The road ahead for India-US nuclear deal is not looking smooth to get green signal in the US Senate.
According to a non-partisan US Congressional study, the US officials are in dilemma on India’s non-proliferation record as well as its links with nuclear program in Iran.
In a letter written to Senate members on the eve of tabling the bill in the Senate, the non-proliferation advocate group has asked the Senate to make sure whether India has stopped fissile material production or joined a multi-lateral fissile production cut off agreement as part of its legislation or not.
The group has 18 members and they all called on the Senate to have a provision of an annual certification signed by India that the nuclear deal would not assist or encourage India’s nuclear weapons program.
The Senate will, most probably, take up the nuclear deal on Wednesday and the debate on the issue will spread over two days.
However, in the middle of all suspicion, ifs, and buts, the US administration is in no doubt that, the Senate will approve the deal.
