



Bush's bold new gamblePosted AtIndian Express.comThe Bush administration is known for
gambles, and MondayÂ's about-face on nuclear cooperation
with India qualifies as such. By declaring that it would
help India build nuclear power plants and import advanced
weapons, the administration has made good on its statement
that it wants India to become Â"a major world power
in the 21st century.Â" But it has simultaneously set
aside the principle that countries refusing to sign
the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty should be denied
civilian nuclear assistance and, in many cases, face
a weapons embargo... July 21, 2005
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