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<b>Centre to spell out plans on nuclear deal today</b>

<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->New Delhi: Amid continued nudging by the U.S. to conclude the civilian nuclear deal at the earliest, the <b>government is expected to spell out its plans on the issue on Monday in Parliament when External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee makes a statement. </b>

Mr. Mukherjee, who will be making the statement on ‘foreign policy issues,’ is expected to speak about the government’s intent on the civil nuclear deal and the progress made in this regard, sources told PTI on Sunday.
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Washington has been maintaining that if the agreement does not come before the U.S. Congress by <b>May-end or early June</b>, it would be difficult to get it passed.

<b>Prime Minister Manmohan Singh recently told U.S. Senators here that there were “difficulties,” apparently referring to the Left parties’ stiff opposition to operationalisation of the deal</b>. 

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