India-US Nuclear Deal: Prospects and Implications

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Indo-US nuclear deal: the benefits. 3. Energy policy of India. 4. Indo-US relations. 5. Agreement with IAEA. 6. NSG waiver. 7. Debate in US House. 8. Indo-US nuclear deal: where do we go from here? 9. The political fallouts. 10. Implications for South Asia. 11. The China factor. Annexures: I. Agreement for cooperation between the Government of United States of America and the Government of India concerning peaceful uses of nuclear energy. II. Hyde Act. III. India-IAEA Safeguards Agreements. IV. Chronology of Indo-US nuclear deal. Bibliography. Index.

"India is not a great power yet, but it has the potential to emerge as one. That is why, United States pays closer attention to India\'s role in the regional balance. The strategic significance of the nuclear deal, signed between India and the US, can be appreciated only in the context of the changing US geopolitical strategy and the evolving US-India relationship.

This book addresses the wide-ranging issues concerning the Indo-US nuclear deal. Making a critical assessment of India\'s energy policy, it describes in detail the agreement with IAEA, NSG waiver, the political fallouts of the deal, its implications for South Asia, and the China factor. The texts of the agreement, the Hyde Act, and India-IAEA Safeguards Agreements have also been appended." (jacket)