Introduction to International Politics
Foreign Event Analysis
| Locale | ![[]](http://www.kvasaheim.com/flags/flag15-in.png "Flag of India") | India |
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India and U.S. open nuclear trade deal
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| Summary |
The United States and India agreed on a deal which allows civilian nuclear trade between countries, ending 34 years of isolationism among nuclear powers for India. In a vote of 83-13, Senate approved the deal which marked a rare foreign policy victory to George W. Bush. If Bush signs the deal, which he says he will, the United States will now be able to sell nuclear fuel, technology and reactors to India. India has agreed to open 14 civilian nuclear facilities to international inspection. The approval of this nuclear deal with India causes controversy because some believe it encourages others countries to accelerate their own nuclear programs, not to mention the fact that there has been bomb testing in India in the past even though the country has never signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.
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| Analysis |
Agreement on this trade deal will be beneficial to both the United States and India. As a result, the United States will become more involved with India, a growing power, and gain more access within the country. The U.S. will now be able to inspect India’s civilian nuclear facilities, in return allowing India to gain access to nuclear weaponry and open trade with the United States, a large world power. This trade creates interdependence, thus making each state more well off than it was before the deal existed.
Interaction between the United States and India will create trade markets and job opportunities. Additionally, the partnership created with India through this deal will help improve the national security and economic future of the United States. Opening markets and increasing involvement will in effect most likely lead to India’s interaction and negotiation with other countries as well. This will then stimulate more interaction between states and thus result in further interdependence. The approval of this deal allows India and the United States, as well as the possibility of other states in the future, to interact, create markets by increasing trade, and strengthen global nuclear nonproliferation efforts. | |
| Perspective |  | Liberal |
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| Submitted | October 2, 2008 at 11:43 pm | |
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