I consider myself apolitical and do not take much interest in the Indian political scenario. My husband does. He has a keen interest, follows events regularly and keeps himself updated. I simply read about the general stuff like who are the main ministers, the party(ies) in power, recent policy changes etc. so that I don't look like a dork in a gathering :).
I was hearing a lot about the nuke deal on TV. Initially, I did not give it a thought. There are so many better things to do in life rather then nuclear science, an issue which is neither my forte nor within my realms. Recently I saw the political scenario becoming highly intense. The reason - PM wants to go ahead with the N-deal and the Left parties are against it. That is when I sat back and thought - what is this all about? I realized that average people were unaware of the nitty gritties of the deal. I asked my husband what it is all about.
In very layman's terms we are signing this deal so that in another 20 odd years 4-5% of our electricity will be generated through nuclear fuel. If you observed the level of debate in the parliament prior to the trust vote you will be able to gauge the depth at which our chosen leaders understand this deal.
Only time will tell what this deal will do for India but at the moment some people are making hay (till the sun shines) :)
I believe the media could have played a much more constructive role by educating the masses about the Hyde Act, 123 and the deal on the whole. Even one of our budding young politician is not aware what IAEA stands for (forget the nitty gritties of the deal :) )To know more, visit IAEA.org
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