The Buzz & Beyond

The reason why the 123 Agreement is important is more than the technical reasons; it is used or abused for political reasons. Whether one knows about it or not, but could not stop from making a comment on it. In 1974 after the Pokhran tests, all foreign assistances stopped immediately, that crippled our indigenous nuclear program. Since then, India pursued its independent nuclear program and refused to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). The US administration had to change its own laws, which barred it from any nuclear cooperation with a country like India, a non-NPT member with an atomic weapons program. The waiver-law to begin nuclear collaboration with India was the Hyde Act. Having got the waiver, Indian & American officials had to negotiate a bilateral agreement; known as the 123 Agreement. It is the section 123 of US Atomic Energy Act 1954 that deals with nuclear co-operation of US with any foreign country. Positive Points: This deal would restore India's rig...

If it was Scarlet and Arushi sometime back, it is the turn of Shinjini Sengupta now. For those who could not figure out, let me give an introduction. Shinjini Sengupta is one of the millions of aspirers who hunt numerous channels of Indian Satellite Television to take part in the so-called reality shows. Unfortunately, Shinjini is not as strong as others to take the comments hurled on her, she fell into coma at this tender age. News channels as usual without getting into details have started blaming the judges and the harsh comments they use! Reality Show is the name coined for “talent” show. However, the fact is neither there is reality nor there is a display of talent in these shows. All of us are aware that the events are stage-managed and a repeat of rehearsals. The irony is, the winners of such shows have no relation to talent. The winners are chosen not by judges but by the common public who lack total knowledge on the subjects. I can’t assure you that the judges are right choic...