Chennai, Jul 12 (DNS) Noted agricultural scientist M S Swaminathan has backed the Indo-US nuclear deal and IAEA Safeguards pact asserting that they were "unique" and would help India to end its nuclear isolation।However, he asked the government to resolve the deadlock by addressing Opposition parties' concerns relating to the Hyde Act with a counter legislation.
Swaminathan (83) who fondly recalls his close association with Homi Babha, the father of Indian nuclear programme, when he worked with him on radiation genetics in the 50s, said the IAEA-India Safeguards Agreement text made clear that India has the option to designate its nuclear plants for inspections।
"The text ensures that the designated plants are devoted to produce nuclear power and importantly they (IAEA) said that you can designate your own plants for use of other purposes।
"This is a real concession because after 1974 and 1998 nuclear tests, a host of countries have imposed sanctions against India," he told in an interview here today।
"Therefore this agreement is quite unique in that respect. There is no precedent. I would like our nuclear isolation to be ended and see old Nehruvian commitment of nuclear weapons free world. I would like to see the peaceful use of atomic energy. End our nuclear isolation as it is not good for a country with 1.13 billion people to remain out of the nuclear mainstream," he said.
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