Describing India’s bid to gain the NSG waiver as “another surrender”, the CPI(M) said on Sunday its fight against the Indo-US nuclear deal was not over and it would work now to see a new government in power which would terminate the 123 Agreement. “Our political battle is here and not in Vienna or Washington. Earlier, we withdrew support on this issue and we are now fighting against this ruling coalition. The struggle to rescind or reverse this deal is not over,” it said.
Berman against ‘expedited’ timetable
The US Congress should not rush through the Indo-US nuclear deal until the Bush administration proved that it did not cut any “side deals” at the NSG meeting to get the India-specific waiver, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Howard Berman has warned. Berman, a well-known opponent of the Indo-US nuclear deal, said he would not consider any "expedited" timetable for considering the Indo-US agreement until the Bush administration provides him with more information about the negotiations held at the Nuclear Suppliers Group in Vienna.
