IAEA Clearance and NSG Clearance = Passport
123 Agreement with US = Visa from US
Agreements with any other country = Visa from that Country
It is all together a different matter whether you travel (read: deal commercially with that country in nuclear energy) to that country even after having a visa.
But if you don’t have the passport (NSG clearance and IAEA clearance) you have to sit at home and twiddle your thumbs.
Why is US interested in getting passport for India?
Simple: They have a lot of tourist places (read: Companies who can build Nuclear Reactors and Uranium which they are not using) to attract Indian money.
But that doesn’t mean WE HAVE TO TRAVEL TO US ...
if we have a passport! We can CHOOSE to go to France or Russia (but passport is unavoidable).
So here is a hint to all the political parties bickering against the government;
SHUT UP till you get the Passport!!!
