Home / International / News Tools: Save | Print | E-mail | Most Read | Comment
US Senate approves India nuclear agreement
Adjust font size:

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted to approve a deal to end the three-decade ban on nuclear trade with India.

The legislation, which was approved by 86-13, is now sent to President George W. Bush for signing into law. The House of Representatives has already approved the pact.

The deal, considered a key part of Bush's foreign policy legacy, was a step the Bush administration's believes will secure a strategic partnership with India.

Critics, however, blamed the deal as one that would deal a blow to global efforts to contain the spread of nuclear weapon as it will give green light to India to import nuclear fuel and technology.

Washington and New Delhi reached an agreement on civil nuclear cooperation in March 2006, under which India will get access to U.S. civil nuclear technology on condition that India is to separate nuclear facilities for civilian and military use and open its nuclear facilities for inspection.

Following India's approval of the deal in July, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the agreement on Sept. 27. Prior to the approvals, the 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) agreed in early September to lift a nuclear trade embargo against India.

On Aug. 1, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) agreed to sign a nuclear safeguards agreement with India, a move seen as giving the green light to India-U.S. nuclear cooperation.

(Xinhua News Agency October 2, 2008)

Tools: Save | Print | E-mail | Most Read
Comment
Pet Name
Anonymous
China Archives
Related >>
Most Viewed >>
- 179 dead in Indian temple stampede
- Brazilian VP calls for Sino-Brazil cooperation
- Bush to open new US Embassy in Beijing
- Obama, McCain clash on economy, foreign policy
- Top US nuclear envoy arrives in DPRK
> Korean Nuclear Talks
> Reconstruction of Iraq
> Middle East Peace Process
> Iran Nuclear Issue
> 6th SCO Summit Meeting
Links
- China Development Gateway
- Foreign Ministry
- Network of East Asian Think-Tanks
- China-EU Association
- China-Africa Business Council
- China Foreign Affairs University
- University of International Relations
- Institute of World Economics & Politics
- Institute of Russian, East European & Central Asian Studies
- Institute of West Asian & African Studies
- Institute of Latin American Studies
- Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies
- Institute of Japanese Studies