Peace Deal or Nuke Deal ...

India's political sphere is a buzz with two deals right now and neither of them are coming easily for the government to clinch. In fact, for both of them Congress party is paying a high price with its reputation at stake. Earlier, for the civil nuclear deal it had to face a tough trust vote which is still under scanner for alleged cash for votes scam. The Nuclear deal for which Mr. Manmohan Singh was dubbed as a true leader is now in jeopardy after the failed first round of talks with NSG. And now, it is feeling the brunt of losing face within the Hindu community for its soft approach towards separatist and fundamentalist elements. Its own Jammu region leaders are garnering support for allotment of land to the SASB immediately within the party.

The Congress party high command and high command's son are as usual left untouched and shunned by the party, if either of deals fail. The Congress party's top brass is in a dilemma that in the coming elections siding with any one region in J&K it will loose either of its hindu or muslim vote bank.

On the other hand, the government would maintain that the first round of talks were positive and constructive, but is clear that the NSG has rejected a draft which was strongly lobbied both by the United States and India. For the government to go ahead with the Nuclear deal, it has to make compromises which India can not afford. If, the second rounds of talks in Vienna fails, there won't be any time for the deal to be passed in the US congress before it is dissolved for fresh elections. Moreover, if political pundits were to be believed it will be a change of guard in New Delhi and USA by next year, and the deal would lie in the fate of new political equations between the then governments of both the countries.

In wake of such unrest and changing equations UPA finds itself isolated and finding it hard to take any tough decisions, making it the weakest government with no clear vision and control over the law and order, soft on terror and a very weak prime minister and high command who does not want to take any responsibility.

Country has for first time seen leaders who does not sense the urgency and need for them to resolve an issue going on for over a month, and has divided the nation on communal as well as separatist lines. The nation has witnessed its flag openly burnt on its soil and the government saying that its only concern with law and order situation and the day went peaceful. Certainly, it won't go peacefully down the spines of millions of Indians.