शनिवार, 19 जुलाई 2008

India lobbies on nuclear safety

Indian officials have met members of the world nuclear regulatory body in Vienna to discuss plans to safeguard India's civilian nuclear facilities।
The International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) approval of the plan is a key condition for enacting a nuclear deal between India and the US।
Left-wing parties in India withdrew support for the governing coalition in protest against the deal।
The government says it is needed to meet soaring energy demands।
After Friday's meeting diplomats refused to comment publicly on how it went।
Delhi is under pressure from Washington to sign the accord before the US presidential elections in November।
India has to sign a "safeguards agreement" with the IAEA before it can go ahead with the deal।
Under the terms of the accord, India would get access to US civilian nuclear technology and fuel।
In return, Delhi would open its civilian nuclear facilities to inspection - but its nuclear weapons sites would remain off-limits।

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