, i.e. during the dead heat of midday).
If India were to build these nuclear plants then it would make it easier for them in the long run to grow. It is already the case that China is trying to get all the access to oil that it can, especially in Africa. If India can do this deal it would probably be quite a boon for them in terms of curtailing their hunger for energy and counterbalancing China’s growth. Also, it would probably be a cleaner way to grow than oil.
