02-16-2008, 07:12 AM
<b>Rice has spilled the beans, says BJP</b>
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Special Correspondent
NEW DELHI: <b>The Bharatiya Janata Party said on Friday that the recent statement of U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice vindicated its stand that the Hyde Act over-rides the India-U.S. nuclear deal.</b>
Party spokesperson Prakash Javadekar pointed out that the government was all along saying that the Hyde Act was an internal matter of the U.S. government and India was concerned only with the 123 Agreement.
<b>Now, Ms. Rice had very clearly stated that any agreement between India and the Nuclear Suppliers Group would be acceptable to the U.S. only if it complied fully with the Hyde Act.</b>
âIt will have to be completely consistent with the obligations of the Hyde Act,â Ms. Rice was reported to have told a panel.
Mr. Javadekar pointed out that while the Government of Indiaâs concern may be energy security, the U.S. concern was always strategic.
The primary objective of the Hyde Act was to cap Indiaâs nuclear programme and that was why the BJP opposed the deal.
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Special Correspondent
NEW DELHI: <b>The Bharatiya Janata Party said on Friday that the recent statement of U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice vindicated its stand that the Hyde Act over-rides the India-U.S. nuclear deal.</b>
Party spokesperson Prakash Javadekar pointed out that the government was all along saying that the Hyde Act was an internal matter of the U.S. government and India was concerned only with the 123 Agreement.
<b>Now, Ms. Rice had very clearly stated that any agreement between India and the Nuclear Suppliers Group would be acceptable to the U.S. only if it complied fully with the Hyde Act.</b>
âIt will have to be completely consistent with the obligations of the Hyde Act,â Ms. Rice was reported to have told a panel.
Mr. Javadekar pointed out that while the Government of Indiaâs concern may be energy security, the U.S. concern was always strategic.
The primary objective of the Hyde Act was to cap Indiaâs nuclear programme and that was why the BJP opposed the deal.
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