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REDIFF INDIA ABROAD
US lawmaker opposes NSG exemption for India
Aziz Haniffa in Washington, DC | August 07, 2008 03:34 IST
Even before the India-United States civilian nuclear agreement gets a nod from the Nuclear Supplierâs Group, a hint of the US Congressional opposition has surfaced, in the form of a salvo fired by Congressman Howard Berman, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
In a missive to US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Berman has stated that he is "a friend of India and a supporter of US-India nuclear cooperation.
But he added, "I find it incomprehensible that the administration apparently intends to seek or accept an exemption from the Nuclear Suppliers Group guidelines for India with few or none of the conditions contained in the Henry J Hyde United States-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act of 2006."
REDIFF INDIA ABROAD
US lawmaker opposes NSG exemption for India
Aziz Haniffa in Washington, DC | August 07, 2008 03:34 IST
Even before the India-United States civilian nuclear agreement gets a nod from the Nuclear Supplierâs Group, a hint of the US Congressional opposition has surfaced, in the form of a salvo fired by Congressman Howard Berman, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
In a missive to US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Berman has stated that he is "a friend of India and a supporter of US-India nuclear cooperation.
But he added, "I find it incomprehensible that the administration apparently intends to seek or accept an exemption from the Nuclear Suppliers Group guidelines for India with few or none of the conditions contained in the Henry J Hyde United States-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act of 2006."