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| Key talks on India nuclear deal | Key talks on India nuclear deal |
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| India's Congress-led ruling coalition is meeting its communist allies amid signs that the government may shelve a nuclear deal with the US. | |
| The communists have opposed the deal, saying it would give the US leverage over India's foreign policy. | The communists have opposed the deal, saying it would give the US leverage over India's foreign policy. |
| Indian PM Manmohan Singh has said that efforts are still going on to persuade them to accept it. | Indian PM Manmohan Singh has said that efforts are still going on to persuade them to accept it. |
| Mr Singh told US President George W Bush recently that he was having difficulty implementing the deal. | Mr Singh told US President George W Bush recently that he was having difficulty implementing the deal. |
| It was the first clear sign India could shelve the deal, which would allow India access to civilian nuclear technology and fuel. | It was the first clear sign India could shelve the deal, which would allow India access to civilian nuclear technology and fuel. |
| Differences between the Congress-led government and its allies over the deal has led to talk of early elections. | Differences between the Congress-led government and its allies over the deal has led to talk of early elections. |
| We would like to know what the stand of the government is [on the nuclear deal] R Raja, Communist Party of India Is Indo-US deal dead? | We would like to know what the stand of the government is [on the nuclear deal] R Raja, Communist Party of India Is Indo-US deal dead? |
| The communists are expected to ask the government to confirm it has been shelved. | The communists are expected to ask the government to confirm it has been shelved. |
| "We have not heard anything from the prime minister so far," D Raja of the Communist Party of India was quoted telling Reuters news agency. | "We have not heard anything from the prime minister so far," D Raja of the Communist Party of India was quoted telling Reuters news agency. |
| "They are changing their position every day. We would like to know what the stand of the government is," he said. | "They are changing their position every day. We would like to know what the stand of the government is," he said. |
| Sitaram Yechury of the Communist Party of India (Marxists) told reporters that Monday's meeting will reveal "how the government wishes to proceed and on that basis, we will take our future decisions". | Sitaram Yechury of the Communist Party of India (Marxists) told reporters that Monday's meeting will reveal "how the government wishes to proceed and on that basis, we will take our future decisions". |
| 'Meaningful consensus' | 'Meaningful consensus' |
| After many weeks during which the government insisted it would press ahead with the deal, Mr Singh's conversation with Mr Bush last week pointed to the government backtracking in the face of opposition. | After many weeks during which the government insisted it would press ahead with the deal, Mr Singh's conversation with Mr Bush last week pointed to the government backtracking in the face of opposition. |
| But on Thursday Mr Singh told reporters on the sidelines of an official trip to Africa that attempts were being made to evolve a "meaningful consensus" on the issue. | But on Thursday Mr Singh told reporters on the sidelines of an official trip to Africa that attempts were being made to evolve a "meaningful consensus" on the issue. |
| The prime minister called Mr Bush last week and told him that "certain difficulties have arisen with respect to the operationalisation of the India-US civil nuclear co-operation agreement". | The prime minister called Mr Bush last week and told him that "certain difficulties have arisen with respect to the operationalisation of the India-US civil nuclear co-operation agreement". |
| He said the nuclear agreement was "an honourable deal that is good for India and good for the world". | He said the nuclear agreement was "an honourable deal that is good for India and good for the world". |
| He said, however, that if the deal did not come through, he would be disappointed - but he could live with it. | He said, however, that if the deal did not come through, he would be disappointed - but he could live with it. |
| It has also been criticised by many outside India. | It has also been criticised by many outside India. |
| Under the landmark nuclear deal, India is allowed to reprocess spent nuclear fuel - something that is seen as a major concession and opposed by some members of the US Congress as India has not signed the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. | Under the landmark nuclear deal, India is allowed to reprocess spent nuclear fuel - something that is seen as a major concession and opposed by some members of the US Congress as India has not signed the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. |