<h1>Nuclear liability amendment prompts political criticism alleging appeasement of a foreign leader and budget derailment.</h1> The summary emphasizes a proposed amendment to the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage statute announced with the Union Budget and political criticism that the change aims to appease a foreign leader. It notes the Finance Minister's identification of four development 'engines'-agriculture, MSMEs, investment and exports-and the opposition's contention that the combination of sectoral priorities and the nuclear liability amendment has derailed the Budget's intended course.