Breakthrough reached in Indo-US nuclear deal

[Adux]

Breakthrough reached in Indo-US nuclear deal

Saturday, July 21, 2007
09:03 IST

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Washington: India and the US today achieved a breakthrough in talks over civil nuclear deal with the two sides reaching an understanding on an agreement that will operationalise the deal but put off a formal announcement till completion of the political process.


After four days of intense official level negotiations the two sides reached an understanding on a common text of 123 Agreement.


"We have basically finalised the text but the document cannot be divulged," a senior Indian official told PTI. The official said, the document cannot be made public as it has to be approved by the Indian Cabinet.


Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon and US Undersecretary of State Nicolas Burns held tough discussion over last four days to resolve differences on issues like reprocessing right for India and fate of the deal if New Delhi were to conduct a nuclear test in future.


National Security Advisor M K Narayanan also met with Vice-President Dick Cheney, Secretary of State Condolezza Rice, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and US National Security Advisor Stephen P Hadley.


Senior officials said that if a formal announcement has not been made, it is only within "standard procedure", in that the whole exercise will have to move away from diplomats and civil servants to the higher political levels.



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[Adux]

He he, US agrees to Indian Twin demands
reprocessing rights accepted...

Cheetah, Asim

Who is the puppet now...lol

 

[Adux]

Assured Fuel Supply and Reprocessing Rights!!!!!!!
The only two problems India had, and now the US finally agrees with us.

 

[Keysersoze]

Dude it doesn't say anything like that in your article.....the key phrase is

"We have basically finalised the text but the document cannot be divulged," So try not to put the cart before the horse.....

 

[Adux]

CNN-IBN is harping about that in the TV,

I will check their website for the video

 

[Adux]

http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/45349/breakthrough-in-indous-nuclear-deal.html

watch the video

 

[Keysersoze]

Lot of conjecture there...not much in the way of hard facts...

 

[Awesome]

where does it say that?

what about test bans?

In any given scenario, India will be making the deals not the other way round. India is saying it needs Indian cabinet approval, not the other way round.

 

[Adux]

when did hard facts matter to pakistani's....

isnt everything a secret pakistani success, welcome to the indian one.lol

 

[Adux]

US has to learn a new game before it controls a large democracy like India, India is a very important global player now, and a even more important future military power. US will make sure they are there and firmly on the Indian side, before anybody else. its a win win situation for us. We cant paraded like pakistan and that my friend till now is a fact. Now lets talk about the future when it happens.

 

[Awesome]

US has to learn a new game before it controls a large democracy like India, India is a very important global player now, and a even more important future military power. US will make sure they are there and firmly on the Indian side, before anybody else. its a win win situation for us. We cant paraded like pakistan and that my friend till now is a fact. Now lets talk about the future when it happens.

Keep repeating that. It's a good mantra.

 

[Adux]

Keep repeating that. It's a good mantra.

As I told you, You will have your chance when your prophecy comes true, as of now...love to see your face...lol


Boeing, GE ready to launch N-deal lobby

Press Trust of India / New York July 15, 2007



Major American companies like GE and Boeing as well as a prominent trade body are ready to launch a big lobbying campaign to persuade the Congress to bless the Indo-US civil nuclear deal as soon as any compromise between the two governments is nailed down, according to a media report.

"All the right tom-toms are beating for a successful conclusion of this deal, which will be huge for US companies," Ron Somers, head of the US-India Business Council within the US Chamber of Commerce, was quoted by the Wall Street Journal as saying.

But the Journal reports that the lobbying campaign by the American firms and the US Chamber of Commerce could face stiff opposition from a number of lawmakers, including the Democratic and Republican leaders of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, who have raised an "alarm" over India's military and economic ties with Iran. New Delhi, it notes, is cooperating with Tehran on a proposed natural gas pipeline from Iran across Pakistan to India. But India has also supported efforts to keep Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon, it points out.

President George W Bush, the Journal says, has known for months that he would have to pay a price to solidify his long-touted partnership with India. After months of trying to resolve deep divisions, the two nations are set to make a final push next week to seal a pact opening the door for deeper political, military and commercial ties between US and India.

At its heart lies a proposal to provide New Delhi with nuclear fuel and technology, which critics say could undermine international efforts to stop the spread of nuclear weapons, the paper reports.

The question, the Journal says, is whether the Bush administration can hammer out a compromise on nuclear cooperation that doesn't undercut existing US laws or give India leeway to develop a new batch of atomic weapons. India is demanding several "painful" concessions, it quotes US officials and experts as saying, that are almost certain to anger key leaders in Congress from both parties, piquing the attention of General Electric and Westinghouse Electric.

"This deal is very very important to both countries," Bill Begert, vice president at Pratt and amp Whitney, a unit of United Technologies, which hopes to supply engines for a fighter-jet deal, is quoted as saying. "If this falls apart, it will have real near-term consequences for everyone in the defence industry."

Pakistan presents another foreign-policy wrinkle, the paper says, adding any advances in India's nuclear capabilities could further unsettle the government of President Pervez Musharraf, currently beset by countrywide protests after he cracked down on the judiciary and pro-Taliban Lal Masjid in Islamabad.

Pakistan also had sought similar consideration from Washington, but was rebuffed. Many US lawmakers have also vowed to oppose any deal that loosens restrictions on how India can use US-provided nuclear fuel, the Journal says.

The stakes are high for Bush's embattled foreign policy, it added, stressing that aides often cite the thawing of relations with India as a key accomplishment of his presidency at a time of deep frustration in the Middle East and rising tensions with powers such as Russia and China. The nuclear deal is key to cementing a partnership between the world's oldest democracy, the US, and its largest, India, after decades of chillness.


http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage_c_online.php?leftnm=11&bKeyFlag=IN&autono=25439

 

[Keysersoze]

As I told you, You will have your chance when your prophecy comes true, as of now...love to see your face...lol


Boeing, GE ready to launch N-deal lobby

Press Trust of India / New York July 15, 2007



Major American companies like GE and Boeing as well as a prominent trade body are ready to launch a big lobbying campaign to persuade the Congress to bless the Indo-US civil nuclear deal as soon as any compromise between the two governments is nailed down, according to a media report.

"All the right tom-toms are beating for a successful conclusion of this deal, which will be huge for US companies," Ron Somers, head of the US-India Business Council within the US Chamber of Commerce, was quoted by the Wall Street Journal as saying.

But the Journal reports that the lobbying campaign by the American firms and the US Chamber of Commerce could face stiff opposition from a number of lawmakers, including the Democratic and Republican leaders of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, who have raised an "alarm" over India's military and economic ties with Iran. New Delhi, it notes, is cooperating with Tehran on a proposed natural gas pipeline from Iran across Pakistan to India. But India has also supported efforts to keep Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon, it points out.

President George W Bush, the Journal says, has known for months that he would have to pay a price to solidify his long-touted partnership with India. After months of trying to resolve deep divisions, the two nations are set to make a final push next week to seal a pact opening the door for deeper political, military and commercial ties between US and India.

At its heart lies a proposal to provide New Delhi with nuclear fuel and technology, which critics say could undermine international efforts to stop the spread of nuclear weapons, the paper reports.

The question, the Journal says, is whether the Bush administration can hammer out a compromise on nuclear cooperation that doesn't undercut existing US laws or give India leeway to develop a new batch of atomic weapons. India is demanding several "painful" concessions, it quotes US officials and experts as saying, that are almost certain to anger key leaders in Congress from both parties, piquing the attention of General Electric and Westinghouse Electric.

"This deal is very very important to both countries," Bill Begert, vice president at Pratt and amp Whitney, a unit of United Technologies, which hopes to supply engines for a fighter-jet deal, is quoted as saying. "If this falls apart, it will have real near-term consequences for everyone in the defence industry."

Pakistan presents another foreign-policy wrinkle, the paper says, adding any advances in India's nuclear capabilities could further unsettle the government of President Pervez Musharraf, currently beset by countrywide protests after he cracked down on the judiciary and pro-Taliban Lal Masjid in Islamabad.

Pakistan also had sought similar consideration from Washington, but was rebuffed. Many US lawmakers have also vowed to oppose any deal that loosens restrictions on how India can use US-provided nuclear fuel, the Journal says.[/COLOR]

The stakes are high for Bush's embattled foreign policy, it added, stressing that aides often cite the thawing of relations with India as a key accomplishment of his presidency at a time of deep frustration in the Middle East and rising tensions with powers such as Russia and China. The nuclear deal is key to cementing a partnership between the world's oldest democracy, the US, and its largest, India, after decades of chillness.


http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage_c_online.php?leftnm=11&bKeyFlag=IN&autono=25439

I have just highlighted some things you have overlooked......

 

[Neo]

Assured Fuel Supply and Reprocessing Rights!!!!!!!
The only two problems India had, and now the US finally agrees with us.

Great, now the path is clear for China and Pakistan to strike same deal.

 

[con]

Great, now the path is clear for China and Pakistan to strike same deal.

?? What was stopping them? Why should Pakistan & China be dependent on Indo-US deal?