ABSTRACT

This book interrogates the Indo-US civil nuclear agreement from its inception in July 2005 to its conclusion in the latter part of 2008 through 12 articles, each of which focuses on different aspects of the deal. They discuss the factors that facilitated the deal, the roadblocks that were encountered, and the implications of the deal for the future of India’s foreign policy, its energy security and the international non-proliferation regime. Together, they address the internal political dynamics in India and the United States in order to present perspectives of both countries.

chapter |18 pages

Introduction

The Indo-US Nuclear Deal

chapter |14 pages

Tarapur

Lessons from the First Episode in the Indo-US Nuclear Engagement

chapter |14 pages

Politics and Lobbyists

The Internal Political Dynamics Influencing US Congressional Approval of the Nuclear Deal

chapter |24 pages

Chronicle of a Deal Foretold

Washington's Perspective on Negotiating the Indo-US Nuclear Agreement *

chapter |14 pages

Fast Breeder Reactors

Technical Challenges and the Record so Far 1

chapter |16 pages

Conclusion the Indo-US Nuclear Deal

An Uncertain Future?

chapter |16 pages

Sequel