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USINPAC delegation-October 2007 2007USINPAC recently concluded a fact-finding delegation to India (October 22nd to October 24th 2007) that sought answers to the question of why the US-India agreement on civilian nuclear energy cooperation is stalled. The Henry J. Hyde US-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act of 2006 was ratified by both houses of Congress and signed into law by President Bush in December 2006. Thus, from the US side, it is considered a done deal. However, we needed to understand why sections of Indian civic society and politics are so resistant to this deal. USINPAC leadership from the US and India met with senior leaders of the ruling UPA government, opposition party leaders, and the US ambassador to India. Our sole intention was to understand differing perspectives, so that we could come back and report to our constituencies in the community and on the Hill, and while in New Delhi be sensitive to India’s internal democratic processes.
We also met Mr. T.K. Nair, Principal Secretary to the PM, to see if the bureaucracy thought differently about the situation. On the other end of spectrum, the delegation met with Mr. Rajnath Singh, president of the BJP, Mr. Arun Shourie, the chief spokesperson of the BJP on the nuclear deal; and Mr. D. Raja, a voice of the Left combine. Every party recognized USINPAC as an organization that is working in an unbiased fashion. All parties who met the delegation conveyed their readiness for a dialogue with the others. Each party requested the delegation to initiate and proceed with a series of communication with all the parties if the opportunity arose.
To review a summary of the above mentioned delegation please click here. Please feel free to share your feedback and comments at info@usinpac.com.
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“I want to commend the Senate for passing this historic agreement and I especially applaud the efforts of key members of the House and the Senate who have worked hand in hand with Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns and in cooperation with USIBA/USINPAC to keep this deal alive. Tonight’s vote is a culmination of those efforts which will re-define US-India relations for generations to come and USINPAC/USIBA should be recognized for the significant work they have done to bring this agreement about.” I wish to assure you of my commitment to work with you as we begin the process of undertaking a civic nuclear cooperation agreement between the US and India... |
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