Mulford meets Narayanan, Kakodkar

New Delhi, Sep 4 (PTI) As the U.S. disclosures on the nuclear deal triggered a political storm, American Ambassador David C. Mulford on Thursday met National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan and other officials in the Prime Minister's Office and is understood to have discussed the issue.

Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar was also present during the meeting between Narayanan and Mulford, and the U.S. envoy is believed to have told them that the details in the document which triggered the controversy had already been shared with India.

The U.S. Department of State disclosures that it will stop fuel supplies and other nuclear cooperation if India conducts a nuclear test set off a controversy with opposition B.J.P. and the Left parties launching a strident attack on the U.P.A. government.

Mulford had sought to down play the disclosures made in the State Department document saying there was nothing new in it which has not been shared with India or the U.S. Congress.

"This letter contains no new conditions and there is no
data in this letter which has not already been shared in an
open and transparent way with members of the Congress and with
the Government of India," he said.

In controversial disclosures, the U.S. has made it clear
that it will stop fuel supplies and other nuclear cooperation
if India conducts a nuclear test.

The U.S. position, which appears at variance with New
Delhi's interpretation of some key clauses of Indo-U.S.
nuclear deal, was made public just before the two-day meeting
of the 45-nation N.S.G. which will consider a waiver that will
enable India do nuclear commerce. PTI