A Rose by Another Name: the Indo-US Nuclear Civil Agreement

With the US-Indo past, which is only just now starting to get better, why on earth was the agreement titled this way? US-Indo relations haven’t been great; it’s been fraught with lots of mistrust and misunderstandings.

How well would a US-China Outsourcing Agreement be received in the US?

“US-Indo” right off the bat raises some hesitation. Why throw in the hot-button word “Nuclear” and now you’ve got a deal that has a knee-jerk negative reaction.

I can’t help but wonder how this agreement might have been received if the title had a positive connotation for the Indian people and politicians – something as simple as the International Energy Agreement.

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