Nuclear deal in trouble, Indian PM tells Bush
Wednesday, 17 October 2007
NEW DELHI, Oct 16 (AFP): India has warned the United States that it is having trouble implementing a landmark nuclear accord aimed at bringing New Delhi into the loop of global atomic commerce after a gap of three decades.
Premier Manmohan Singh, who had been pushing for the conclusion of the deal as the high point of his foreign policy, conveyed the message to US President George W. Bush during a phone conversation late Monday, a government statement said.
Singh "explained to President Bush that certain difficulties have arisen with respect to the operationalisation of the India-US civil nuclear cooperation agreement," the statement said.
The deal has been bitterly opposed by India's Communists and other left-wing parties
Premier Manmohan Singh, who had been pushing for the conclusion of the deal as the high point of his foreign policy, conveyed the message to US President George W. Bush during a phone conversation late Monday, a government statement said.
Singh "explained to President Bush that certain difficulties have arisen with respect to the operationalisation of the India-US civil nuclear cooperation agreement," the statement said.
The deal has been bitterly opposed by India's Communists and other left-wing parties