04-14-2007, 01:41 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Indo-US N-deal risks collapse, says daily </b>
Pioneer.com
S Rajagopalan | Washington
The landmark Indo-US civil nuclear deal risks collapse because New Delhi's list of demands, including the right to continue nuclear testing, <span style='color:red'>undermine Washington's rationale for seeking the deal,</span> says USA Today.
Citing two unnamed senior officials of the Bush administration, the newspaper said, "India's demands could torpedo an agreement." The reference is to the "123 agreement" that is still being negotiated for implementation of the deal.
It also quotes Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns, the US's chief negotiator of the deal, as acknowledging that three rounds of talks with India have produced little on the 123 pact. The talks are slated to resume later this month.
"I don't question India's goodwill. But there is a fair degree of frustration in Washington that the Indian Government has not engaged seriously enough or quickly enough with both the United States and the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency)," Burns commented.Â
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All along we were saying they want to shut down India's nuke programme.
Pioneer.com
S Rajagopalan | Washington
The landmark Indo-US civil nuclear deal risks collapse because New Delhi's list of demands, including the right to continue nuclear testing, <span style='color:red'>undermine Washington's rationale for seeking the deal,</span> says USA Today.
Citing two unnamed senior officials of the Bush administration, the newspaper said, "India's demands could torpedo an agreement." The reference is to the "123 agreement" that is still being negotiated for implementation of the deal.
It also quotes Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns, the US's chief negotiator of the deal, as acknowledging that three rounds of talks with India have produced little on the 123 pact. The talks are slated to resume later this month.
"I don't question India's goodwill. But there is a fair degree of frustration in Washington that the Indian Government has not engaged seriously enough or quickly enough with both the United States and the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency)," Burns commented.Â
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All along we were saying they want to shut down India's nuke programme.