Nuclear disaster

Praful Bidwai at the Durban Climate conference, interview with DemocracyNow!

January 2012
Praful Bidwai

Praful Bidwai talks to DemocracyNow!'s Amy Goodman in Durban during the climate conference about the state of the climate negotiations.

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.

Jaitapur draws blood

April 2011
Praful Bidwai

Indian protest against nuclear power plans are answered with violent oppression. The brute force used to counter the public protests only worsens the situation and already has claimed one life.

From Chernobyl to Fukushima: the hazardous journey of nuclear power

April 2011
Praful Bidwai

Three partial core meltdowns and other crises have precipitated a nuclear nightmare. This is a wake-up call for the world.

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 its poor safety standards, needs to rethink its nuclear ambitions.

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.