India rejects US think tank report on nuclear safety

New Delhi, Jan 18 (PTI) Strongly rejecting the findings of a US-based think tank which poorly rated India on nuclear safety index, New Delhi has said the findings were based on "faulty methodology" and it used "unreliable information". "We have seen the report but we do not share its conclusions as we believe it is based upon faulty methodology especially on issues relating to India," India's Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai said Tuesday. The index, compiled by think-tank Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) had ranked India very low, just above Iran, Pakistan and North Korea. Stating that all nuclear materials in India were subject to strict oversight controls and that New Delhi has an unblemished record Mathai went on to add that the index was based on "unreliable information". PTI