Congressional panel acts on U.S.-India nuclear deal

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Congressional panel acts on U.S.-India nuclear deal
27 Jun 2006 18:58:13 GMT
Source: Reuters

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WASHINGTON, June 27 (Reuters) - A key committee took the first step on Tuesday
toward U.S. congressional approval of a nuclear cooperation deal with India
that lawmakers said would promote historic new ties between the two countries.

The House of Representatives International Relations Committee voted 37 to 5
to send legislation endorsing the deal and making changes in U.S. law to the full
House, where action is expected next month.

The agreement, granting nuclear-armed India access to U.S. nuclear fuel and reactors
for the first time in 30 years, was agreed in principle by President George W. Bush
and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh last July 18. But the deal has come under
criticism in both capitals.

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