India should press US amend Hyde act: Samajwadi Party
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Jul 29, 2008, 4:43:55 AM7/29/08
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After Eminent scientists objects provisions of hyde act in Nuke deal.
The Hyde Act prohibits the US Administration from directly or
indirectly (through the IAEA or other countries) assisting India with
life-time fuel supplies after suspension of the Deal. Therefore, the
Government owes a clarification in this regard to the UPA-Left
Committee and the public.
The 123 Agreement states that the imports
under the Deal 'shall be subject to safeguards in perpetuity in
accordance with the India-specific Safeguards Agreement between India
and the IAEA and an Additional Protocol, when in force'. While the
actual draft of the Additional Protocol (AP) applicable to India may
have to be negotiated and agreed to at a later date, it is absolutely
necessary that a prior agreement between the IAEA and India on the
essential features of such an Additional Protocol must be reached
simultaneous with the finalisation of the safeguards agreement and
before signing it. The most intrusive actions under safeguards are
always taken on the basis of this protocol, including the ‘pursuit
clause' which permits interference with our non-civilian programmes on
the basis of unsubstantiated suspicion. India needs to make it clear
what the limits are beyond which we will not entertain any IAEA action
or intrusion, and it should be clear that a standard Model Protocol
applicable to non-nuclear weapon States will not be acceptable to
India. The leverage to debate and get the kind of restricted
Additional Protocol we want will be entirely lost once a safeguards
agreement alone is first put in place and the installations put under
safeguards. As we understand, the limitations within which India is
willing to enter into the Additional Protocol regime was neither
discussed by Indian negotiators at the IAEA nor do they appear in the
safeguards draft or its attachments. The Government needs to clarify
their thinking on the Additional Protocol before proceeding to the
IAEA Board.
Samajwadi Party
It is now turn of Samajwadi Party said India should press the United
States to amend the Hyde Act passed by the American Congress or enact
a law in Parliament to counter its provisions.
"There are certain provisions in the Hyde Act passed by the US
Congress which will create hindrance in going ahead with the nuclear
deal. We request the Centre to press the US for making certain
amendments in the Hyde Act before finalising the deal or present a
bill in Parliament to make an Act in India also", SP's political
resolution released in Lucknow said on Monday.
"The Act is necessary to prevent other countries from creating
hindrance in India's strategic programme in the name of atomic energy
production for the people", it said.
The resolution said that like coal, petrol, gas, water and air,
development of nuclear energy was need of the hour as it was safest
for environment keeping in mind global warming.
"It was an achievement of the country that IAEA and developed
countries are ready to supply nuclear reactor and fuel for atomic
energy to India even when India was not party to NPT and CTBT," the
resolution said defending its decision to support the deal.
"The SP leadership had certain objections on certain clause of the
nuclear deal but after an assurance by the UPA government we felt that
opposition to the deal was not fair," it said congratulating the
national executive for its decision to back UPA government.
SP General Secretary Amar Singh said that the decision was taken only
after consultation with National Security Advisor and former President
A P J Abdul Kalam, who is an expert in this field.
"No one doubts credibility of Kalam and knowledge he had in the field
and we decided to support the deal only after a go ahead from him,"
Singh said.
He said that Pakistan and China were opposing India and alleged those
protesting the deal were in a way helping them against the country.
http://www.pr-inside.com/print712582.htm
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/eminent-scientists-objects-provisions-of-hyde-act-in-nuke-deal_10073315.html
After Eminent scientists objects provisions of hyde act in Nuke deal.
The Hyde Act prohibits the US Administration from directly or
indirectly (through the IAEA or other countries) assisting India with
life-time fuel supplies after suspension of the Deal. Therefore, the
Government owes a clarification in this regard to the UPA-Left
Committee and the public.
The 123 Agreement states that the imports
under the Deal 'shall be subject to safeguards in perpetuity in
accordance with the India-specific Safeguards Agreement between India
and the IAEA and an Additional Protocol, when in force'. While the
actual draft of the Additional Protocol (AP) applicable to India may
have to be negotiated and agreed to at a later date, it is absolutely
necessary that a prior agreement between the IAEA and India on the
essential features of such an Additional Protocol must be reached
simultaneous with the finalisation of the safeguards agreement and
before signing it. The most intrusive actions under safeguards are
always taken on the basis of this protocol, including the ‘pursuit
clause' which permits interference with our non-civilian programmes on
the basis of unsubstantiated suspicion. India needs to make it clear
what the limits are beyond which we will not entertain any IAEA action
or intrusion, and it should be clear that a standard Model Protocol
applicable to non-nuclear weapon States will not be acceptable to
India. The leverage to debate and get the kind of restricted
Additional Protocol we want will be entirely lost once a safeguards
agreement alone is first put in place and the installations put under
safeguards. As we understand, the limitations within which India is
willing to enter into the Additional Protocol regime was neither
discussed by Indian negotiators at the IAEA nor do they appear in the
safeguards draft or its attachments. The Government needs to clarify
their thinking on the Additional Protocol before proceeding to the
IAEA Board.
Samajwadi Party
It is now turn of Samajwadi Party said India should press the United
States to amend the Hyde Act passed by the American Congress or enact
a law in Parliament to counter its provisions.
"There are certain provisions in the Hyde Act passed by the US
Congress which will create hindrance in going ahead with the nuclear
deal. We request the Centre to press the US for making certain
amendments in the Hyde Act before finalising the deal or present a
bill in Parliament to make an Act in India also", SP's political
resolution released in Lucknow said on Monday.
"The Act is necessary to prevent other countries from creating
hindrance in India's strategic programme in the name of atomic energy
production for the people", it said.
The resolution said that like coal, petrol, gas, water and air,
development of nuclear energy was need of the hour as it was safest
for environment keeping in mind global warming.
"It was an achievement of the country that IAEA and developed
countries are ready to supply nuclear reactor and fuel for atomic
energy to India even when India was not party to NPT and CTBT," the
resolution said defending its decision to support the deal.
"The SP leadership had certain objections on certain clause of the
nuclear deal but after an assurance by the UPA government we felt that
opposition to the deal was not fair," it said congratulating the
national executive for its decision to back UPA government.
SP General Secretary Amar Singh said that the decision was taken only
after consultation with National Security Advisor and former President
A P J Abdul Kalam, who is an expert in this field.
"No one doubts credibility of Kalam and knowledge he had in the field
and we decided to support the deal only after a go ahead from him,"
Singh said.
He said that Pakistan and China were opposing India and alleged those
protesting the deal were in a way helping them against the country.
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