Rediff.com » News
Modi-Obama presser to announce N-Deal breakthrough
January 25, 2015
India and the US achieve a breakthrough on operationalisation of the civil nuclear deal. During the September meeting in Washington, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Barack Obama had set up a contact group to iron out the outstanding problems.
There
are three big-ticket issues to be resolved first, the
operationalization of the deal itself with administrative arrangements
where India was resisting US' intrusive "national verification" demands;
second, the Indian nuclear liability law holds suppliers liable in case
of damage, which has hobbled foreign and domestic suppliers and third,
India's membership to the four non-proliferation regimes which would
open up high technology for India. Indian and US negotiators have been
meeting in New Delhi, Vienna and London to reach an understanding
© 2024 Rediff.com