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India's actions on nuclear deal contingent on US actions

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

New Delhi, Nov 25, IRNA
India-US-Nuclear
India made it clear that its actions with regard to implementation of the July 18 nuclear deal with the US would be "contingent at every stage" on actions taken by the other side.

"It has been made very clear to the US, including at the meeting of the Working Group, that our commitments and obligations would only be those that have been spelt out in the July 18 Joint Statement", Minister of State for External Affairs Rao Inderjit Singh said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Indian Parliament).

"Each side has expressed its perspective on next steps. A road in this regard is as yet evolving", he said.

The minister said India's position, spelt out by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in his statement in Parliament on July 29 that our commitments would be conditional upon and reciprocal to the US fulfilling its side of the understanding, "makes it clear that we expect a close co-relation between actions to be taken by the US and India and that Indian actions will be contingent at every stage on actions taken by the other side".

He said the two sides are working together closely to implement the understanding at the earliest.

As part of its commitments under the July 18 agreement, the Prime Minister conveyed that India would be ready to assume the same responsibilities and practices and acquire the same benefits and advantages as other leading countries with advanced nuclear technology, such as the US, Singh said.

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