US envoy says India nuclear deal could take a year to implement

0 Comments | AFP, April, 2006

NEW DELHI (AFP) — A top United States envoy said he was confident the US Congress would approve a major civilian nuclear deal but said it could take a year to implement.

US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher said he believed Congress would clear the agreement "because it is part and parcel of a new relationship with India. People want to support it."

"We are moving full speed ahead," said Boucher.

He was in New Delhi for talks with Indian foreign ministry officials as part of his first swing through the region since being named to the post in January.

US opponents say the deal abandons long-standing non-proliferation rules, complicates efforts to curb the spread of atomic weapons, such as in Iran and...

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