India, US close to nuclear deal

[Lobster Martini]

It must not be easy to display breathtaking hypocrisy, kick Pakistan in its figurative groin and make the world less safe, all at the same time, but if anyone could do it, it's the Bushies.

Historical context (emphasis mine):

VIENNA, Austria (CNN) -- A Russian proposal to allow Iran to enrich a small amount of uranium on its soil has been shot down by U.S. officials, diplomats close to the International Atomic Energy Agency told CNN. (March 7, 2006)

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. envoy to stalled North Korea nuclear talks says the United States will not tolerate a nuclear North Korea and has warned Pyongyang not to test a nuclear weapon. (October 5, 2006)

Today’s news:

India, US close to nuclear deal (Sunday Telegraph, June 03, 2007)

India and the US are negotiating the fine print of a landmark atomic energy accord and the officials said a visit by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to New Delhi was also being worked out.

The accord is intended to reverse three decades of US sanctions on nuclear trade with India, even though New Delhi has not signed the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and tested nuclear weapons in 1998.

Under the deal India is to separate nuclear facilities for civilian and military use and set up a regime of international inspections in return for technology and nuclear fuel supplies.

But differences remain over New Delhi's demand for assurances that Washington would continue to supply fuel for its nuclear plants in the event of New Delhi conducting further nuclear weapons tests.

India also wants no curbs on the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel.

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http://www.news.com.au/sundaytelegraph/story/0,22049,21840797-5001028,00.html

Unbelievable. Condi Rice is negotiating a deal to sell nuclear technology and fuel supplies to India, a country that hasn’t signed the non-proliferation treaty and also has a serious beef with Pakistan, which also has nuclear weapons.

Way to take the moral high ground.

[Deja Q]

1. .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran-India_relations

The latter part is the most interesting.

These days, I'd expect India to use any nukes on Iran, rather than Pakistan.