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A test for India’s foreign policy
June 2011
Praful Bidwai

While countries all over the world review their nuclear energy plans and safety measures in the wake of the Fukushima disaster, the Indian government still pushes ahead with it's fiercely opposed Jaitapur plant.

South Asia's misplaced confidence in nuclear technology
April 2011
Zia Mian
 A.H. Nayyar, M.V. Ramana

There are 20 nuclear power plants in India, two in Pakistan and plans exist to expand the industry across South Asia; yet there are always multiple risks that exist as a result of the technology that cannot be mitigated.

Learning from Fukushima: India must put nuclear power on hold
April 2011
Praful Bidwai

As the Japanese nuclear crisis escalates in severity, and the myth about nuclear energy being safe is exposed - movements around the world are calling for a change of policy and moratoriums on plant construction.

The Nuclear Crisis in Japan: a Wake-Up Call for India
March 2011
Achin Vanaik
Praful Bidwai

The Japanese crisis is a wake up call for India, which is currently building of one of the world's largest nuclear power plants at Jaitapur, despite massive popular protest. When such a disaster can occur in an industrially advanced country like Japan, India, whose atomic agency is notorious for...

Lessons from Fukushima
March 2011
Praful Bidwai

As the global nuclear industry's fate hangs in the balance, India must rethink its nuclear power expansion plans and impose a moratorium on new reactors.

Learning from Disaster? After Sendai
March 2011
Richard Falk

Despite a terrible history with nuclear technology, corporate and state actors try to disconnect these mega disasters from the energy industry in order to "normalise" that which continues threatens our very existance.

People vs Nuclear Power in Jaitapur, Maharashtra
February 2011
Praful Bidwai

In the Konkan, thousands of families in the environmentally rich and verdant Jaitapur area are waging a non-violent battle against the Department of Atomic Energy’s plan to construct the world’s biggest nuclear power complex in the region.

To rebuild lives,
July 2010
Praful Bidwai

The Bhopal GoM’s proposals fall short of recommending the minimum the victims deserve in reparation. They also fail to hold Carbide’s and its successor Dow’s feet to the fire.

India Inc's Silence Deafening
July 2010
Praful Bidwai

The injustice of the Bhopal disaster in India continues, as corporations responsible for the deaths of innocent people and the destruction of the environment have been let off the hook yet again

India has learnt nothing from the Bhopal tragedy
June 2010
Praful Bidwai

With the June 7 Bhopal judgment, India has been reduced to a Fourth World country. This story of shame can only end if the government appeals against the judgment, gets proper criminal liability restored and seriously pursues the case against all the accused.

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