Nuclear deal right or wrong

The US-India Political Action Committee is pleased at the news that the government of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh won a vote of confidence in the Indian Parliament . This development means that the government of India can approach the IAEA and the NSG to operationalize the US-India nuclear deal with confidence. “We are happy that the process in India was allowed to run to completion,” says Sanjay Puri, Chairman of USINPAC. “The deal made a lot of sense to both countries politically and economically, so it is fitting that the final result reflected that.” “We will work with our constituents and our channels in Washington to make the case that the deal deserves a spot on the US legislative calendar this year. We look forward to the day sometime soon that this important milestone in US-India relations can be reached.”

India-US civil nuclear deal coming through will be the creation of 100,000 new jobs for the 30-odd reactors that India hopes to set up to meet its nuclear power deadline of 20,000 MW by 2020, experts say.