Pakistan, June 18 -- Jonathan Swift famously said, 'Laws are like cobwebs, which catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through.' In the nuclear realm, India has taken a third course: setting the laws as it sees fit to work in its favour. India has, in effect, lived out Tacitus's saying 'The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws'. This reflects India's pursuit of a nuclear illusion, evident in its plans to amend laws such as the Atomic Energy Act and the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act. These laws, due to their restrictive provisions and disproportionate liability burdens on suppliers, had previously deterred private and foreign investment in the past. While this legal shift is touted as a breakthrough for ...