Several steps needed to be taken before Indo-US N-trade begins

Lalit K Jha
Washington, Nov 17 (PTI) More than a year after Indo-US
civilian nuclear deal was signed, a Congressional report has
said that several steps, including submission of required
certifications by President Barack Obama, remain to be taken
by both the countries before American companies can begin
nuclear trade with New Delhi.
The delay in the beginning of the nuclear trade
between the two countries is causing a lot of anxiety among
the US companies – which played a key role in its passage by
the Congress – and also the US lawmakers, to whom the deal was
sold as the one which would bring in economic gains to the US.
"New Delhi announced on October 16, 2009, the specific
sites that it has designated for US-supplied reactors.
However, several steps remain before US companies begin
nuclear trade with India," said the report titled 'US Nuclear
Cooperation With India: issues for Congress' by the
Congressional Research Service (CRS).
Congressional Research Service is the independent
bipartisan research wing of the US Congress, which prepares
periodic reports on issues of interest to US lawmakers.
A copy of the report dated November 5 by Paul K Kerr,
analyst in non-proliferation has been obtained by the PTI.
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