Left Stand on the Nuclear Deal

The Left Parties believe that the entire material placed before the UPA-Left Committee on the nuclear deal should be made public since the Indo-US nuclear deal is of vital importance and will have long term implications for the country. The struggle waged by all patriotic and democratic forces against the deal finds reflection in the document submitted by the Left Parties. They are an effective and comprehensive critique of the deal and its harmful consequences for India’s national interests, foreign policy and strategic autonomy.

The UPA-Left Committee on the Indo-US nuclear deal was set up after the Left Parties came out in opposition to the 123 Agreement signed with the United States of America in end July 2007.

The Left Parties, after studying the text of the 123 bilateral agreement came out with their stand on August 7, 2007. The statement is reproduced in this publication.

Subsequently, the UPA and the Left Parties decided that a committee be set up to go into the objections raised by the Left Parties. The Committee was asked to:

* look into certain aspects of the bilateral agreement;
* the implications of the Hyde Act on the 123 Agreement and self-reliance in the nuclear sector;
* the implications of the nuclear agreement on foreign policy and security cooperation.

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