Scientist Speak: Prima facie it looks like a victory for India

Some comments from the Indian Nuclear Scientist community on the Indo-US Nuclear deal:

Indian Nuclear Society president Placid Rodrigues told TOI "On the face of it, it seems okay, but still we have to wait and watch. Prima facie it looked like a victory for India".

"I feel that India has partly won this deal," he said. "India's fast breeder programme will take off if we have a large number of reprocessing plants, and I am happy that the negotiations have led to some agreement."

Atomic Energy Commission former chairman M R Srinivasan said, "I think it is a good package. I think India's vital concerns have been finally addressed." Srinivasan said once the deal becomes operational it would go a long way in increasing the share of India's nuclear energy. "

It took 300 working hours for Indian and American negotiators to put together a 30-page document that constitutes the 123 Agreement which will bring into effect the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/123_Agreement_a_victory_for_India_Scientists/rssarticleshow/2225506.cms

All in all, looks like a significant victory for India. With our bulging population, increasing oil costs, uncertainity in Gulf, Nuclear energy is the way to self-reliance for Indian energy needs.

Then why are some people opposing this deal. What is their self-interest. Are these people sold-out and Anti-Indian?

What do you think.
Ramanathan

Update: Former chairman of ISRO and Rajya Sabha MP K. Kasturirangan speaks in favor of 123 agreement:

123 Agreement preserves India’s right to reprocess spent fuel... should set at rest concerns of political & scientific communities’
http://www.indianexpress.com/story/206705.html

Noone disputes the opinion of well-educated and nationalist scientist from ISRO....Then why are some political parties dead against the agreement...Are they playing in hands of some enemies?