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India, U.S. may ink N-deal on Friday
Sridhar Krishnaswami
Washington, Oct 8 (PTI) India and the U.S. may ink the landmark nuclear deal as early as Friday after President George W. Bush signs into law the legislation on the initiative.
The signing of the HR7081, the approval legislation for
the U.S.-India civilian nuclear agreement, into law by Bush
tonight will be followed by formal inking of the accord by the
two countries, which will be done by Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice and Minister for External Affairs Pranab
Mukherjee.
A formal announcement of when Mukherjee and Rice will
sign the agreement has not been made but the event could come
as early as Friday, sources said.
Bush, who had entered into the historic accord with Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh three years ago, will sign the
legislation on the nuclear deal into law at 2:25 p.m. local
time (2355 hrs IST Wednesday night) at the ornate East Room of
White House.
Some 200 guests believed to have been invited for the
occasion, including senior officials of the Bush
administration like Vice President Dick Cheney, Secretary of
State Rice and Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman. The
administration has also sent invites to lawmakers.
Indian Ambassador to the U.S., Ronen Sen, will
participate in the bill signing ceremony as will several
prominent Indian-American community leaders who played a vital
role in the three-year process.
As Bush readies to sign the landmark legislation, a group
of Democratic lawmakers have reportedly written to him to make
sure that the statements of the administration remain
consistent with American law.
They warned that if this is not the case, the next
Congress will consider the legislation with a view to
clarifying further the Congressional intent, a media report
said.
"We want to ensure that any public or private statements
by the administration with regard to this matter remain
consistent with U.S. law," Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher a
California Democrat, and nine of her colleagues in the House,
said in a letter to Bush Tuesday.
"Otherwise, we will be compelled to consider legislation
in the next Congress to further clarify Congressional intent"
they warned the White House.
According to the report, Tauscher, the Chair of the House
Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, and seven
others who signed the letter were among the minority who voted
against approving the India agreement. The other two who
signed the letter had voted in favour of the deal. PTI SK
PMR
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Washington, Oct 8 (PTI) India and the U.S. may ink the landmark nuclear deal as early as Friday after President George W. Bush signs into law the legislation on the initiative.
The signing of the HR7081, the approval legislation for
the U.S.-India civilian nuclear agreement, into law by Bush
tonight will be followed by formal inking of the accord by the
two countries, which will be done by Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice and Minister for External Affairs Pranab
Mukherjee.
A formal announcement of when Mukherjee and Rice will
sign the agreement has not been made but the event could come
as early as Friday, sources said.
Bush, who had entered into the historic accord with Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh three years ago, will sign the
legislation on the nuclear deal into law at 2:25 p.m. local
time (2355 hrs IST Wednesday night) at the ornate East Room of
White House.
Some 200 guests believed to have been invited for the
occasion, including senior officials of the Bush
administration like Vice President Dick Cheney, Secretary of
State Rice and Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman. The
administration has also sent invites to lawmakers.
Indian Ambassador to the U.S., Ronen Sen, will
participate in the bill signing ceremony as will several
prominent Indian-American community leaders who played a vital
role in the three-year process.
As Bush readies to sign the landmark legislation, a group
of Democratic lawmakers have reportedly written to him to make
sure that the statements of the administration remain
consistent with American law.
They warned that if this is not the case, the next
Congress will consider the legislation with a view to
clarifying further the Congressional intent, a media report
said.
"We want to ensure that any public or private statements
by the administration with regard to this matter remain
consistent with U.S. law," Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher a
California Democrat, and nine of her colleagues in the House,
said in a letter to Bush Tuesday.
"Otherwise, we will be compelled to consider legislation
in the next Congress to further clarify Congressional intent"
they warned the White House.
According to the report, Tauscher, the Chair of the House
Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, and seven
others who signed the letter were among the minority who voted
against approving the India agreement. The other two who
signed the letter had voted in favour of the deal. PTI SK
PMR
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