Modi-Obama presser to announce N-Deal breakthrough
January 25, 2015  15:57
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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

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