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U.S.,India strike civil nuclear deal

The United States and India announced Friday they have completed negotiations for a landmark agreement to share civilian nuclear fuel and technology."The conclusion of negotiations on this agreement marks a major step forward in fulfilling the promise of full civil nuclear cooperation as envisioned by President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh,"said a statement issued by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Indian Foreign Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee.The accord,known as the "123 Agreement"
will reverse three decades of U.S. sanctions on India for its nuclear tests.Critics say it damages global nonproliferation efforts as India has not signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty,but proponents insist that India is an exceptional case and the new deal actually strengthens the worldwide nonproliferation regime by bringing India's civilian nuclear program under international safeguards.It remained unclear if the agreement discusses the possibility and consequences of a future Indian decision to test a nuclear device.In New Delhi,Indian National Security Adviser M. K. Narayanan said at a news conference,"This deal deals primarily with civil nuclear cooperation.There is no reference here to detonation or to any test.So what happens in the event of a test,we will come to that position later on."However,U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns said in a Washington news briefing that the United States had preserved its right to revoke technological support and nuclear supplies to India,called the"right-of-return",in the event New Delhi conducts a nuclear test."We hope and trust that it won't be necessary for India to test in the future,"said Burns,the chief U.S. negotiator in talks on the nuclear deal.But"protection"is built into the agreement to meet U.S. legal obligations,he said."And so if there's any reason for the United States to have to invoke the right-of-return,we could certainly do so."While the India-U.S. nuclear agreement will allow American companies to partner with Indian companies to help India boost its nuclear energy production capacity,the United States also seeks to ease India's demands for fossil fuels,thus easing pressure on global energy markets and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.India is now the world's fifth largest consumer of energy,and its demand for electricity is expected to double by 2015.
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