N. Ravi On balance, it becomes clear that the advantages overwhelmingly outweigh any threat or flaw and the nuclear deal is as good a deal as any government can negotiate. The vote in the Lok Sabha on July 22 is historic for the reason that it is the closest Parliament has come to the ratification of a treaty, and for the first time a government has staked its survival on a single issue but with wide ramifications for energy security, access to technology and foreign policy. Because the Constitution does not require ratification on the reasoning that a government entering into a treaty can in any case survive only if it enjoys the confidence of Parliament, governments typically have come before Parliament with statements and explanations on international agreements they have signed. On occasion there have been debates on the agreements but not a vote. In the circumstances, the only way a parliamentary majority which opposes an agreement can voice its disapproval is by voting out the government itself