India says historical wrong stands corrected with the N deal

Washington, Oct 2 (PTI) Asserting that the smooth passage of the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal in the U.S. Congress was a vindication of its stand, India today said the step had corrected a "historical wrong".

"A truly historical moment in terms of ending the
long, long isolation of India not just in terms of nuclear
commerce but in terms of high-technology denial," Indian
ambassador to the US Ronen Sen said after the deal cleared its
last legislative hurdle is the Senate.

"A sense of vindication for India and a correction of
a historic wrong," he said.

Sen said it was a "remarkable day" with 86 out of 100
Senators supporting the bill."It shows the solid bi-partisan
support at the time of great divisiveness in this country.

"It is a historic moment and personally for me it is a
deep sense of gratification...the leadership shown by Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh."

Sen said he was in the Atomic Energy Commission at the
time of Tarapore agreement which was abrogated by the U.S.

"I remember the sense of frustration and the betrayal
we felt at that time and now it has a come a full circle," he
said.

"In a real sense it is a completion of a truly
historic process and there have been a lot of naysayers and
doubters since Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President
George W Bush first embarked on this journey in July 2005.

On the killer amendment which was rejected by the
Senate, Sen hoped that it will "send a signal" back home where
the deal is being opposed by the Left and the B.J.P.

"At least for sometime we had a fairly heated debate
in India on this issue itself. I hope that summary rejection
of the this amendment will send out its own signal," Sen said.
PTI SKT