vIndianz.com (31 Oct, 2009) — Ex-US president George W. Bush, who played an influential role in the signing of the India-US nuclear agreement, Saturday, said the deal was New Delhi’s “passport to the world”.
Calling the deal “historic”, Bush said at the HT Leadership Summit here that it would offer India a chance to obtain energy without pollution creation.
“(By signing the agreement) the US recognized India’s nuclear weapons programme. It is India’s passport to the world,” said Bush.
“In 2006 we signed a momentous accord…. India has at present the chance to get energy without making pollution,” said Bush.
The outline of the India-US civilian nuclear accord was a July 18, 2005 mutual statement by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and then US president Bush. Under it, India approved to divide its civil and military nuclear services and place all its civil nuclear amenities under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards. In exchange, the US decided to work towards full civil nuclear support with India.
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