
While there are critics in India who would not be happy with any US legislation drafted by the Americans — they would rather that they be asked to write US laws — the final bill in its current form is an acceptable one. In the final analysis, nothing in this bill or under any possible US or NSG rules would require India to import anything from the US. If India finds the US conditions on nuclear transfers too demanding, it can simply turn to other suppliers.
The writer is a technology consultant specialising in nuclear issues