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"The United States and India are one step closer to
ensuring greater access to clean and affordable energy and
electricity for all Indians, particularly those most in need,"
Timothy said.
He said the important step was "part of the great,
win-win narrative of the US-India global partnership,
affirming the commitment of our two countries to realize the
full potential of our landmark civil nuclear agreement."
Pointing out that these arrangements will enable Indian
reprocessing of US-obligated nuclear material under IAEA
safeguards, the US envoy said it would "help open the door for
US firms in India’s rapidly-expanding energy sector, creating
thousands of jobs" for the citizens of both the countries.
"Along with the great progress our countries are making
in the realm of civil nuclear energy, we recognize that Prime
Minister (Manmohan) Singh shares President (Barack) Obama’s
bold vision for a nuclear weapons-free world," he said.
He applauded India’s "outstanding track record on
non-proliferation issues and we look forward to our
continuing cooperation in this area."
The arrangements were negotiated pursuant to Article
6(iii)of the historic Agreement for Cooperation between India
and the the United States concerning peaceful uses of nuclear
energy.
After this agreement, India needs to take two more
steps before the civil nuclear deal can become operational.
These are -- putting in place a civil nuclear liability law
and giving an assurance on non-proliferation.
The `Declaration' or `Assurances' is required by the US
government under the Code of Federal Regulations Part 810
(pronounced Part Eight Ten) to give licences to American
companies to work in India.
Under the regulation 810, the recipient country has to
undertake that it would not to explode a nuclear device,
unless exempted, and not use the material received for
military purposes. (MORE) PTI