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Is the USA-India nuclear deal really a “breakthrough”?

Differing interpretations emerge in New Delhi and Washington over ‘breakthrough’ nuclear deal By Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury, ET Bureau | 28 Jan, 2015 NEW DELHI: US President Barack Obama departed after three-days of intense negotiations and getting a taste of famed Indian hospitality in what was termed as a landmark visit in which logjam over operationalisation of civil nuclear deal was removed, though different readings have emerged over the contours of the understanding.

The apparent breakthrough was in narrowing differences on the liability issue. But there are different interpretations in Delhi and Washington. While Indian officials led by the Foreign Secretary said the way has been cleared for nuclear commerce and that US have agreed to lift its insistence on flagging or tracking the nuclear material supplied to India, US nuclear suppliers said they were still reading the fine print in the liability law……..http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/46035540.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

January 27, 2015 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general